Beas is an important contributory river of the lndus System. After leaving Pong Dam in Himachal Pardesh, the river enters plains of Punjab at Talwara (District Hoshiarpur). Thereafter river flows unrestricted and in between it receives many small Nallahs and Holy Bein (Kali or West Bein) around its culmination point at Harike, to its culmination with River Sutlej near Village Lohian at Hari-Ke-Pattan. The length of River Beas in the area of jurisdiction of State of Punjab is about 165 Km.
Salient Features of Action Plan for Clean River: Beas
Identification of sources of water pollution
Monitoring of water quality of Beas river
Stop the flow of untreated waste water or other waste into river directly or indirectly by taking the following actions.
Setting up of STPs in urban areas & in Rural areas.
Setting up of reuse of treated wastewater.
Installation of Online continuous monitoring system & CCTVs for STPs.
Installing Online Continuous Monitoring System to be installed by the industries.
Installing real Water Quality Monitoring Station at river Beas.
Cleaning of Holy Bein and to release 350 cusecs of water from mukerian hyder channel into the Holly Bein to maintain the water quality and to regulate the flow of water in Bein.
Setting up of Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Stations in river Beas
Monitoring of Sewage Treatment plants (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs).
Setting up of New/Up-gradation/Rehabilitation of STPs
Setting up of new CETPs
Installation of Online Continuous Monitoring Systems & CCTV for STPs &Industrial Units