As the weatherman has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the region on October 6-7, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has decided to open floodgates of Bhakra and Pong dams on Saturday to release 40,000 cusecs of water in a controlled manner in Sutlej and Beas rivers.

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The BBMB authorities had recently drawn flak from various quarters over release of additional water from dams after the rain, which, opposition parties alleged, caused the worst flooding in Punjab in decades.

While 8,000 cusecs extra will be released from Bhakra dam floodgates around noon, 32,000 cusecs will be let out through Pong spillways. After extra release of water, the t

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