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 LS that according to the latest National Register of Specified Dams (2025), Haryana has three specified dams, Punjab has 15, and Himachal Pradesh has 24, with a total of 24 reservoirs. Tewari urged the central government to take urgent action for accelerated de-silting of major and medium dams. The ministry acknowledged that massive silt accumulation has severely affected several major dams. According to recent surveys, the Bhakra Dam has lost 2,568 MCM of its storage capacity, the Beas Reservoir has lost 1,190 MCM. Many medium and small dams in Punjab-including Maili, Dholbaha, Damsal, Mirzapur and others-have also recorded substantial capacity loss. The ministry also stated that BBMB has not yet started de-silting of Bhakra and Pong reservoirs, but has proposed a pilot project for de-silting Bhakra under DRIP....