BBMB Faces Struggles in Evicting Unauthorized Occupants

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) is encountering challenges in removing unauthorized occupants from its land, with 235 properties under litigation since 1985. Despite issuing eviction orders for 17 properties in the past three years, no encroachments have been removed. The BBMB manages water and power supply from major projects to several states.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) is struggling with the eviction of unauthorized occupants from its land, according to Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary.

In a written statement to the Rajya Sabha, Choudhary revealed that 235 properties have been under litigation since 1985.

The BBMB has issued eviction orders for 17 properties in the last three years, but no encroachments have been removed. The Board manages water and power supplies from the Bhakra Nangal and Beas projects to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Chandigarh.

(With inputs from agencies.)