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3 months ago

Deficient monsoon: Dams witness sharp dip in water levels

Water levels in the Bhakra, Pong, and Ranjit Sagar Dams are significantly lower this year compared to the same period last year owing to a deficient monsoon, the Central Water Commission report revealed. Additionally, the power demand rose compared to last year with all four units of the 800MW Ranjit Sagar Dam operating at full capacity to meet the state’s …

Water Power Ranjit Feet Cwc Dams Level

5 months, 1 week ago

Water levels of dams go down, shows CWC data

Hindustan Times

The water levels in the Ranjit Sagar dam and the Bhakra dam are lower by 69 feet and 30 feet, respectively, compared to that of the corresponding day last year. According to the CWC weekly report of July 11 released on Friday, the water level in the Bhakra reservoir is 37% of its live capacity, down by 19% compared to …

Water Feet Last Year Cwc Level Reservoir Bhakra

1 year ago

Govt to re-review the Pong Dam eco-sensitive zone: CM Sukhu

Hindustan Times

Chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said the state government will try to reduce the area of the Pong Dam eco sensitive zone so that the local people get relief and are able to do farming in the area during the period when the water level of the dam decreases. He added that the state government has declared Kangra district as …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab: 25 Bet area villages inundated after water released from Pong dam

Hindustan Times

Excess water released from the Pong dam has wreaked havoc in several villages in Mukerian and Dasuya sub divisions. Rescue operation underway in Tanda villages where Beas water has caused large scale damage. Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal said the evacuation work in about 15 villages is still underway and around 2,500 people have been sent to relief camps. She revealed …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials

Hindustan Times

Due to the heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, the Pong Dam on the Beas river and Bhakra-Nangal Dam on the Sutlej continued to receive heavy inflow on Wednesday, posing a threat to districts downstream in Punjab. Bhakra Dam received inflow of 45,509 cusecs and 68,844 cusecs of water was released on Wednesday as the water …

Water Dam Punjab Feet Release Level Cusecs

1 year, 4 months ago

Himachal flood: IAF, army evacuate stranded villagers in Kangra district

Hindustan Times

More than 1,000 people have been rescued from villages in Indora and Fatehpur sub divisions of Kangra district since Tuesday after water was released from Pong Dam on the Beas river that flooded areas downstream, Kangra deputy commissioner Nipun Jindal said on Wednesday. A video grab of a woman being rescued by the Indian Air Force during an operation to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab: Water level on the rise, BBMB opens Pong dam floodgates

Hindustan Times

Chandigarh : As the water level of the Pong dam on Beas rose by over two feet on Monday, the Bhakra Beas Management Board opened the floodgates releasing 13,848 cusecs of water, officials said. As the water level of the Pong dam on Beas rose by over two feet on Monday, the Bhakra Beas Management Board opened the floodgates releasing …

Dam Feet Level Cusecs Pong Dam Water Level Bbmb

1 year, 5 months ago

No excess water to be released from Bhakra, Pong dams till situation in Punjab, Haryana normalises: Board

Hindustan Times

After the water resources department insisted, the Bhakra Beas Management Board on Wednesday decided not to release any additional water from Bhakra Dam over the Sutlej and Pong Dam the Beas. Due to heavy rainfall from Saturday to Monday, the water bodies, including dam reservoirs, rivers, canals and khuds received so much water that it led to flooding in Punjab …

Board Water Haryana Punjab Released Bhakra Pong Dam

1 year, 5 months ago

Himachal floods: BBMB releases 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into Beas river

Hindustan Times

The Bhakra Beas Management Board on Wednesday released 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into the Beas river to offset the surplus inflow into the reservoir. Locals walk along the eroded riverbank damaged by the swollen Beas river following heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh. Upstream of the dam, however, the river is still receiving around 80,000 cusecs of …

Water Dam River Pong Dam Beas Beas River

1 year, 5 months ago

Dams filling fast in Punjab, officials on toes

Hindustan Times

The extremely heavy rainfall in the catchment area in the past three days is filling the reservoirs in the state at a rapid pace, mounting the worries of authorities. In three days, Bhakra Dam, which is built on Sutlej, has witnessed a 21-ft jump in its water level, raising alarm bells. With inflow rising, the Bhakra Beas management Board that …

Water Dam Punjab Level Three Days Reservoir Ranjit Sagar Dam

1 year, 5 months ago

Bhakra, Pong dams get heavy water inflow

Hindustan Times

With rains continuously lashing Himachal Pradesh, the two dams— Bhakra and Pong— received the highest-ever inflows, officials said on Monday. The water level in the Gobind Sagar reservoir of the Bhakra Dam reached 1,615 feet, which is almost 48 feet higher than last year when it was 1567 feet on the corresponding day. Unprecedentedly, the Gobind Sagar reservoir saw a …

