SHIMLA: The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme for its rehabilitation and conservation. A hatchery with an outlay of Rs 6 crore ($900,000) has been set up at Machhial …
SHIMLA, 14 SEPT: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) authorities today opened the spillways Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh as a precaution after the water level in the dam crossed the danger mark but authorities ruled out flood threat to lower riparian areas. Spillways is the passage for release of …
Dharamsala: The floodgates of Pong Dam were opened at 9 am today after a gap of about 13 years. Water was released through these gates last time in 1997. About 33,000 cusecs of water was released from the Pong Dam. It included 15,000 cusecs through spillway or floodgates and 18,000 …
Lokpal Sethi | JaipurAfter failing to persuade the Rajasthan Government to rehabilitate all the Pong Dam oustees, the Himachal Pradesh Government is building pressure on the Centre to direct Rajasthan to resolve this decades-old problem at the earliest.Before approaching the Centre, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal recently spoke …
Chandigarh: After being down for months, the water levels of the Bhakra and Pong dams in Himachal Pradesh are looking up and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) is increasingly becoming confident of meeting the irrigation needs of farmers in Punjab and Haryana this paddy season. According to reports received …
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana will have little water for irrigation and Rajasthan none at all this summer with water levels at both the Bhakra and Pong dams receding by the day. Hydropower generation has already reduced drastically and may be affected even more severely in the coming months. According …
With increase in power demand from the agriculture sector and lower water level in the Bhakra and Pong Dam reservoirs, there has been a sudden power crisis in Punjab. According to Punjab State Electricity Board officials, unscheduled power cuts are unavoidable because of the regulatory steps taken by the board …
An enchanting spectacle of over 42,000 common pochards at a single site near Haripur at the upper end of the sprawling Pong Dam Wetland was the highlight of the three-day winter bird count from January 15 to 17 during which a record number of 1,44,000 migratory winged visitors were enumerated. …
The Union Ministry for Water Resources has directed the Rajasthan Government to provide land to 2,457 Pong Dam oustees in catchment areas of the Indira Gandhi canal. The decision to this effect was taken in the 14th meeting of a high-powered committee constituted on the directions of the Supreme Court, …
With filling season of Bhakra and Pong reservoir coming to an end today, both the reservoirs have more than 44 feet and 48 feet less water as compared to last year. Reservoirs with low water levels indicate a powerless winter ahead. The end of filling season means there are vague …
Heavy rain in Himachal has reduced depletion of water level in Bhakra and Pong dams, but may not be enough for optimum level. The three-day depleting water level trend at Bhakra was broken today with report of heavy rain in its catchment area yesterday. The rain, which is continuing, resulted …
Pong Dam : Officials of the Departments of Himachal Wildlife and Fisheries are in a conflict over eating of natural fresh water pearls in the Pong Dam reservoir by migratory birds. Fisheries Department officials say migratory birds have been eating natural gems worth crores from the reservoir every year, but …
No water release from Pong Dam The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) today in consultation with partner states reduced the discharge of water from Bhakra Dam and stopped all releases from Pong Dam in a bid to expedite the filling of dams, which had been heavily depleted in May in …
Water levels in reservoirs are shrinking as snow-fed rivers have got reduced to a trickle. The water level in the Pong reservoir is 387.93 metre against last year
The Rajasthan Government on Thursday stepped up its efforts to get maximum water from Bhakra and Pong dams in Punjab, in view of the threat by the Kisan Mazdoor Vyapari Sangharsh Samiti to launch an agitation from Friday in Sri Ganganagar and adjoining areas, if sufficient water for irrigation was …
Facing problems in procuring seed from outside the state, the Fisheries Department has initiated a process for setting up a Rs 5-crore seed farm near Pong Dam to meet its own requirements. The department has identified nine hectares tract near Pong Dam, located above the maximum water level. With a …
Dharamsala: The office of Deputy Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation, formed especially by the state government for the welfare of Pong Dam oustees, has failed to even maintain proper data about oustees. As per information gathered by The Tribune, the office has been giving ambiguous data regarding eligibility certificates issued to …
Special Correspondent Himachal, Rajasthan to sign MoU to resolve the issue Pong dam is the main source of water for the Indira Gandhi Canal Project 2,631 remaining oustees will be rehabilitated in IGNP's second phase region JAIPUR: The Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh Governments have agreed to sign a memorandum of …
The present paper reviews recent developments in methodology for valuing the role of wetlands in supporting economic activity. The study brings out several issues related to conservation and management of the Pong Dam wetland. For the protection of aquatic biodiversity of the wetland, integrated management plans are required. The main …
TWICE-DISPOSSESSED Pong dam oustees have urged the Centre to sponsor tripartite talks between their representatives and the BJP governments of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan to settle rehabilitation issues. At a Congress-organised rally recently, Union minister of state for planning Sukh Ram condemned the Rajasthan government's high-handed and unilateral amendment of …
