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The people of Kerala are more concerned about the dam as fresh tremors are being reported every day. Mild tremors which were felt in parts of Idukki and Kottayam cannot be ignored. The constitution of India guarantees all citizens the right to live. But while the people sense insecurity what should they do?
The government should take immediate steps to get necessary permission from the Centre for construction of the new dam at Mullaperiyar. Immediate steps should be taken to restrict the water level in the reservoir to 120 feet . Immediate intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the row between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue. Mullaperiyar: Protests mount, panic grips people. >>
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Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam over River Periyar, with a height of 155 feet and length 1200 feet and is located 2889 feet above sea level, It was constructed in 1895 by the British Government. The dam is operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu based on a 999-year lease agreement made during erstwhile British colonial rule, between the British Government (Madras Presidency) and the Travancore Maharajah.It is built with stone and Surki ( A mixture of sugar and Calcium oxide).
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What will happen if Mullaperiyar Dam breaks? Kerala will be divided into 2 lands, impacting the geography of India and washing away an area of vast bio diversity, along with 3 million inhabitants. Cochin Refineries, which refines the petroleum products and services most of South India will be washed away. Kerala will be in complete darkness for ages; No TV, No Internet, No Mobile towers once the Idukki hydro electric power plant is washed away. Tamil Nadu will not get water for irrigation or drinking anymore. The water current will wash out Industries, Factories, IT Parks, Hospitals, Ports, Cochin City, Temples, Mosques, Churches etc to the Arabian Ocean.
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If Mullaperiyar dam get destroyed the world will be witnessing one of the major destruction. Heavy flood will occur in villages such as Vallakadavu, Vandiperiyar, Keerikkara, Mlamala, Chappathu, upputhara, Ayyappan Kovil, Irattiyar. These villages will almost sink in water.
If the destruction occurs in rainy season then about 4430 lakh cubic meter of water will flow into the Idukki dam which is situated just 50 Km away from Mullaperiyar dam. Even though the Idukki dam is constructed for accommodating the water of Mullaperiyar, no-one can give promise that what will happen in Idukki dam with the destruction of Mullaperiyar dam. The capacity of Idukki dam is 1996.30 million cubic water. So with the heavy flow of soil and water into Idukki dam may cause the destruction of Idukki dam and may causes heavy flood in shores of entire Periyar river. The peoples in the districts like Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Alappuzha will be effected by the destruction of these dams. Also there is a danger of contaminated disease in these region. The biodiversity of Periyar wildlife sanctuary will be effected with the destruction of Mullaperiyar dam. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is a hot spot of many animals and plants. With the flood heavy destruction will be caused to these animal and plants resulting in the destruction of the biodiversity of entire forest.
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