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Moolathara dam breaches [1]

Electricity Minister A K Balan visiting the Moolathara dam site in Palakkad on Sunday.

PALAKKAD: The right bank of the Moolathara dam (regulator-cum-bridge) in Palakkad district was breached following the release of water from the Aliyar dam by Tamil Nadu.

However, no casualties have been reported following the incident which occurred around 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
09/11/2009
New Indian Express (Kochi) [2]
Tags:
Dams [3], Natural Disasters [4], Floods [5], Kerala [6], Palakkad (D) [7]
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