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the body of the dams shows the normal behaviour.
Underwater inspections of Dams also do not indicate any
abnormality.
Nangal Hydel Channel is running continuously since its
year of commissioning i.e. 1954. Inspection, repair and
maintenance of Nangal Hydel Channel are being carried
out online without any closure. Sand grouting of lining is
done regularly and underwater repairs are done with the
help of divers. This has not only helped in maintaining an
uninterrupted supply of water to the Partner States but
has also helped in continuous operation of Ganguwal and
Kotla powerhouses for the last 51 years.
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
PLANTATION PROGRAMME
Under this programme, BBMB had chalked out a
programme to plant almost 40,000 trees and shrubs on
vacant land at all Project Stations every year. During 2005-
06, against a target of 40,000 trees and shrubs, BBMB
has planted 64907 plants during the monsoon months of
2005. Some more plants will be planted if winter rains are
normal during January & February of 2006. At Talwara,
a Green Land Project has been started on 40 acre plot
in which different varieties of plants are being grown in
a phased manner. Another prestigious project i.e. Rock
Garden at Talwara on the pattern of Chandigarh Rock
Garden on 20 acre plot was started last year. The Rock
Garden constructed under the aegis of Padamshree Sh.
Nek Chand has been commissioned this year. The Rock
Garden has been constructed with the waste and unused
material from the Beas Project.
Environment Management Plan for Beas Satluj Link
Project
The Environment Management Plan (EMP) proposed
for BSL Project by National Enviornmental Engineering
Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur had following two
components:
i) Short-Term measures: These were the mitigation
measures for the benefit of the general public like
organized promotion of fish production in Suketi khad
and its tributaries, one-time farm management in silt
affected agriculture-land, tarring of road along one side
of Sundernagar Hydel Channel, improvement of crossover
bridges on Suketi khad, plantation at Baggi Control
Works (BCW) and along Sundernagar Hydel Channel,
provision of cattle-troughs along Suketi khad, etc. Out
of these measures, some were required to be completed
exclusively by BBMB and the others were to be completed
by the Himachal Pradesh Governmnet Departments after
getting their proposals vetted/financed by Bhakra Beas
Management Board.
Status: The Short-Term measures, which were directly
under the control of BBMB, were completed even before
onset of monsoon 2003. The measures completed were
improvement and modification of 22 No. cross-over
bridges of modified design, metalling and tarring of road
along one side of Sundernagar Hydel Channel and tree
plantation along Sundernagar Hydel Channel and Baggi
Control Works.
For development of fisheries, an amount of Rs. 36 lac as
first installment was also released to Fisheries Department
of Himachal Pradesh in 2003. Fisheries Department
was asked to take further necessary steps for the
implementation of the scheme. BBMB had been in touch
with Fisheries Department who have started implementing
the project and they have assured to utilize the Bhakra
Beas Management Board funds during the current year.
For the provision of cattle-troughs for animals, the
concerned Animal Husbandry Department has been
continuously under pursuasion but nothing concrete has
come out so far for this project.
ii) Long-term measures: The long-term measures
suggested by National Enviornmental Engineering
Research Institute (NEERI) were to reduce the silt load
at Pandoh Dam and for disposal of silt from Balancing
Reservoir, Sundernagar.
Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with Ministry
of Environment & Forest constituted an Expert Committee
in pursuance of the directions of Hon’ble Himachal
Pradesh High Court, Shimla in 2004, for preparing an
action plan for management of silt and advice on other
relevant issues with respect to Beas Sutlej LInk Project.
The Expert Committee after detailed studies for about
a year, submitted its final report in the Hon’ble Himchal
Pradesh High Court Shimla on 10.05.2005, in which an
‘Action Plan’ has been proposed for monsoon season for
Beas Sutlej Link Project for next 3 to 5 years.