Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has proposed a 1,500 megawatt (MW) pumped storage project as an extension of Bhakra Dam at Dobar village, 5 km upstream from the existing dam site. The Rs.6,500-crore project is to be built under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode on build-own-operate basis. The BBMB has conducted surveys and identified four such sites over the dam reservoir. Notably, surveys were conducted after the Centre asked the managements of the existing hydel projects to explore options for extensions. "In the surveys, we have found that four such projects of 4,400 MW capacity can be constructed around the Gobind Sagar Lake," said a superintending engineer level officer of the board posted at the dam. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 2...