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PATIALA: With incessant rainfall in the region for the past two days, the Bhakra Beas Management Board ( BBMB ) has decided to regulate the water of Ravi, Beas and Satluj rivers as the authorities have issued a red alert.The BBMB has asked all its top functionaries to ensure that round-the-clock vigil is maintained. The board has decided to open the floodgates at Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams. Chief engineer at the Bhakra Dam, Sanjeev Kumar Suri, said as on Monday the water level was recorded at 1,655.49 feet against 1,651.25 feet on September 20.He said the dam could still stock up plenty of water before the need to open the floodgates is felt. As per the protocol, the slip gates are opened when the water level reaches 527.91 m.
Initially, only two to three spill gates are opened but if the water continues to flow in, all seven gates can also be opened to protect the dam structure.However, the situation at the Bhakra Dam was a little better. A warning was sounded to villagers in Dasuya, Tanda and Mukerian tehsils of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.Maximum reservoir level of Ranjit Sagar Dam is 526.65 metres while the current level was recorded at 525.69m on Monday evening just before the gates were opened..