The water level at the Pong Dam, which lies on the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh has risen to over five feet above the maximum permissible level due to heavy rainfall in some parts of the state during the past few days.

The level at the dam recorded on Wednesday morning was 1,395.17 feet against the stipulated upper limit of 1,390 feet, according to information released by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

The inflow into the dam’s reservoir was 74,960 cusecs, while the outflow was 59,895 cusecs. The mean outflow in the month of September during the last 10 years ranged between 9,622 cusecs and 14,852 cusecs.

Pong is located in Kangra district, close to the border with Punjab. The dam’s catchment area that lies across Kullu, Mandi and Kangra districts has been experiencing heavy

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