While heavy rain has caused issues in Himachal Pradesh, it’s proving to be a blessing for Punjab. The downpour has significantly raised water levels in the Bhakra, Pong, and Ranjit Sagar dams—crucial sources for irrigation and power generation.

As of Tuesday:

Bhakra Dam: 1,603 feet (up 3 feet from Monday)

Pong Dam: 1,334.35 feet (up 4 feet from Monday)
Last year on the same day, these levels were 1,598.5 feet and 1,330.4 feet respectively.

Ranjit Sagar Dam: Water level is 504.4 meters, compared to 494.5 meters on the same day last year.

Water Inflows (Monday):

Bhakra: 69,000 cusecs

Pong: 96,000 cusecs

Ranjit Sagar: 21,800 cusecs

Water Outflows (Monday):

Bhakra: 25,680 cusecs

Pong: 13,650 cusecs

Ranjit Sagar: 7,680 cusecs

Power Generation:

Bhakra: 224 lakh units

Pong: 55.3 lakh units

Ranjit Sagar: 46 lakh units

VK Gupta from the All India Power Engineers Federation said water and power demand may decrease now that most paddy planting is done.

Coal Reserves at Thermal Plants Remain Healthy:

Lehra Mohabbat: 18 days

Ropar: 24 days

Goindwal: 13 days

Rajpura (private): 17 days

Talwandi Sabo (private): 20 days

So far this year, the highest power demand recorded has been 17,233 MW.