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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 ₹3 crore, with an additional ₹1.3 crore allocated for foreign consultants. (HT)
chandigarh news
Published on May 29, 2026 06:14 am IST

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.
chandigarh news
Published on May 27, 2026 07:26 am IST

BBMB plans 1,500 MW project near Bhakra Dam

The ₹6,500-crore project, to be an extension of Bhakra Dam, is to be built under the public-private partnership mode. (HT file)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 03, 2025 07:26 am IST

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

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Nov 16, 2025 03:26 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 25, 2025 06:02 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 12, 2025 08:40 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 05, 2025 06:10 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 25, 2025 11:59 am IST

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.
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 20, 2025 05:02 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Jul 30, 2025 08:46 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Jul 12, 2025 09:38 am IST

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.
chandigarh news
Published on May 21, 2025 05:08 am IST

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.
chandigarh news
Published on May 16, 2025 09:06 am IST

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.
others
Published on May 15, 2025 05:54 am IST

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

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann at the Nangal dam on Sunday. (PTI)
chandigarh news
Published on May 12, 2025 05:02 am IST

Will challenge HC order before top court: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann staged a sit-in at Nangal on Thursday. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on May 09, 2025 08:32 am IST

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

Bhakra dam
chandigarh news
Published on May 07, 2025 08:32 am IST

Water row: Punjab tell HC its police not interfering with BBMB's work

Water row: Punjab tell HC its police not interfering with BBMB's work
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:44 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on May 06, 2025 08:54 am IST

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 on May 06, 2025 04:00 am IST

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
chandigarh news
Published on May 03, 2025 09:08 am IST

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)
others
Published on May 02, 2025 12:41 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on May 02, 2025 07:10 am IST

‘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)
chandigarh news
Published on May 02, 2025 07:06 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on May 01, 2025 05:44 am IST

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

HT Image
chandigarh news
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 05:30 am IST

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 .
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 12:34 am IST

As Punjab battles deluge, BBMB member irrigation repatriated to Haryana

Bhakra dam power project at Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 01:03 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 01:10 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 03:48 pm IST
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