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Floodgates Of Bhakra Dam Opened, Likely To Inundate Villages
After the Pong dam, floodgates of the Bhakra dam were opened on Tuesday for the first time in this season after heavy rains in catchment areas had alarmingly increased the water level in the reservoir, a senior official said.
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Punjab Assembly Passes Resolution Opposing CISF Deployment At Bhakra Dam
The Punjab Assembly today passed a resolution opposing the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bhakra-Nangal dam project, stating that the state's own police force is competent to handle the dam's security.
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Punjab-Haryana Water War Reaches Delhi: BJP Blames AAP's "Dirty Politics"
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini warned that the row over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana will impact the supply of drinking water in Delhi.
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"Excess Water Will Go To Pak If...": Haryana's 'Bhakra Dam' Request To Punjab
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann to provide drinking water to Haryana or the excess Bhakra reservoir water will flow to Pakistan.
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Bhakra Dam To Release Additional 16,000 Cusecs Of Water Tomorrow
An additional 16,000 cusecs of water will be released from Bhakra Dam into the Sutlej River on Thursday as the water level in the dam has increased following incessant rains in the last few days in Himachal Pradesh.
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Delhi May Face Water Crises As Punjab To Close Canals From Dam: Minister
Water will be equally distributed across Delhi in case of shortage that may affect 25 per cent of total supply in the coming days, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.
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Torrential Rains Lash Northern States, Alert Sounded In Punjab
Heavy rains lashed northern states with an alert sounded in Punjab following release of excess water from Bhakra dam and the Yamuna nearing the danger mark in Delhi on Saturday, while normalcy was slowly returning to flood-ravaged Kerala, where so far 113 people have lost their lives.
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Pregnant Indian-Origin Woman Found Dead In Punjab Canal, Husband Suspect
The body of a pregnant Indian-origin woman from Australia has been recovered from Bhakra Canal in Punjab's Ferozepur district.
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Class 12 Student, Suspect In Haryana Teen's Rape And Murder, Found Dead
A Class 12 student suspected to be involved in the rape, torture and murder of a 15-year-old in Haryana's Jind, was found dead last night in the Bhakra canal.
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11 Bodies, 4 Human Skulls Recovered From Bhakra Canal In Haryana
Eleven "highly decomposed" bodies and four human skulls were recovered today from Bhakra canal, police said.
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National Agriculture Bank Sanctions Rs 285-Crore Loan To Haryana
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs. 285.06 crore to Haryana under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund for remodelling of 565 water courses in 10 districts of the state.
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6 Killed, 29 Missing As Bus Falls Into Himachal River
At least six people were killed and 12 others injured when a private tourist bus from Punjab skidded off the road and fell into the swollen Parvati River in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district today, police said.
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Water Level in Himachal Dams Rises
The water levels in Himachal Pradesh's major dams -- Bhakra and Pong -- have increased comfortably with the monsoon active in the region, an official said today.
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Bhakra dam level crosses 1,645 feet; review meeting called
The water level in the Bhakra reservoir today crossed 1,645 feet with the dam's management calling a meeting of partner states on July 30 to review the situation on water release.
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Himachal road project incomplete after 33 years
In the past 33 years, just 45 km of a 67-km-long road project have been completed in Himachal Pradesh, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Public Works Minister Gulab Singh, in a written reply, said: "Work on the 67-km-long Tattapani-Salapar road began in 1979-80. So far, 45 km of the road has been completed and the left-out work is to be complet...
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Floodgates Of Bhakra Dam Opened, Likely To Inundate Villages
After the Pong dam, floodgates of the Bhakra dam were opened on Tuesday for the first time in this season after heavy rains in catchment areas had alarmingly increased the water level in the reservoir, a senior official said.
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Punjab Assembly Passes Resolution Opposing CISF Deployment At Bhakra Dam
The Punjab Assembly today passed a resolution opposing the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bhakra-Nangal dam project, stating that the state's own police force is competent to handle the dam's security.
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Punjab-Haryana Water War Reaches Delhi: BJP Blames AAP's "Dirty Politics"
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini warned that the row over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana will impact the supply of drinking water in Delhi.
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"Excess Water Will Go To Pak If...": Haryana's 'Bhakra Dam' Request To Punjab
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann to provide drinking water to Haryana or the excess Bhakra reservoir water will flow to Pakistan.
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Bhakra Dam To Release Additional 16,000 Cusecs Of Water Tomorrow
An additional 16,000 cusecs of water will be released from Bhakra Dam into the Sutlej River on Thursday as the water level in the dam has increased following incessant rains in the last few days in Himachal Pradesh.
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Delhi May Face Water Crises As Punjab To Close Canals From Dam: Minister
Water will be equally distributed across Delhi in case of shortage that may affect 25 per cent of total supply in the coming days, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.
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Torrential Rains Lash Northern States, Alert Sounded In Punjab
Heavy rains lashed northern states with an alert sounded in Punjab following release of excess water from Bhakra dam and the Yamuna nearing the danger mark in Delhi on Saturday, while normalcy was slowly returning to flood-ravaged Kerala, where so far 113 people have lost their lives.
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Pregnant Indian-Origin Woman Found Dead In Punjab Canal, Husband Suspect
The body of a pregnant Indian-origin woman from Australia has been recovered from Bhakra Canal in Punjab's Ferozepur district.
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Class 12 Student, Suspect In Haryana Teen's Rape And Murder, Found Dead
A Class 12 student suspected to be involved in the rape, torture and murder of a 15-year-old in Haryana's Jind, was found dead last night in the Bhakra canal.
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11 Bodies, 4 Human Skulls Recovered From Bhakra Canal In Haryana
Eleven "highly decomposed" bodies and four human skulls were recovered today from Bhakra canal, police said.
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National Agriculture Bank Sanctions Rs 285-Crore Loan To Haryana
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs. 285.06 crore to Haryana under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund for remodelling of 565 water courses in 10 districts of the state.
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6 Killed, 29 Missing As Bus Falls Into Himachal River
At least six people were killed and 12 others injured when a private tourist bus from Punjab skidded off the road and fell into the swollen Parvati River in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district today, police said.
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Water Level in Himachal Dams Rises
The water levels in Himachal Pradesh's major dams -- Bhakra and Pong -- have increased comfortably with the monsoon active in the region, an official said today.
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Bhakra dam level crosses 1,645 feet; review meeting called
The water level in the Bhakra reservoir today crossed 1,645 feet with the dam's management calling a meeting of partner states on July 30 to review the situation on water release.
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Himachal road project incomplete after 33 years
In the past 33 years, just 45 km of a 67-km-long road project have been completed in Himachal Pradesh, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Public Works Minister Gulab Singh, in a written reply, said: "Work on the 67-km-long Tattapani-Salapar road began in 1979-80. So far, 45 km of the road has been completed and the left-out work is to be complet...
