{"id":65,"date":"2010-07-21T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2010\/07\/21\/the-government-has-reportedly-decided-to-use-blasting-to-lower-the-lake-at-attabad-by-80-metres\/"},"modified":"2010-10-21T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T17:35:17","slug":"the-government-has-reportedly-decided-to-use-blasting-to-lower-the-lake-at-attabad-by-80-metres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2010\/07\/21\/the-government-has-reportedly-decided-to-use-blasting-to-lower-the-lake-at-attabad-by-80-metres\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government has reportedly decided to use blasting to lower the lake at Attabad by 80 metres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/en_\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=110031&amp;Itemid=1\">Associated Press Pakistan has a report<\/a> of a somewhat important development in the Attabad landslide dam story this evening.&nbsp; The report is of a high level meeting, chaired by the President of Pakistan, which has decided to lower the level of the lake to 30 metres (it is currently 111 metres, implying a drop of about 80 metres from the current level.&nbsp; This will be achieved through controlled blasting.&nbsp; Meanwhile a proper ferry service will be set up on the lake (at last).&nbsp; Finally, &#8220;it was also decided to undertake feasibility study for building by-pass as a permanent solution to the problem of landslides in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this decision follows a visit to China by the President.&nbsp; The Karakoram Highway is of great strategic importance to China.&nbsp; It is good to see that China has offered technical assistance, given that they have the greatest experience in operations of this type.<\/p>\n<p>No timetable has been provided for the works.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the latest NDMA reports suggest that the lake level has fallen by about 40 cm in the last 48 hours, possibly reflecting lower inflow rates.&nbsp; This means that the lake level and spillway discharge graphs are now as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_07-lake-level-since-overtopping-compound-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_07-lake-level-since-overtopping-compound-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_07-spillway-discharge-21st-July.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_07-spillway-discharge-21st-July.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press Pakistan has a report of a somewhat important development in the Attabad landslide dam story this evening.&nbsp; 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