Water-sharing row: Mann freezes Punjab’s share to BBMB, calls for funds audit

Water-sharing row: Mann freezes Punjab’s share to BBMB, calls for funds audit

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that the government will conduct an audit of funds it contributes to the Bhakra Beas Management Board and withhold further payments until the audit is completed

4 Ministers, AAP MLAs Join Day-And-Night Vigil at Nangal to Protect Punjab's Water Resources

Chandigarh, May 13, 2025 (Yes Punjab News) In a show of solidarity, Punjab Cabinet Ministers Barinder Kumar Goyal, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Lal Chand Kataruchak, and Laljit Singh Bhullar, along with AAP MLAs and leaders from various corners, today join the day-and-night vigil at Nangal Dam to express their strong protest against the BJP-ruled Central and State governments and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) over the issue of Punjab’s water b…

DRP NB 120525: BBMB’s poor track record on Operational Dam Safety

The BBMB also publicly cited the need to follow the technical requirements based on rule curve while advocating water release for Haryana. This is also strange in early May when dam is at the lowest level as BBMB showed no such concern of following the rule curve or making public statements about need to follow rule curve several times during monsoon in last few years, leading to avoidable flood disaster in Punjab more than once.

Water row: Mann says BJP, BBMB to blame if something untoward happens; slams farmers' 'silence'

Chandigarh, May 11 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday warned that the BJP and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) will be held responsible if "violence" or something untoward happens as they continue to send officials to the Nangal Dam. He also called out farmers' unions for their "silence" on the issue. Mann headed to the Nangal dam in Rupnagar district after he came to know that the BBMB officials had reached there again t…

Punjab CM Mann slashes water supply to Haryana

Punjab’s water cut to Haryana has sparked a political storm amid BJP’s rising influence and farmer unrest. CHANDIGARH: The intensifying water dispute between Punjab and Haryana is widely seen as a strategic move by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to curb the rising influence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini, who has been actively working to strengthen the BJP’s outreach among farmers in the border state. Facing severe criticism from the…