The writer is an advocate of the high court Mangla Dam was built between 1961 and 1967 primarily to increase the amount of water that could be used for irrigation from the flow of the Jhelum and its tributaries. It was constructed pursuant to the Indus Water Treaty and with funding from the World Bank. The core trench of Mangla Dam is 10,300 feet long and 454 feet high with a reservoir of 253 square…