Dam the controversy

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 23:24

KA Solaman | Alappuzha

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Sir — One does not understand the immediate reason for the political leadership of Tamil Nadu to compel the people of Kerala to protest on the issue of Mullaperiyar dam. Does the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu not know the dangerous state of the dam?
If Kerala is not against supplying water to Tamil Nadu in future, why does Tamil Nadu then oppose the construction of a new dam? The political leadership has miserably failed in settling the issue without drawing the people of Kerala out in the streets. What we need to do is to keep the water-level in the existing dam as low as possible so that people living in the vicinity are not threatened.
If scientists are certain of the dangerous state of the old dam, the Government of Kerala should immediately abandon it. The lives of 30 lakh people in Idukki, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha districts are more precious than floral farming in Tamil Nadu, which depends on the waters of the Mullaperiyar dam.

K A Solaman