Dear  sir  

 

 My name  is  Jerry  living  in   Kerala  . i am  writing  this  mail  for  notifying  that  what  if Mullaperiyar  dam  collapse  .  i think  you  all know  that  monsoon season is coming  and   are  aware  of  the  flood  which  hit Kerala  for  the past  two years  . what  if  another  flood  hits  Kerala again in 2020 .  if  the dam  collapse its going  to affect  entire  4 districts    it can threaten the lives of 3.5 million people downstream   .   including me  and  my family . as an  Indian citizen  i have  the  rights  to know  what actions  are  taken  against this  case (because  the  dam  is  125 years  old  ) maximum life  span  of a  dam  is  40 to  50 years  the dam was constructed from limestone and "surkhi" (burnt brick powder and a mixture of sugar and calcium oxide )    

 

As  our  politicians  are  not taking  any action i am  requesting  the  judiciary to take  action  against  the  Mullaperiyar  issue  . as  an Indian  citizen  i have  the  right to live . now we  are  threaten  with  our  lives . i know we are going  through tough situation but  prevention  is  better than  cure 

1, Kindly ask  the  authority's to    lower  the  water level  to  below  50 %   in rain season 
2, Decommission  the  dam  and give  the  permission  to  build  new one  to  help Tamil Nadu.

After the 1979 Morvi Dam failure which killed up to 15,000 people, safety concerns of the aging Mullaperiyar dam's and alleged leaks and cracks in the structure were raised by the Kerala Government.A study conducted by The Center for Earth Science Studies  had reported that the structure would not withstand an earthquake above magnitude 6 on the Richter scale. 

Current safety concerns relate to several issues. Since the dam was constructed using stone rubble masonry with lime mortar grouting following prevailing 19th-century construction techniques that have now become archaic, seepage and leaks from the dam have caused concern. Moreover, the dam is situated in a seismically active zone. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred on 7 June 1988 with maximum damage in Nedumkandam and Kallar (within 20 km of the dam).Subsequently, several tremors have occurred in the area in recent times. These could be reservoir-induced seismicity,

 

The big question is: Are the lives of 3.5 million Indians who are living today in anxiety and fear of a possible wipe out important to this country?  A civilization is under the threat of a wipe-out.. Whenever a terror attack or security breach happens in our country, we point fingers at our neighboring country. But here is a problem that can take the lives of so many innocent Indians, which can be stopped. And what exactly is our political leadership in this country doing? Nothing.  

 

Thanks and  regards 

Jerry Tom Joseph