Covid 19 to BBMB chairman;landslide occurred near Bhakra dam vicinity
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
During The rainy season, the BBMB is likely to face more problems than normal times. It is learnt that the Chairman who was in his office last week have been affected by Covid 19. The entire building of Sharm Bhawan at New Delhi closed and is being sanitized on 3/08/2020 , it is officially learnt. Due to precautions and instructions from Govt. the Chairman is not likely to attend the office for next two weeks .
When landslides are happening (one land slide occurred on 29/07/20 near Statue of first P M of India in the vicinity of Bhakhra dam) in Himalayas and the headless BBMB may prove to be very costly for the people of PUNJAB in the coming days. Member irrigation Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Er Gulab Singh Narwal , who immediately came from Chandigarh to access the situation. Chief engineer Bhakhra Dam Kamaljit Singh, director design SK Bedi, deputy chief engineer KK Sood from Nangal mechanical circle, Hussan Lal Kamboj, deputy chief engineer Bhakra dam circle, Charanpreet Singh director water regulation, VK Garg xen Bhakhra dam division accompanied the member irrigation, BBMB at the site of landslide and inspected the area.
When contacted the chairman BBMB Tanmay Kumar, about the impact of lanslide at the vicinity of Bhakra dam, to the dam, he said “i’ll give you the information later on”
Government of India had recently appointed Tanmay Kumar IAS as Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB. Instead of appointing a regular Chairman of this prestigious organization, a joint Secretary level officer Tanmay Kumar (IAS), Ministry of Power has been given the additional charge, of this crucial post. Even the newly appointed Chairman of BBMB assumed the charge at Delhi itself,instead of joining at its head office at Chandigarh.
In 1988 , during floods the militants had shot dead the Chairman of BBMB , holding him responsible for the plight of the people. Hope similar position does not occur. But G O I seem to be insensitive to the danger looming large on the people of Punjab.
PAGAAM had highlighted the plight of BBMB being headless, in spite of availability of experienced Engineers in the organization. Gulab Singh Narwal, Member irrigation Branch BBMB , being the senior most is being ignored in the BJP government as it does not like Scheduled Caste officers at the helm of affairs. Time and again the OBC, SC and ST officers are being ignored to be appointed at top posts in the name of merit. The discrimination with non Sawarn jati officers is too glaring to be ignored at Central Govt. as well as State Govt. levels .
August,3,2020
