Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- As the incessant rainfall in the catchment of the Bhakra Dam reservoir built over the Sutlej river continues, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has decided to maintain the water level of Bhakra Dam reservoir to 1,667.20 feet despite having 12.80 feet of space left.

The BBMB continues to release surplus 7,000 cusecs water from the floodgates on the top of the dam. The floodgates were opened for the first time in two years on August 19, and there are no immediate plans to shut the floodgates as the reservoir continues to receive 48,000 cusecs of water.

As per data sourced from the BBMB, a week back the water level was rising at least 2 feet every day which after the release of water from the spillways (floodga...