Water level rises in Beas

Tribune News Service

Mandi, June 11

Water level has been rising in the Beas considerably for the past few days as glaciers are melting rapidly due to rise in temperature at high-altitude areas in Kullu district. The water has also turned muddy in the river due to sudden increase in its water level.

Beas river rises 4,361 m above the sea level on the southern face of Rohtang Pass in Kullu. It traverses the Mandi district and enters the Kangra district at Sandhol, 590 m above sea level.

Due to rising water level in Beas, the Pandoh dam authority has urged the district administration Mandi to ask tourists and the common people to avoid going close to the river in the coming days. Due to the increase in water level, the Pandoh dam authority has to release water from Pandoh dam at regular intervals.

In view of the danger, the district administrations of Mandi and Kullu districts have urged the tourists as well as locals to avoid venturing close to the banks of Beas between Mandi and Kullu to avoid any untoward incident.

In the past, several incidents have been reported in Mandi and Kullu districts, when tourists lost their lives while clicking selfies close to the Beas in spate.