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Biased BBMB, water dispute, CISF deployment at dams: Mann flags ‘discrimination’ by Centre
May 25, 2025 12:51 pm
Mann said Punjab has repeatedly requested to be included in negotiations for the allocation of Yamuna's water as a pact under the Yamuna-Sutlej-Link project
Why Punjab and Haryana HC will issue contempt of court notice against Punjab govt
May 11, 2025 4:25 pm
It followed Thursday’s high drama at the Nangal dam, in events that the High Court termed “unbelievable”.
Plea in high court against deployment of Punjab cops at Bhakra headworks
May 04, 2025 10:05 am
The Bhakra Beas Management Board's technical committee on April 23 decided that 8,500 cusecs of water be given to Haryana.
As Saini asks for more water, Mann refuses: ‘you have used 103% of sanctioned quota’
April 30, 2025 10:56 am
Mann: 'IWT in abeyance, let Centre fill Punjab reservoirs by diverting water flowing to Pak...then will give to Haryana'
Amid heavy rains in several parts: From Bhakra to Pong, most dams record shortfall in live storage
August 01, 2021 8:54 am
According to CWC data, the current live storage of Gobind Sagar (Bhakra) dam on the Sutlej river is 15 percentage points less this year till July 29 against the same date last year.
Himachal: Over 50 yrs on, people displaced by Bhakra Dam construction still struggling, say MLAs
September 18, 2020 11:11 pm
Built on the Sutlej, the dam displaced or affected thousands of people living in Bilaspur and Una districts. Naina Devi MLA Ram Lal Thakur, who raised the issue during Question Hour, said that many of the displaced persons who later settled in the New Bilaspur Township were declared encroachers due to anomalies in the settlement process.
Monsoon enters last month: Punjab stares at deficit rainfall, quarter empty Bhakra reservoir
September 08, 2020 11:42 am
Currently, 4.622 billion cubic meters (BCM) water is available in the dam against its live capacity of 6.229 BCM which is 25.7 per cent less than the capacity. Experts blame it on below average rain coupled with heavy release of water before the beginning of the monsoon period.
Amid monsoon season, Bhakra, Thein dams record lower average storage as compared to last 10 years
August 03, 2020 2:18 am
Data sourced from the Central Water Commission (CWC), as on July 30, states that the total live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.54 billion cubic metres (BCM), which is 44.33 per cent of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs.
‘Had to release water from Bhakra dam due to unprecedented flow into reservoir’
August 22, 2019 1:33 pm
BBMB Chairman D K Sharma said heavy rain on the intervening night of August 17 and 18 in catchment areas had generated 3.11 lakh cusecs of water for release into the Bhakra dam.
Explained: How Bhakra Dam managed recent heavy rainfall
August 21, 2019 4:51 pm
Thousands of lives have been affected even as standing crop on over 1,00,000 acres of land has got submerged under over 4 feet (ft) of water.
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