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Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): After Malana (Kullu) power project now 2 gates of BBMB’s Pandoh Dam have been blocked in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh with silt. There are five emergency flood gates at BBMB Pandoh project. With this kind of information panic between the local peoples.
BBMB Chairman Manoj Tripathi, engineers from Sundernagar, Nangal And Chandigarh also reached the spot today and are trying to open the gates jammed with silt. It is a matter of relief that Mandi and Kullu have received nominal rainfall in the last 48 hours.
If there is heavy rainfall in the catchment area, it can pose a threat to the dam. But 3 gates of Pandoh Dam are open, regular water is being released from them. At present, BBMB management is releasing the water coming in Beas river and catchment areas directly outside the dam instead of filling it. The administration claims that there is no threat to the dam.
It is being told that water is flowing in less quantity in the tunnel going from Pandoh Dam to Baggi. Wood and other garbage has accumulated in large quantity at its entry point and water is not able to drain out from the dam.
Chief Engineer Bhakra Satluj Link (BSL) Project BBMB Sundernagar Sanjeev Dutt Sharma said that there is no need for anyone to panic due to the two gates of Pandoh Dam being Jammed. He said Adequate machinery has arrived to open them And three gates out of five have working. Water will drain out from there. As much water is coming into the dam, the same amount is being discharged from here onwards.
He said that unexpected silt came into the river on August 1 after cloud burst in catchment area on the night of July 31st. This caused problems in opening the gate. This happened due to flash flood. On August 1, the silt filled up to 30 feet in just half an hour.
