Severe floods experienced in Beas river following heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): Severe floods were experienced in the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi following heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert regarding the same.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) confirmed that all dams across the state are currently functioning within safe operational limits, as per the latest status report issued at 7:00 AM, as per an official release.
According to the HPSDMA's daily dam status report, "The current pond levels of all dams are within the permissible operational limits."
The data includes key reservoirs across the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, and Yamuna basins, indicating no immediate threat from reservoir overflow despite widespread rainfall and flooding incidents in several districts, the release said.
Karcham Dam (Satluj basin) recorded an inflow of 869.17 cumecs, with a spillway outflow of 410.21 cumecs and machine flow at 477.99 cumecs.
Nathpa Dam received an inflow of 915 cumecs, releasing 512.26 cumecs through spillways.
Kol Dam, currently at a pond level of 637.59 m against a Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 642 m, recorded a high inflow of 1231 cumecs, discharging 734 cumecs via machine flow.
Pandoh Dam (Beas basin) saw an inflow of 826.59 cumecs, with a combined spillway and machine outflow of 673.5 cumecs.
Larji Barrage recorded an inflow of 734.14 cumecs and released 457 cumecs through spillways and 234.13 cumecs through turbines.
The HPSDMA noted temporary shutdowns at a few locations due to high silt content: Baira HEP was shut down at 7:00 AM due to high silt levels. Plants like Sainj Barrage and Parbati-II remain in shutdown status.
Malana-II HEP continues to remain non-operational since August 1, 2024, following flash floods, with the dam gates kept open as a precautionary measure.
A spokesperson from the disaster authority reiterated: "There is no cause for alarm concerning dam safety across Himachal Pradesh as of this morning. Continuous monitoring is in place, and precautionary releases are being managed to avoid downstream flooding."
Despite severe weather impacts, including flash floods and cloudbursts reported in Mandi and other districts, dam levels have remained under control, aided by the timely regulation of inflows and machine discharges.
Authorities continue to monitor rainfall and reservoir data in real-time to coordinate any preventive evacuation or flow regulation as required. (ANI)