The BBMB will increase the outflows from the Bhakra Dam by 10,000 cusecs on Thursday afternoon. It will increase the outflows from the Bhakra Dam from 75,000 cusecs to 85,000 cusecs.
The BBMB authorities are being forced to increase the outflows as the water level in the Bhakra Dam increased to 1,678.97 feet, which is just one foot away from the maximum level of 1,680 feet.
The maximum storage limit of the Bhakra can go up to 1,985 feet; however, after the 1988 floods, it was capped at 1,680 feet.
The inflows into the Bhakra at 6 am on Thursday were 95,435 cusecs, while the outflows were 75,000 cusecs. However, due to continued increased inflows and the dam’s storage capacity reaching its optimum level, the BBMB authorities have informed the Ropar administration that they will release 85,000 cusecs of water from the dam in the afternoon.