Patiala, Dec. 16 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), the ministry of jal shakti, the Punjab government, and others on Monday over the recent floods in the state. BBMB manages both the Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam on the Sutlej and Beas rivers.

As many as 60 people lost their lives in flood-related incidents, and crops over lakhs of acres, along with several houses, were destroyed. The petition was filed by the Ludhiana-based NGO, public action committee (PAC).

The PAC said the process would discover whether the statutory duties under the Dam Safety Act, 2021, including duties relating to data disclosure, flood cushion maintenance, and precautionary dam operation, were complied wi...