BBMB CHAIRMAN ASSURED THAT NO EXCESS WATER WOULD BE RELEASED FROM THE DAMS TILL THE SITUATION NORMALISED.

Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Chairman said on Wednesday that it has been decided that no excess water would be released from the BBMB dams till the situation in the down stream area of Punjab and Haryana normalises .In a statement,the BBMB Chairman said a special meeting of the BBMB technical committee was called which was attended by the representatives of the partner states of Punjab , Haryana and the Rajsthan and after the due deliberations it was decided that no excess water would be released from the BBMB dams till the situation in the downstream areas of Punjab and Haryana normalises and day to day coordination with the Punjab authorities will be maintained in this behalf.It was also decided that the matter will be reviewed after three to four days and the action shall be taken accordingly.The chairman also claimed that the board had managed to successfully absorb the entire flood water that originated in the rivers Satluj and Beas in its Bhakra and Pong dams respectively .It was also confirmed by the statement on Wednesday that the water level in Bhakra dam was 1628.72 feet and in the Pong dam it was 1368.96feet as against the full reservoir level of 1680 feet and 1390 feet respectively.It is particularly mentioned from the times group Bhatinda that Bilateral relation with Pakistan might be at a very low point,but it is comforting that the excessive water flowing from India to that side in surged Satluj is not reversing back to the boarder villages.In normal course ,this water returns in the form of Satluj creek .The ground situation shows that if water is not returning towards Indian villages through the Satluj or its creek flowing in a zigzag manner in both countries, then the water might be allowed to go further through Sulemanki head works situated near the international border Falling in Pakistan.However for being a cross border issue,it could not be confirmed from any quarters .Though no authority confirmed it , the villagers residing near the border claims that as the water had not returned even after two days of flowing out of the Hussaniwala headworks,the Pakistani authorities might have allowed the water to go further and the villages on this side are ,so for safe from getting deluged .