The water level at Pong Dam, which lies on the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, has risen to almost 10 feet above the stipulated maximum level even as the withdrawal of monsoon from the region appears to have stalled.

The level at the dam recorded on Saturday morning was 1,399.93 feet against the upper limit of 1,390 feet, according to information released by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

While 1,390 feet has been fixed as the upper filling limit for Pong due to various technical, meteorological and safety factors, the dam can cater to water levels up to 1,421 feet in extreme circumstances.

The inflow into the dam’s reservoir was 37,192 cusecs, while the outflow was 59,789 cusecs. The mean outflow in the month of September during the last 10 years ranged between 9,622 cusecs t

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