Jalandhar, Sept. 9 -- The water levels in Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams, built over Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, have receded slightly with the decreasing inflow of water from the catchment areas. Earlier, the dams were receiving heavy water inflows, filling their reservoirs to the brim.

As per the data released by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), the current water level in the Pong dam is 1,391.33 feet, which was above 1,394 feet last week. On Monday, the water inflow was recorded at 35,439 cusecs as compared to 98,418 cusecs on Saturday. As much as 65,003 cusecs is being released into the Beas through turbines and spillway gates. The water level in the dam is 27.35 feet higher than the corresponding day of the previous ye...