ISLAMABAD: The combined water storage capacity in the country’s dams is atits lowest point in history.

According to officials of the Indus River System Authority, the country’sdams are facing an acute water shortage due to the lack of rains this year.

Officials said the total capacity stands at 900,000 acre-feet with thecountry’s two biggest dams — Tarbela and Mangla — holding 128,000 acre-feetand 718,000 acre-feet respectively.

Officials also said that the water capacity at Chashma Barrage is 44,000acre-feet only.

With Pakistan on the brink of a severe water crisis, the Supreme Courtchief justice is also helping to resolve the matter and recently chaired ameeting of experts wherein it was decided that two dams would be made inthe country on a war-footing.