Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Rajasthan Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 12/04/2019 regarding physical possession of irrigation headworks at Ropar, Harike and Firozepur under Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The main issue under consideration is whether the Government of …
CHANDIGARH: Days will be a little harsher in Punjab and Haryana this summer as their share in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) run power houses has dropped by cumulative 150 MW. The cut in power share happened after BBMB implemented the Supreme Court directions to allocate 7.19% share to …
In a new initiative, residents here have demanded that Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) should set up a small dam downstream on the Beas to revive “local ecology and ancient bathing ghats which had been destroyed by the silt ejected by the 990-MW Beas project since June 1977 when the …
Sundernagar: KK Ohja, Additional General Manager (AGM), Kol Dam Hydropower project, said with the kind cooperation of the state government and residents living in the vicinity of 800-MW Kol Dam, the project work would be completed by 2013. He said majority of the project works was likely to be completed …
The Planning Commission on Thursday cleared the investment proposal for modernisation of Haryana’s irrigation network. The project, estimated to cost Rs 115.94 crore (2011 price level), will undertake rehabilitation, renovation and modernisation of critically damaged channels of the State’s irrigation network, a Plan panel release said. According to the project …
Dharamsala: After getting a share of 7.19 per cent in power generated by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on account of areas of Punjab merged with Himachal, the state will now also claim its share in water. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said this while talking to The Tribune …
This year, the Pong dam has seen the highest ever inflow of water in the month of August, recorded in the last 30 years. Besides, the water level has also risen to 12 feet in just two days — it had happened for the first time in the history of …
Hussainiwala : Hundreds of cusecs of water are being pushed to Pakistan from this barrage, located at a few yards from the Radcliffe Line demarcating the Indo-Pak border, by the state Irrigation and Drainage Department authorities to maintain the level of the Hussainiwala pond. Official sources said that about 1,800 …
Deputy Commissioner Ritesh Chauhan has passed an order asking all original Bhakra Dam oustees and their successors to file applications on a prescribed form, giving details of the government land encroached upon by them in Bilaspur by June 20. This has been necessitated due to the High Court order of …
Jalandhar: There is good news for farmers of Punjab and also adjoining states. The level of water in the Gobind Sagar reservoir at the Bhakra Dam and the Pong Dam is much higher this year compared to the corresponding period last year. This will not only ensure uninterrupted supply of …
State needs 3,500 crore for the programme In what will be a major boost to Punjab and its canal irrigation system that provides water to millions of farmers, the Centre may agree to pump in crores of rupees to upgrade the canals. It is working to amend rules of the …
Against 220 lakh hydel units in mid-Dec, Punjab is now getting only 160 LU a day Falling mercury levels in the north have hit electricity generation hard at the region
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 …
Chandigarh: As if the retreating monsoon fury was not enough, Bhakra dam registered another, albeit, disturbing record on Thursday, by registering its highest ever deflection, a tilt in layman
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 …
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. …
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. …
Finally, funds have started pouring in to bring 40 MGD (miilon gallons daily) canal water to Mohali with Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday evening announcing to release first installment of Rs 136 crore for Kajauli Phase V and VI lines, exclusively approved for Mohali. The project involving …
