*ISLAMABAD – The **Power supply form Mangla Dam has been suspended afterthe powerful earthquake jolts several parts of Pakistan with epicentre inAzad Kashmir.*
*The Water and Power Development Authority has suspended the transmissionof power from the Mangla Dam after an earthquake hit parts of Azad Kashmir,Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, its spokesperson said.*
The dam provides 1,120 megawatt of electricity to the national grid, thespokesperson said.
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He said the turbines at the dam were shut down as a precautionary measure,adding they will resume working after Mangla Lake’s water is cleaned.
