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Bhakra dam tilt triggers emergency IIT study; chief rules out threat

The study has been awarded to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 crore, with an additional <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.3 crore allocated for foreign consultants. (HT)

Published 46 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 48 days ago

BBMB plans 1,500 MW project near Bhakra Dam

The <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6,500-crore project, to be an extension of Bhakra Dam, is to be built under the public-private partnership mode. (HT file)

Published 223 days ago

Shimla: Sukhu to raise Chandigarh claim, BBMB arrears at NZC

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. (HT File)

Published 240 days ago

Had Punjab allowed water to Haryana, flood situation would not have been that grave: BBMB to HC

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Wednesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the flood situation in Punjab would not have been “so grave” had the state released the additional water to Haryana in April-May. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Published 292 days ago

Punjab engineers can’t contest BBMB secretary pick: Board to high court

The petition came in the backdrop of a controversy that erupted in May-June, when Punjab did not allow the release of additional water to Haryana during the summer season. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 305 days ago

Bhakra Dam deflection surpasses limit, but no scare: BBMB officials

Continuous inflows from surrounding catchment areas have added to the rising pressure on Bhakra Dam. (HT)

Published 312 days ago

Amid heavy rainfall in Himachal: BBMB keeps close watch, says Bhakra water level to be maintained at 1,667 ft

As the incessant rainfall in the catchment of the Bhakra Dam reservoir built over the Sutlej river continues, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has decided to maintain the water level of Bhakra Dam reservoir to 1,667.20 feet despite having 12.80 feet of space left. (HT File)

Published 323 days ago

More water to be released from Pong Dam: BBMB

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has announced plans to increase the release of water from the Pong Dam into the Beas starting from 6am on Wednesday in response to steadily rising inflows and reservoir levels.

Published 328 days ago

BBMB foots ₹8-cr bill, paves way for CISF deployment

Bhakra Beas Management Board manages Bhakra and Pong dams, power houses, and the downstream project regulating water supply to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. (HT File)

Published 349 days ago

Punjab assembly passes resolution against CISF deployment at Bhakra

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressing the House on the 2nd day of assembly session in Chandigarh on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 367 days ago

Punjab CM Mann to visit Nangal dam as BBMB’s new water sharing cycle starts

Education minister Harjot Singh Bains has said the Punjab government successfully deterred BBMB officials from releasing additional water to Haryana.

Published 419 days ago

Consensus to confrontation: BBMB in deep waters over inter-state dispute

For the first time since its inception six decades ago, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) finds itself in the crosshairs of an unseemly water-sharing dispute between partner states Punjab and Haryana, ruled by political rivals.

Published 424 days ago

Water-sharing row: HC notice to Centre, Hry, BBMB on Punjab plea for recalling May 6 order

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday sought response from the Union and Haryana governments as well as the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on a plea from the Punjab government, seeking recall of a May 6 court order that directed the state to allow the release additional 4,500 cusecs of water from the Bhakra dam for meeting the emergent needs of Haryana.

Published 425 days ago

Punjab: Mann rushes to Nangal dam, stops BBMB from releasing water to Haryana

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Nangal dam on Sunday. (PTI)

Published 428 days ago

Will challenge HC order before top court: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann staged a sit-in at Nangal on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published 431 days ago

Dam Security Act in place but nothing has changed on ground in Punjab

Bhakra dam

Published 433 days ago

Punjab resolves not to give a drop of water from its share to Haryana

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressing the House during the one-day Vidhan Sabha session in Chandigarh on Monday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 434 days ago

Bhakra dam board files plea in HC against Punjab

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addresses the House during a special assembly session on the water dispute with Haryana, in Chandigarh on Monday. (PTI)

Published 434 days ago

Punjab officer divested of key charge: BBMB sees unprecedented ‘parochial’ division

Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) oversees water distribution from the Bhakra, Pong, and Ranjit Sagar dams

Published 437 days ago

Punjab: All-party meeting called by AAP over water-sharing underway

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann with state minister Harjot Singh Bains and Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) officials during a visit to Nangal dam in Rupnagar district on Thursday. (X)

Published 437 days ago

Punjab official in BBMB divested of key charge

Akashdeep Singh, an executive engineer-rank official of the Punjab irrigation department who was serving as director (water regulation), has now been reassigned as director (safety), BBMB, Nangal. (HT File)

Published 438 days ago

‘No spare water for Hry’: AAP rallyists at BJP office in Ludhiana

Police stopping AAP leaders from heading towards the BJP office in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published 438 days ago

BBMB directs Punjab to release 8,500 cusecs water to Hry despite objections

The BBMB, which regulates water distribution from the Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar Dams, insisted that the supply to Haryana was “unavoidable”, triggering sharp resistance from Punjab’s irrigation department. (HT File)

Published 439 days ago

Govt to re-review the Pong Dam eco-sensitive zone: CM Sukhu

HT Image

Updated 934 days ago

Punjab: Water level on the rise, BBMB opens Pong dam floodgates

As the water level of the Pong dam on Beas rose by over two feet on Monday, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) opened the floodgates releasing 13,848 cusecs of water, officials said .

Updated 1092 days ago

As Punjab battles deluge, BBMB member irrigation repatriated to Haryana

Bhakra dam power project at Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh. (HT File)

Updated 1096 days ago

No excess water to be released from Bhakra, Pong dams till situation in Punjab, Haryana normalises: Board

Children fetch drinking water from a hand-pump in a flood-affected area after a breach in river Sutlej following heavy monsoon rains in Jalandhar district. (AFP)

Updated 1097 days ago

Himachal floods: BBMB releases 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into Beas river

Locals walk along the eroded riverbank damaged by the swollen Beas river following heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

Updated 1097 days ago

SJVNL CMD gets BBMB charge, engineers protest in Punjab

VK Gupta, spokesperson of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said that the Central government was promoting adhocism (HT File Photo)

Updated 1117 days ago

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