Bhakra, Pong dams still short of water
September 17th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 17 (IANS) The water levels in Bhakra and Pong dams of Himachal Pradesh have not reached the maximum limit this year owing to the deficit monsoon in ... Read more...
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Heavy rains increase water in Himachal’s Pong dam
August 25th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 25 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has further increased the water level in the Pong dam, which meets the irrigation requirements of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, dam ... Read more...
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Water rises in Himachal’s Pong dam
August 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) The water level in Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam, which meets the irrigation requirements of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, rose again due to continuous moderate to heavy ... Read more...
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Power crisis: Centre, states in blame game (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chandigarh/Jaipur/Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) As the power crisis Tuesday enveloped 19 states in India, the central government blamed the collapse on the second straight day to overdrawing of ... Read more...
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Punjab contests grid failure blame, Haryana on defensive
July 31st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday vehemently contested the blame on the state for being among those responsible for over-drawing power from the northern grid which led to ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra, Pong
September 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Wednesday said it had achieved a record power generation of over 7,000 million units (MU) in the filling season (April-September) ... Read more...
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Flood gates opened at Himachal’s Pong Dam
August 18th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Thursday opened the floodgates of the Pong Dam in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh as the water in the reservoir almost reached ... Read more...
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Himachal dam spills over amid reduced rainfall
August 15th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) The inflow of water into Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam, critical to the irrigation requirements of three states, came down amid reduced rainfall in its catchment areas, ... Read more...
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Punjab government to discuss Bhakra security
July 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) In the wake of reports of a terror threat to the 225-metre high Bhakra Dam, the Punjab government has called an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra Beas board
July 14th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has achieved record power generation in the April-June quarter, an official said here Thursday."BBMB has achieved record power generation from ... Read more...
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BBMB records all-time high power generation
October 1st, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) Hydro-electric projects of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) generated a record 1575.5 million units (MU) in September, a board official said here Friday."The BBMB has recorded an ... Read more...
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Water in Himachal’s Pong dam rises, no threat downstream (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The water level in Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam Thursday rose again marginally due to discharge of excess water from another dam upstream but the excess water would not ... Read more...
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Bhakra spillways opened, 12,000 cusecs water released
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) The Bhakra and Beas Management Board (BBMB) Thursday released over 12,000 cusecs of water from the spillways of the Bhakra Dam, constructed over the Satluj river.
However, the BBMB ... Read more...
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Water in Himachal’s Pong dam to rise again
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The water level at Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam would Thursday rise again marginally due to discharge of excess water from another dam located upstream but there is no ... Read more...
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Water inflow into Himachal’s Pong dam rises again
September 20th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) The inflow of water into Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam again increased marginally Monday due to rainfall, but the authorities said there was no need for worry as the ... Read more...
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Water inflow into Pong dam falls, spillways still open
September 15th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 15 (IANS) The inflow of water into Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam came down Wednesday due to less rainfall in its catchments, but the spillways were still open to flush ... Read more...
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‘Deflection poses no threat to Bhakra Dam’
September 14th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) The 1.05-inch deflection in the Bhakra dam poses no threat to the structure and it is being monitored regularly, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) said Tuesday.
According to ... Read more...
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Water released from Himachal’s Pong dam into Beas (Lead)
September 14th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) An additional 15,000 cusecs of water was released from Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam into the Beas river as the reservoir-level neared the danger mark. This is the first ... Read more...
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One-inch deflection in Bhakra Dam, but no scare: officials
September 13th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) Playing down fears of a tilt in the Bhakra Dam, where the water level has crossed the maximum mark, the authorities Monday said there was just a 1.05-inch ... Read more...
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Villages submerged in Punjab as Satluj overflows
September 8th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) At least 15 villages in Anandpur Sahib sub-division in Ropar district of Punjab were submerged and large swathes of land inundated as the overflowing waters of Satluj river ... Read more...
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Dozen Punjab villages flooded as Satluj breaches bank
September 6th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Nearly a dozen villages in Punjab's Ropar district were flooded as the overflowing Satluj river breached its banks near Laudipur village, officials said Monday.
More water was released ... Read more...
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More water released from Bhakra Dam
September 5th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) More water was released from the Bhakra Dam into the Satluj river Sunday as its spillways were opened to maintain the water level in the reservoir.
The water level ... Read more...
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Bhakra Dam water level nearing danger mark
September 4th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) The water level in the reservoir of the Bhakra Dam on the Sutlej river is inching towards the 1,680-foot maximum storage mark but officials Saturday discounted immediate threat ... Read more...
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Flood threat looms over border villages in Punjab
August 28th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) Threat of inundation looms over scores of villages of the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab as the Satluj river was overflowing because Pakistan was diverting ... Read more...
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Bhakra to allow 1,680 feet water level by Sep 10
August 26th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Thursday said it will continue to release water into the Satluj river from the Bhakra Dam and allow the water level in ... Read more...
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Rescue work on as floods threaten Punjab, Haryana
August 26th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Work was continuing on war-footing in Haryana and Punjab Thursday to plug fresh breaches in the Satluj and Yamuna rivers and people were evacuated to safer locations from ... Read more...
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Thousands flee after Punjab floods
August 25th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Thousands fled their homes as the rain-swollen Satluj river flooded 15 villages in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab's Ropar district, inundating vast acres of farmland.
A nearly 100-feet breach in ... Read more...
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Bhakra water level rises, flood threatens Punjab, Haryana
August 24th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) With the water level in the Bhakra Dam reservoir increasing steadily, Punjab and Haryana areas adjoining the Satluj river continued to be under the threat of floods for ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana on alert as flood threat looms (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Several districts in Punjab and Haryana remained on flood alert Monday and the army was put on standby, as levels of the rivers flowing through these two states ... Read more...
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Flood threat looms over Punjab, Haryana towns
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) District administrations in Punjab and Haryana Monday alerted the Indian Army and asked it to remain geared up for rescue operations as the threat of floods loomed large ... Read more...
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More Bhakra dam water released, no flood threat in Punjab
August 22nd, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Sunday released more water from the Bhakra Dam into the Satluj river, but officials said there was no threat of floods in ... Read more...
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Process to release water from Bhakra Dam starts
August 21st, 2010 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) The Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) Saturday morning started the process of releasing nearly 55,000 cusecs of water from the Bhakra Dam.
The release of water from the 225 metre ... Read more...
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Water may be released from Bhakra dam
August 20th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) may soon release water from the 225-metre-high Bhakra Dam as its level is rising due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas ... Read more...
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No threat of flood from Bhakra dam, say officials
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) There is no immediate need to release water from Himachal Pradesh's Bhakra dam -- a process that may flood some low-lying areas in Punjab -- despite the rising ... Read more...
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Receding Bhakra waters no cause for worry?
April 9th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) The water level in the reservoir of the Bhakra dam is receding. But the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) officials are not losing sleep over it ... Read more...
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