National Human Rights Commission ON MULAPERIYAR ISSUE

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday decided to refer the Mullaperiyar Dam issue to its full commission following a representation by Kerala MPs.
A senior NHRC official said Kerala MPs met the Commission this morning to raise the issue and request its intervention.
Following the meeting, the official said, the Commission decided to refer the case to its full commission. Earlier, a single member was hearing the case.
The Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala's Idukki district has been a sparring point for the state with Tamil Nadu for quite some time now. While Tamil Nadu wants to increase the water-level in the reservoir, Kerala has been insisting that it be reduced from the current 136 feet to 120 feet.
Kerala is willing to construct a new dam for supplying water to Tamil Nadu, which is opposing the move concerned over losing control over the functionality of the dam.
Various groups in Kerala had been arguing that the dam cannot withstand higher magnitude earthquakes and posed a threat to lives and properties of over three million people in Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts of the state.

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  OVERVEIW OF  MULAPERIYAR DAM
          Mullaperiyar dam is 116 years old as of 2011. It has outlived its expected life span of 50 years.Strengthening the existing dam has its limitations and may not prove to be effective in the event of a disaster (reference: Morvi Dam)

1. Construction Material: The dam was constructed using lime & surki mixture (consisiting of sugar &calcium oxide). Seepage and leaks from the dam have caused concern
2. Earthquakes: The dam is situated in a seismically active zone . CESS has reported that the dam cannot withstand earthquakes above 6 point on the Richter scale. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred on June 7, 1988 with maximum damage in Nedumkandam and Kallar (within 20 kms of the dam). Several earthquake tremors have occurred in the area in recent times. These could be reservoir-induced seismicity, requiring further studies according to experts.
3. Changing weather patterns leading to incessant rains, flooding and overflow of the dam.
4. Inadequate safety maintenance and safety monitoring of the dam

    The Idukki Hydroelectric project, located 30 km downstream was completed in 1976 by the Kerala government After Independence the areas downstream of the Mullaperiyar become heavily inhabited, as Kerala has a very high population.If Mullaperiyar dam  

breks idukki dam can,t withstand leading to huge disaster.
    Presently mulaperiyar dam contain 11.75 T.M.C water .Idukki has a capacity to retain 74 T.M.C water ,dam presently has almost 65 T.MC water.Logically not possible to store powerful water rush at 18000 joules power (10 times stonger than atom bomb bursted at Hiroshima )

  

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