Record low water inflow at Bhakra, Pong

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 19

The Bhakra and Pong reservoirs are receiving significantly low inflow, lesser than that in March, an official press release stated here on Thursday.

From March 1 to July 18, the Bhakra reservoir received 9,93,247 cusec days less inflow as compared to that during the same period last year. Similarly, the Pong reservoir too received 5,18,065 cusec days less inflow for the same period last year. On July 19, the inflow in Pong and Bhakra reservoirs was 80 and 38 per cent less, respectively, as compared to that on the same day last year. As on date, reservoir levels of Pong and Bhakra are lower by 36.88 ft and 77.2 ft, respectively, compared to the water level on the same day last year.

The inflow in the Satluj river from March 1 to July 10 was 46 per cent less compared to that recorded last year. It was, in fact, 8 per cent lesser than that during the driest year in the recent years which was 2004, the release stated.