Shimla, Aug. 22 -- An FIR has been lodged against the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) for releasing excess water from Pong Dam, which submerged several villages in Indora, Fatehpur, and Shahpur areas, causing widespread destruction, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today informed the State Assembly.
Replying to a call attention motion during the Monsoon Session, Sukhu said that people of Himachal Pradesh have been forced to bear the brunt of dam water releases every monsoon, while BBMB has failed to ensure adequate safeguards.
"Despite repeated devastation, including the 2023 floods, BBMB has neither provided relief nor taken measures to protect lives and property downstream," the CM said.
Sukhu reminded the Hou...