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BBMB blames Punjab for worsening flood situation
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|September 06, 2025
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) chairman Manoj Tripathi on Friday said that the floods in Punjab were inevitable because dams received “unprecedented water” during the monsoon even as he held the state government responsible for making the situation worse due to mismanagement.
Punjab has faced its worst floods in nearly four decades due to swollen rivers, including the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi, caused by heavy rainfall in their catchment area in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. At least 43 people have been Killed in various rain-related incidents across the state during the current monsoon season.
“Bhakra and Pong dams received double the water the reservoir of each dam can hold six BCM (billion cubic metre),” Tripathi said at a press conference on Friday. “Had the dams not existed, the situation could have been worse.”
He said the BBMB are left with no option but to release water downstream if the dams receive more water than their capacity.
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