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Bhakra Dam

Punjab: Tighten taps, BBMB cautions partner states as weak monsoon strains Bhakra reserves

BCloudbursts and heavy rains in the catchment of Bhakra Dam reservoir had caused the inflow to cross 1 lakh cusecs. (HT File)

Published 7 days ago

Himachal rain takes Bhakra Dam level to 1,612 feet, still far from 1,680 danger mark

The current water level is well within the maximum filling level of 1,680 feet, say BBMB officials. (HT File)

Published 22 days ago

Catch-22 for BBMB: Store water for irrigation or release to prevent floods

With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir nearly 45 feet higher than last year despite lower inflows, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and Punjab’s water resources department are facing a difficult situation this summer amid fears of a weak monsoon as well as floods similar to those witnessed in 2023 and 2025 that caused extensive damage across the state.

Published 97 days ago

Cost, tender hurdles sink Bhakra, Pong desilting plan

Efforts by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to clear decades of accumulated silt from the reservoirs of Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam have hit a roadblock, with high costs, poor response to tenders and absence of a clear policy stalling the progress.

Published 123 days ago

62 years on, Bhakra Dam set for first-ever desilting

The Himachal Pradesh government has given in-principle approval to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) proposal to begin de-silting of the Sutlej River at Bilaspur, upstream of the dam, and is part of the reservoir’s jurisdiction.

Published 270 days ago

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