Edit Profile
crown
Subscribe Now
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
Get App
Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved.
Sign in

    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)
    Cities
    Published 18 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)
    Cities
    Published 33 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 108 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.
    Cities
    Published 134 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.
    Cities
    Published 281 days ago
    VIEW ALL STORIES
    Home / Topic /  Bhakra Dam
    • mint-logo
    • HH-logo
    • mint-lounge
    • HT_Auto
    • ht_tech_logo_white@2x
    • ht-bangla
    • healthshots
    • OTT-icon
    • slurrp-icon
    • smartcast-logo
    • ht-kannada
    • ht-tamil
    • ht-telugu
    • ht-marathi
    • logo-fab-play
    • VCCircle_logo-white
    • TechCircle_logo_white
    • VCCEdge_logo_white
    • edge-insights-logo
    • shineLogo
    © 2026 HindustanTimes