Assembly panel visits Mullaperiyar dam

Thursday, December 08, 2011: The Subject Committee of the State Assembly headed by Water Resources Minister P.J Joseph visited the Mullaperiyar dam as part of further assessment of the condition of the dam.
The committee expressed dissatisfaction over the disaster management measures taken by the state government citing the danger posed by the present condition of the 116-year old structure.
The disaster management plan put forward by the state government to evacuate 450 families from the living near the Mullaperiyar dam in case of an emergency situation is not at all practical.
The committee also informed that evidence must be collected from Advocate General KP Dandapani and Disaster management cell secretary with the permission on Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan.

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