Major rejig in BBMB amid Punjab-Haryana water crises; Directors, Secy amongst 6 officers transferred
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ May 1,2025
Bhakra Beas Management Board has issued transfer orders of key officials posted on key posts amid Punjab-Haryana water crises.
The irrigation wing of the BBMB is managed by Haryana and Power wing is managed by Punjab.
Amid rumors about Punjab police enhancing the security around Dam controlling unit, to monitor the water discharge, DIG Rupnagar range Harcharan Singh Bhullar visited Nangal and inspected the area arround the Nangal dam. He said “i am just reviewing the dam security”
Major rejig in BBMB amid Punjab-Haryana water crises; Directors, Secy amongst 6 officers transferred. Slamming BJP for conspiring to divest Punjab of its waters by misusing its power in Haryana and center, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday categorically said that the state has no single drop of water to share with any other state.
Mann said that every year BBMB distributes water to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan which is applicable from May 21 to May 20 next year. He said that this year BBMB had distributed 3.318 MAF, 2.987 MAF and 5.512 MAF water to Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab respectively. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the BJP government in Haryana had used its share of water by March 31 this year after which the crisis had arisen.
Whereas Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister, Krishan Lal Panwar, has criticised the Punjab government for stopping Haryana’s share of water. Panwar said Punjab is deliberately playing politics and stopping Haryana’s rightful water, which is completely wrong and condemnable. He appealed to the Punjab government to stop politicising the issue and release Haryana’s full share of water.
Panwar said that Haryana needs 9,500 cusecs of water for drinking purposes, but Punjab has reduced the supply and is only providing around 4,000 cusecs. He condemned this decision. Recently, during the BBMB meeting, a decision was taken to give water, but the Punjab government is cutting this water, which is absolutely wrong, he added.
