The preliminary works commenced in 1946 while construction started in 1948. Bhakra Dam, which was called “New Temple of Resurgent India” by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, has a ...

primarily to assist in the construction of the Bhakra-Nangal Dam—one of India’s tallest and most iconic dams. It was initially used to transport laborers and construction materials.

At Bhakra Dam, current storage is 1.247 billion cubic metres (BCM) against its total capacity of 6.229 BCM, making for availability of 20 per cent The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh ...

The current storage at Bhakra Dam is 1.247 billion cubic metres (BCM) against its total capacity of 6.229 BCM, which is 20 per cent. The average storage at this time of the year over the past 10 ...

Kumari Selja, the Member of Parliament from Sirsa, has written a letter to Union Minister for Jal Shakti, CR Patil, requesting the cleaning of the Bhakra Canal to ensure adequate water supply for ...