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MINISTRY OF POWER
extremely low inflows at the hydro stations due to failure of
rains and less snowfall in the catchment area. During the
current year 2005-06, the generation from the BBMB Power
Houses has been 9566 Million Units up to 30.12.2005
against the target of 8853 Million Units. Generation of 11535
Million Units has been anticipated up to 31st March,2006
against the annual target of 10802 million units fixed by
Central Electricity Authority, Government of India. The Plant
availability of BBMB Power Stations during 2005-06 (up to
December 2005) has been 92.18%. The Power generation
at BBMB Power houses is being evacuated through BBMB
Power evacuation system running into 3735 circuit kilo
metres length of 400 Kilo Volts, 220 Kilo Volts, 132 Kilo
Volts and 66 Kilo Volts transmission lines and 24 Extra
High Voltage Sub-stations. The Bhakra Beas Management
Board Power evacuation system operates in an integrated
manner in the Northern Grid with its transmission network
spreading over the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,
Haryana and Delhi. The system is interconnected with
transmission system of POWERGRID and the States
of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. The availability
of transmission system during the year 2005-06 (up to
December 2005) has been 98.20%.
Nangal Hydel Channel
IRRIGATION
At the time of partition of India, about 80% of the irrigated
area of Punjab went to West Pakistan leaving India with very
meagre irrigation resources. The mighty Bhakra- Nangal
and Beas Projects changed the scenario and turned
Northern India into Granary of the Nation. The Bhakra
Nangal and Beas Projects have not only brought Green
Revolution in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan,
but also White Revolution by way of record production of
milk. The North Western region of the Nation has turned
into Granary of the Nation. The States of Punjab, Haryana
and Rajasthan are being supplied on an average about 28
millon acre feet of water per year which irrigates one crore
25 lac acres of land.
RENOVATION, MODERNISATION AND UPRATING
(RM&U)
All the five units of Bhakra Right Bank Power Houses,
which were commissioned during the year 1966 to 1968,
have been uprated from original capacity of 120 mega
watt to 157 mega watt each.
The Renovation, Modernization and Upgradation of two