Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya Vs State of Punjab & Other dated 14/07/2021. The applicant (Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya) requested that directions be issued to Punjab and Rajasthan to curb the inflow of industrial waste and sewage water into the Sutluj …
Hoshiarpur: Contrary to the claims of the state government for preventing discharge of municipal and industrial wastes into the two main rivers of the Doaba belt, the situation has not shown any improvement. Though the government has taken up a scheme under the National River Conservation Project (NRCP), phase II, …
Centre fails to resolve power-sharing issue, next hearing on Nov 16 R Sedhuraman Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh today informed the Supreme Court that they were left with only the judicial option to resolve the dispute over sharing the power generated by the Bhakra Nangal and Beas projects …
Too many hydel projects spell ecodisasterRerouting Water 400 hydel projects in four river basins of Himachal Pradesh could end in environmental disaster 600 more awaiting allotment They could
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 …
Nothing to panic about: BBMB Relentless rains and heavy inflows this season led to the tilting of the upper part of the Bhakra dam by more than one inch today, forcing the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) authorities to announce an immediate stop on any further filling of the reservoir. …
Chandigarh: The Union minister for environment and forest Jairam Ramesh said Centre has cleared projects worth Rs 504 crore for cleaning of Sutlej and Beas rivers in various districts of Punjab. There are other projects worth Rs 104 crore which are currently under examination of Union environment ministry.
Anandpur Sahib, September 5 With the opening of spillways of the Bhakra reservoir this morning, villages of Anandpur Sahib situated downhill the Sutlej started flooding by the evening. As the water level touched 1680.05 ft in the morning, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) opened spillways at 9 am today. …
Jalandhar, August 20 As the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has informed the Punjab Government regarding the opening of floodgates of the Gobintingd Sagar reservoir at the Bhakra Dam shortly, the district administration has sounded an alert in villages along the Sutlej in Phillaur, Nakodar and Shahkot subdivisions. Deputy Commissioner …
The Bhakra-Beas Management Board has sounded its intent to increase the discharge of water following continuing rainfall leading to unacceptably high levels in its reservoirs.While BBMB authorities are slated to meet representatives from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi on Thursday, the board has already begun a phased release of …
Hardening its stand on the state’s “rightful” 7.19 per cent share in Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal conveyed it to the Centre on Wednesday that nothing less than its legitimate share would be acceptable to the state. In a letter to Union Minister …
Less than a week before the Supreme Court fixes a date for conducting regular hearing on the Presidential reference on the legality of the controversial Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, 2004, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal …
Beas level rises above the danger mark to flood NH near Mandi, road closed for 6 hours With continuous rainfall across the state for nearly 16 hours on the second consecutive day on Tuesday, the level of water in the Beas river in Mandi district crossed the danger mark and …
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 …
Kharar, June 13 Chandigarh Group of Colleges has undertaken an initiative to study effect of polluted water in the villages of Ferozepur district situated on Sutlej-Beas confluence. For this, water samples from the confluence as well as hand pumps of Rasulpur village of Makhu block in Ferozepur district have already …
Sundernagar : As may as 200 fish were found dead this morning at Rewalsar lake. For the past 16 years such kind of incidents were detected at the lake, which is of religious importance. According to the president of the Rewalsar Nagar Panchayat, the dead fish was detected yesterday and …
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 …
While the Haryana government refuses to give Delhi its share of 80 million gallons of water saved each day once the Munak Canal gets operational, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit maintains there is little to worry. The ball is now in the Prime Minister
