Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan trolled over 'double standards' on Mullaperiyar dam; Read the details-

 

Soon after his statement, social media came alive and it revisited an event in which Vijayan, the then CPI-M state secretary took part on December 8, 2011. During which he had said, that "Experts have pointed out that if an earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale takes place, then the dam will be washed away leading to an irreparable loss and hence, we demand that it be replaced with a new dam,"

 

It is worth to be noted that, according to a report published by United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health, the infrastructure of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala is worsening and can prove dangerous for 3.5 million people. According to experts, a quake in the area can lead to the washing away of Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and parts of Thrissur.

 

Incidentally, it comes a day after Vijayan wrote to his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.K. Stalin, urging his government to draw maximum quantities of water from the Mullaperiyar dam as the reservoir levels inched closer to the 142-foot mark, following heavy rains at the area. Vijayan made the appeal as water levels in the dam crossed 137.05 feet on Sunday night. On Tuesday, Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan too wrote to Stalin seeking his support for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar.

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