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    Pong Dam News

    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 156 days ago

    Shikara rides, floatingbird-watching deck soon at Himachal’s Pong Dam

    Shikara rides, floatingbird-watching deck soon at Himachal’s Pong Dam
    Cities
    Published 352 days ago

    Punjab: Pong level remains three feet above danger mark

    Constructed on the Beas River, the dam had briefly recorded a drop in water level to 1,389 feet last week when inflow decreased to 34,559 cusecs. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 378 days ago

    Pong Dam water level rises above danger mark, moderate rainfall to continue in HP

    BJP MP Anurag Thakur inspects the flood-affected area in Himachal Pradesh's Dharampur on Wednesday. (ANI)
    Cities
    Published 381 days ago

    Pong dam water level below danger mark after 18 days

    Pong dam on the Beas River. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 386 days ago

    Water level in Bhakra, Pong & Ranjit Sagar dams recedes

    As per the data released by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), the current water level in the Pong dam is 1,391.33 feet, which was above 1,394 feet last week.
    Cities
    Published 390 days ago

    Punjab: Water level in Pong dam dips by 2 feet but outflow still high

    Due to reduction in inflow in Bhakra Dam reservoir, water level in the Bhakra dam on Sunday was 1,677.98 feet as against 1,678.14 feet on Saturday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 391 days ago

    Punjab: Pong releases 99,889 cusecs as water level exceeds limit

    The Pong reservoir’s water level stood at 1,394.05 feet , four feet above its maximum filling capacity of 1,390 feet, on Saturday. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 392 days ago

    Pong water level drops by two feet, still above danger mark

    Rescue operations underway in Kapurthala on Friday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 400 days ago

    Water level drops in Punjab’s Ranjit Sagar Dam

    Partially submerged houses at a flood-ravaged area in Gurdaspur . (PTI)
    Cities
    Published 401 days ago

    Punjab: Dams full, more discharge likely to worsen flooding

    The flood situation in the low-lying areas of Punjab can be worsened if high inflow in Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams continues for more days.
    Cities
    Published 403 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 410 days ago

    Water levels up in Pong, floods swamp Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur

    Following heavy rainfall in the Himachal Pradesh catchment areas, water levels at the Pong Dam have risen sharply, reaching a record high of 1382.54 feet, just seven feet below the dam’s maximum capacity of 1,390 feet.
    Cities
    Published 411 days ago

    Punjab dams brimming, authorities on high alert

    Amid heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, water levels in Punjab’s major dams — Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar—have risen sharply. The sudden increase in inflows has raised alarm, with authorities on high alert for floods. Efforts are underway to manage the rising water levels and prevent widespread damage.
    Cities
    Published 411 days ago

    No respite from swollen Beas, Mand area in Kapurthala remains submerged for 6th day

    Villagers shifting their belongings to safer areas via boat in Kapurthala on Sunday.
    Cities
    Published 412 days ago

    Beas in spate: Kapurthala admn starts moving people to safer grounds

    With the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) continuing to release water from the Pong Dam reservoir through spillway gates, there is no respite in the flood-hit villages situated downstream in Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts due to the swollen Beas river. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 415 days ago

    Flood worries mount as more water released from Pong reservoir

    As per the data procured from the BBMB, 39,238 cusecs are flowing from the Pong dam floodgates and 17,849 cusecs from the turbines.
    Cities
    Published 416 days ago

    Swollen Beas inundates agricultural fields in several villages of Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala

    Residents of flood hit Abdullapur village in Hoshiarpur moving to safer places. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 417 days ago

    Punjab: 23,000 cusecs of water released from Pong dam

    Water being released from Pong Dam.
    Cities
    Published 423 days ago

    Swollen Beas inundates farmlands in Mand area in Punjab

    Representational image.
    Cities
    Published 425 days ago

    Heavy rains in Himachal boost water level in Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams

    Heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Himachal Pradesh has led to an increase in the water levels of the Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams. The water levels in these reservoirs are significantly higher compared to the same period last year. However, the Bhakra Dam continues to show lower levels than last year, officials familiar with the matter said.
    Cities
    Published 457 days ago

    Thrilling water sports coming soon at HP’s Pong dam

    The reservoir or lake is a famous wildlife sanctuary and one of the 25 international wetland sites declared by Ramsar Sammel in India. (File)
    Cities
    Published 592 days ago

    Pong dam displacement: 5 decades on, over 6k families still await rehabilitation

    He said the process to provide land to 16,352 families was started and cultivable land has been allocated to 9,616 affected families in Rajasthan. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 715 days ago

    Deficient monsoon: Dams witness sharp dip in water levels

    Water levels in the Bhakra, Pong, and Ranjit Sagar Dams are significantly lower this year compared to the same period last year owing to a deficient monsoon, the Central Water Commission (CWC) report revealed. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 742 days ago

    Water level in dams dips, may hit irrigation, power generation

    The water level in Ranjit Sagar reservoir was 1,645 feet on August 31 against 1,707.1 feet last year and 1,713.5 feet in 2022. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 762 days ago

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

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 1016 days ago

    Punjab: 25 Bet area villages inundated after water released from Pong dam

    Rescue operation underway in Tanda villages where Beas water has caused large scale damage. (Harpreet Kaur/HT photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1144 days ago

    Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials

    Bhakra Dam received inflow of 45,509 cusecs and 68,844 cusecs of water was released on Wednesday as the water level in the reservoir is rising fast and touched 1,677 feet, three feet short of the maximum capacity of 1,680 feet
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    Updated 1144 days ago

    Himachal flood fallout: NDRF rescues 85 villagers in neighbouring Punjab

    An aerial view of a flooded village in Ropar district on Wednesday after floodgates at Bhakra Dam were opened two days ago. (ANI Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1144 days ago

    Himachal flood: IAF, army evacuate stranded villagers in Kangra district

    A video grab of a woman being rescued by the Indian Air Force during an operation to evacuate stranded residents in flood-hit Kangra district on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1144 days ago
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