MoP - Ministry of Power

The Animal Husbandry Deptt. of HP has withdrawn the
proposal of making provisions of cattle troughs for
animals along Suketi Khad corridor, as the dredging
activity has been restricted only to monsoon season
and silt free clear water is available for drinking purpose
of animals in Suketi Khad during lean season.
ii) Long-term measures: The long-term measures
suggested by NEERI were to reduce the silt load at
Pandoh Dam and for disposal of silt from Balancing
Reservoir, Sundernagar.
The Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with
Ministry of Environment & Forest constituted an Expert
Committee in pursuance of the directions of Hon’ble
HP High Court, Shimla in 2004, for preparing an action
plan for management of silt and advise on other
relevant issues with respect of BSL Project. The Expert
Committee, after detailed studies for about a year
submitted its final report in the Hon’ble HP High Court,
Shimla on 10.05.2005, in which an ‘Action Plan’ has
been proposed for monsoon seasons for BSL Project
for next 3 to 5 years. The Hon’ble HP High Court has
asked BBMB to implement the Action Plan for
5 years for which monitoring will be done by the
Expert Committee’.
During this year BBMB has enhanced the dredging
capacity by commissioning the 3rd dredger. The
dredging is being done during the monsoon period as
per recommendations of the Expert Committee and
Bhakra Beas Management Board has implemented
the Action Plan proposed as above during the monsoon
season of 2007.
MINIMUM FLOW IN RIVERS BEAS
In respect of minimum flow from Pandoh dam, BBMB has
been following Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
(Dec.2000) prepared by National Environmental
Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). In the EMP NEERI
had recommended to maintain a minimum daily inflow in
river Beas at Mandi Town to not less than 5% of minimum
daily flow upstream of Pandoh Dam. It was also recommend
that after accounting for all the Khads/rivers/rivulets
confluencing with river Beas in the reach between Pandoh
dam and Mandi and flowing under normal present condition,
the shortfall, if any, may be made up by release of water
from Pandoh dam. However, so far occasion has not arisen
when water had to be released from Pandoh Dam
downstream at the cost of power generation at DPH as the
contributions from rivers/rivulets downstream the dam were
adequate to meet the stipulated requirement of 5% of
minimum daily inflows at Mandi Town.
The Himachal Pradesh Govt. vide Notification
No. PC-F(2)-1/2005 dated 16.07.2005 and revised
Notification No. . PC-F(2)-1/2005 dated 09.09.2005 has
ordered to release the minimum flow downstream of
Diversion Dams throughout the year at a threshold value
of not less than 15% of the minimum inflow observed in
the lean season into main river body whose water is being
harnessed by such projects. Accordingly BBMB has started
releasing the minimum stipulated flow as desired vide above
said notifications from Pandoh dam from September, 2005.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
In an endeavour to synergies, the existing potential of
BBMB to boost the interest of its Partner States, BBMB
Consultancy Services were introduced.
The following works were carried out by Consultancy
Services of BBMB during the year 2007-08.
1) L.O.I (Letter of Intent) has been signed with World Bank
for development of CDM project of BBMB through sale
of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) generated by
Renovation, Modernisation, and Up-rating (R,M&U)
Programme of BBMB for its Hydro Power Stations .
The project PDD (Project Design Document) is in final
stages of Pre-validation and Host Country approval has
been applied and sought from MoE & F, Govt. of India,
New Delhi.
2) a) Successfully running training courses under
Distributed Reforms, Upgrades & Management
(DRUM) programme for engineers and technicians
of Power Utilities of neighbouring States which has
been sponsored by Ministry of Power to promote
power sector reforms.
b) Imparted ‘On-job Site’ O&M training to 60 No.s
Executive Trainee Engineers of UJVNL, Dehradun
at various Power Houses of BBMB.
3) Provided cost effective expert services for
the development of power sector infrastructure
of the region.
4) Provided expert services for thermo-vision scanning,
hotline maintenance, checking of protection schemes
and stretch testing of hydrogen gas cylinders to power
utilities of Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and UT of
Chandigarh.
Organising a Competent Workforce:
The Operation and Maintenance personnel in BBMB is a
highly motivated workforce who are generally satisfied with
wages, benefits and lifestyle. BBMB has given thrust to the
training of its personnel for continually improving their
competencies and efficiency to support safe, reliable and
cost effective operation. BBMB has framed and adopted a
‘Training Policy’ in line with Ministry of Power’s training policy
in its Board’s meeting held on 24.6.2003.
Massive training programmes through Interactive
Workshops/Seminars at all the Project Stations under the
concerned Chief Engineers as well as in the Board
Secretariat, both for workers and engineers on Technical,
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