Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari on Friday raised a question in the Lok Sabha regarding the status of de-silting of dams in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the alarming loss of water storage capacity due to silt accumulation.

Responding to the question, the Ministry of Jal Shakti informed the Lok Sabha that according to the latest National Register of Specified Dams (2025), Haryana has 3 specified dams, Punjab has 15, and Himachal Pradesh has 24, with a total of 24 reservoirs assessed for current storage capacity.

Tewari emphasised that the loss of storage capacity poses a direct threat to irrigation security, drinking water supply, flood management and long-term sustainability of water resources in...