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Mullaperiyar Dam - snippets and thoughts

During 1895 it was commissioned

Designed by Er: Penny Kuik

With a life Span of 50 years

Recommended for reconstruction during 1979

Dam is on fault Zone

Repeated tremors are occurring - Last earth quake, one with intensity 3.4 - Epicenter of earth quake is only 34 K M from dam

Now maximum storage is +136 feet

Water capacity is 15 T M C (thousand million cubic feet of water)

Possibility of tremor of intensity 6 to 6.5

Now there are  repeated tremors,20 quakes reported after july 26 2011

Strengthening of structure programmed during 1979.

Some grouting done after

No foundation strengthening yet done.

Is the 116 years structure can function  safely  ?

Alternate Dam is the only Solution?

Life threat of 30 lakh people in Kerala

Are we waiting for an un happy event ?

Earth Quake and its intensity cannot be predicted in advance

On an Un happy event nothing can be by Disaster Management Team ?

How the Disaster management team reaches The Dam site  ?

Bridges at periyar, Chappathu and Cheruthoni fails due to water bomb?

Total failure of C D Works in roads   ?

Whole transportation net work fails and idduki district will divide

Possibility of failure of cheruthoni  , kulamavu  and Iddukki arch dam cannot be forgotten?

K S E B and Irrigation has to study the after effects of an event ?

District administration and Roads to choke out solution of conveyance net work ?

Disaster management is in kid stage.

Give Training to N G O 's, Fire force, Police and Navy to do need full

Strengthen Fire Force and Start units at Kumily ,Vadiperiyar and Peer made with required  trained staff, equipments and vehicle

Give training  to people to face situations

Installation of additional seismograph's will never help the poor people going to be affected

For disaster management Choke out a correct program

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