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Bhakra Beas Management Board implemented the action
plan proposed as above during the monsoon season
of 2005 and submitted its implementation report to the
Expert Committee in November,2005. A sub Committee
was formed by the Expert Committee in December,2005
to inspect the site, who visited Beas Sutej Link Project on
12th and 13th December,2005. The Sub-Committee was
fully satisfied with the implementation report of Bhakra
Beas Management Board for the monsoon season of 2005.
Thereafter, the Expert Committee held its meeting at New
Delhi on 16th December,2005. The Expert Committee
then submitted its report to the Hon’ble Himchal Pradesh
High Court, Shimla before 26th December,2005 i.e. the last
date assigned to them by the Hon’ble Court. The Hon’ble
Court has accepted the report of the Expert Committee.
MINIMUM FLOW IN RIVER BEAS
In respect of minimum flow from Pandoh dam, BBMB has
been following Environment Management Plan prepared
by National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute. In the Enviornment Management Plan, National
Enviornmental Engineering Research Institute had
recommended to maintain a minimum daily inflow in river
Beas at Mandi town, not less than 5% of minimum daily
flow upstream of Pandoh dam. It was also recommended
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 no occasion
has 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 Government 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. In
MINISTRY OF POWER
the meantime, BBMB has referred the matter to Ministry of
Power for taking the matter with Ministry of Environment
& Forests for exempting BBMB from applicability of the
notification, being an old project.
Secretary, Power had a meeting with Secretary, Ministry of
Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 21.11.2005, wherein
the Ministry of Power has taken the matter of minimum
lean season discharge from hydro power projects with the
Ministry of Enviroment and Forest to decide the matter at
the earliest.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
In an endeavour to synergise the existing potential of
BBMB to boost the interests of its partner States, BBMB
Consultancy Services were introduced.
The following works were carried out by the Consultancy
Services of BBMB during the year 2005:-
1. 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.
2. Provided cost effective expert services for the
development of Power Sector infrastructure of the
region.
• The following works were completed:
- Development of 66 KV Sub-Station on turnkey
basis in Sector 47, Chandigarh on behalf of Union
Territory, Chandigarh Administration.
• The following works were taken in hand:
- Development of 66 KV Sub-Station on turnkey
basis in Sector 56, Chandigarh on behalf of UT
Chandigarh Administration.
- Development of 66 KV Sub-Station at PGIMER
complex, Sector 12, Chandigarh on behalf of
PGIMER.
- Preparation of technical specifications for Advanced
Eye Centre, at PGIMER complex, Sector 12,
Chandigarh on behalf of PGIMER.
• The proposals for the following works are under
finalisation:
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