BBMB calls board meeting amid Punjab-Haryana water crises
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ May 2,2025
In the ongoing water sharing fiasco, Bhakra Beas Management Board has call an urgent board meeting on May 3,2025.
As per sources, an urgent board meeting of partner state is called for May 3, 2025 at 5:00 pm at BBMB head office, Chandigarh.
Earlier a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Home Secretary, Government of India at New Delhi today to discuss the issue of implementation of decision of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) for release of extra 4500 cusecs of water to Haryana for 08 days for meeting urgent water needs of Haryana and some parts of Rajasthan. The meeting was attended by senior officers of Government of India, the partner states of BBMB viz. Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana and BBMB.
The matter was discussed/ deliberated and it was advised to carry out the decision of BBMB to release 4500 cusecs of extra water from Bhakra Dams to Haryana for next 08 days to meet their urgent water requirements. It was also agreed that during the filling period of Dams, BBMB will provide this excess water to Punjab to fulfil their any additional requirements. The BBMB will immediately convene a meeting of the Board to work out the modalities of implementing the release of extra water to Haryana.
