Kerala, coming heavily against the Committee to Coordinate (CTC) under the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam, has accused the committee of denying ‘natural justice’ to
This guidelines deal with the preparation of site specific seismic study report of a river valley project and its submission to the National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters (NCSDP) for necessary approval.
Grout material in recent years has made quantum advancement and researchers have made this material more application friendly. Grouts are finding increasing applications for checking seepage under dams and in repair work for old dams.
Dam building activity in India got impetus and priority, after India became Independent. Total dams built in India up to year 2002 were about 4050. Maharashtra state has the largest number of large dams in India.
Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph has said that a final picture on the demolition of the Mullaperiyar dam will be evolved at the meeting of the experts and engineers on September 17.
Pagara Masonry Dam was constructed about 94 years from now during the period 1911-1917 in Gwalior (M.P.). After construction, it has breached/damaged and rehabilitated three times.
Kerala has reasons for being concerned about the Bill because of its implications for the Mullaperiyar dam that it considers unsafe. Moreover, three other dams operated by Tamil Nadu — Parambikulam, Thunakadavu, and Peruvaripallam — are within the State. Tamil Nadu is opposing jurisdiction of Kerala's dam safety set-up over dams owned and operated by it. (The Bill proposes a State-level committee for overseeing safety at the local level.)
Standing Committee on Water Resources (2010-2011) present this Seventh Report on "The Dam Safety Bill, 2010". The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha and was referred by the Hon‘ble Speaker to the Standing Committee on Water Resources on 9 September, 2010 for examining and Report.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to either give up or amend, as suggested by the Tamil Nadu government, the Dam Safety Bill, 2010, which is before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources now.
