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    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)
    Cities
    Published 14 days ago

    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)
    Cities
    Published 87 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.
    Cities
    Published 89 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)
    Cities
    Published 264 days ago

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

    Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 281 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)
    Cities
    Published 333 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)
    Cities
    Published 346 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)
    Cities
    Published 353 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)
    Cities
    Published 364 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.
    Cities
    Published 369 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)
    Cities
    Published 390 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)
    Cities
    Published 408 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.
    Cities
    Published 460 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.
    Cities
    Published 465 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.
    Cities
    Published 466 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)
    Cities
    Published 469 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)
    Cities
    Published 472 days ago

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

    Bhakra dam
    Cities
    Published 474 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)
    Cities
    Published 475 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)
    India News
    Published 475 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
    Cities
    Published 478 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)
    Cities
    Published 479 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)
    Cities
    Published 479 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)
    Cities
    Published 479 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)
    Cities
    Published 480 days ago

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

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 975 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 .
    Cities
    Updated 1133 days ago

    As Punjab battles deluge, BBMB member irrigation repatriated to Haryana

    Bhakra dam power project at Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 1137 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1138 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1139 days ago
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