Water Dam Feet Last Year Level Bhakra Pong Dam

1 year, 8 months ago

To attract tourists, Himachal mulls introducing shikaras, houseboats

Hindustan Times

To compete with water tourism in Kashmir, the Himachal Pradesh government is contemplating to introduce shikaras, houseboats and cruise boats in its major water bodies which are mainly the reservoirs of the hydropower projects, besides promoting the water sports. The Himachal Pradesh government has approached the Bhakra Beas Management Board and National Thermal Power Corporation to allow setting up tourism …

Tourism India Water Kashmir State Department Tourist

3 years, 9 months ago

Avian flu outbreak in India brings forth links to environment, animal and human health

Firstpost

Since many wetlands where migratory birds visit are unprotected, involving communities in their management is essential, according to experts. The 2020/2021 outbreak, marked by the significant involvement and mortality of wild birds, has spotlighted the need for proactive monitoring of animal disease in the environment, conserving unprotected wetland habitats to curb disease spread, and addressing knowledge gaps like the wild …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Bird flu | The Bar Headed Goose and its strong link with Pong Dam Lake in Himachal

The Hindu

Gagan Bedi wishes that a particular detail of his first trip to Pong Dam Lake could be undone. An eBirder from Faridkot, Punjab, Gagan felt pulled towards Pong Dam Lake primarily for a surefire winter show by the high-flying Bar Headed Goose. They are high-altitude birds breeding in the high places, but during winter, they come down.” Pankaj draws attention …

Winter Birds Bar Bird Dam Ladakh Jammu

3 years, 11 months ago

Bird flu: 1,800 migratory birds found dead in Himachal, outbreak reported in four states now

India TV News

Himachal Pradesh on Monday became the fourth state to report cases of bird flu after Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, with officials confirming that migratory birds found dead at Pong Dam Lake in Kangra district have tested positive for the dreaded avian influenza. 1,800 migratory birds found dead in Himachal In Himachal Pradesh, around 1,800 migratory birds, most of them …

Rajasthan Kerala Deaths Birds Districts Reported Bird Flu

3 years, 11 months ago

As coronavirus rages, bird flu scare afflicts the nation

India Today

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, another scare has come to haunt the country. Prem Singh Patel told India Today TV, “Samples of dead crows have been sent to the state lab in Bhopal and bird flu virus has been confirmed in samples sent from Indore and Mandsaur.” While no cases of poultry birds being affected have been reported yet, instructions have …

Rajasthan Kerala Animal Birds Crows Gujarat Haryana

3 years, 11 months ago

Bird Flu Confirmed in Dead Migratory Birds in Himachal; Outbreak Reported in Four States Now

News 18

Himachal Pradesh on Monday became the fourth state to report cases of bird flu after Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, with officials confirming that migratory birds found dead at Pong Dam Lake in Kangra district have tested positive for the dreaded avian influenza. In Himachal Pradesh, around 1,800 migratory birds, most of them bar-headed geese, have been found dead in …

Rajasthan Kerala Deaths Birds Bird State Reported

3 years, 11 months ago

Bird flu confirmed in over 1,700 migratory birds found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra

India Today

Migratory birds found dead at Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district have tested positive for bird flu, according to officials, the fourth state to report cases of the dreaded avian influenza in recent days. Over 1700 migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh's famous Pong Dam sanctuary were found dead under mysterious circumstances. According to an estimate migratory birds, a …

Birds Bird Bird Flu District Flu Dead Migratory Birds

3 years, 11 months ago

Over 1,700 migratory birds found dead under mysterious circumstances at Pong Dam sanctuary in Himachal

India Today

Over 1700 migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh's famous Pong Dam sanctuary were found dead under mysterious circumstances and this has left the authorities worried. Deputy Conservator of Forests Hamirpur Division Rahul Rohane told India Today that 15 samples collected from various locations have been sent to Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh's Bareily, Northern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in …

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Deficient monsoon: Dams witness sharp dip in water levels

Water levels of dams go down, shows CWC data

Govt to re-review the Pong Dam eco-sensitive zone: CM Sukhu

Punjab: 25 Bet area villages inundated after water released from Pong dam

Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials

Himachal flood: IAF, army evacuate stranded villagers in Kangra district

Punjab: Water level on the rise, BBMB opens Pong dam floodgates

No excess water to be released from Bhakra, Pong dams till situation in Punjab, Haryana normalises: Board

Himachal floods: BBMB releases 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into Beas river

Dams filling fast in Punjab, officials on toes

Bhakra, Pong dams get heavy water inflow

To attract tourists, Himachal mulls introducing shikaras, houseboats

Avian flu outbreak in India brings forth links to environment, animal and human health

Bird flu | The Bar Headed Goose and its strong link with Pong Dam Lake in Himachal

Bird flu: 1,800 migratory birds found dead in Himachal, outbreak reported in four states now

As coronavirus rages, bird flu scare afflicts the nation

Bird Flu Confirmed in Dead Migratory Birds in Himachal; Outbreak Reported in Four States Now

Bird flu confirmed in over 1,700 migratory birds found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra

Over 1,700 migratory birds found dead under mysterious circumstances at Pong Dam sanctuary in Himachal