The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Wednesday launched 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into the Beas river to offset the excess influx into the reservoir.

Board officers stated the river has sufficient carrying capability so the quantity of water launched wouldn’t flood any space downstream.

Upstream of the dam, nevertheless, the river remains to be receiving round 80,000 cusecs of water every day. The officers stated that they determined to go for managed launch of water with the dam being two-thirds full to capability.

Owing to extraordinarily heavy rainfall within the river catchment areas from Saturday to Monday, the reservoir remains to be receiving enormous influx of water.

The BBMB held a technical committee assembly in Chandigarh on Wednesday with accomplice states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to work out a technique for managed launch of water from the dams it manages.

Apart from the Pong Dam, the board controls the operation and upkeep of the Bhakra Dam constructed over the Sutlej river.