In the latest report of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to various security agencies, including the Himachal and Punjab Police. the report said that Pakistan-based terror outfits were specifically training their cadres in cliff-climbing, swimming across water channels and handling explosives with the intention to attack the dam, located near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.'Bhakra Dam has high propaganda value and any attack (on it) would attract immediate media attention,' the report pointed out, saying that the dam had acquired 'iconic status'.The report said the Bhakra Dam, India's first and biggest hydro-electric project which was described by former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the 'temple of resurgent India'. Located about 130 km from here on river Sutlej, it is 15 km from Nangal town of Punjab. The dam can be reached by road from Nangal and the Naina Devi temple side in Himachal Pradesh.The about 90-km long in lenght reservoir, Gobind Sagar, created by the dam can hold over 9,300 million cubic metres of water.The report has stated that the security equipment and gadgets like walkie-talkie sets were inadequate and outdated. The check barriers on access roads to the dam are manually operated and not equipped to handle any forced entry.Work had started after India's independence in 1947 and was completed in 1963.'The dam also needs to be secured from underwater threat. Sensors, sonars and underwater cameras may be considered for the purpose.
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