Chandigarh: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) celebrated Independence Day at its Secretariat Office in Chandigarh with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm. BBMB Chairman Manoj Tripathi unfurled the National Flag during the ceremony. Officers and employees present at the event collectively sang Vande Mataram and the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. Children present cultural programme Children.
BBMB Chairman Manoj Tripathi said the board meeting was postponed with mutual consent and highlighted a new Surface Hydro Connect Turbine Technology project. He also clarified the CISF deployment for security.
Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has sought 12 per cent free power from all Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects in favour of his state. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister pointed out that while all hydropower projects approved by the state government are providing free power,.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power and has given additional charge of the post of Member (Irrigation) to BBMB Chief Engineer Vijender Singh Nara.
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday condemned Haryana's "misleading" claims regarding water allocation from the Bhakra Main Line (BML) canal, terming it a deliberate attempt to misinform the public and deflect from ground realities.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday alleged that the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) tried “to steal water once again” from the Nangal Dam for Haryana, but the local people foiled their attempts. “They attempted to steal water once again. The people here foiled those attempts,” Mann told ANI. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party.
