Mullaperiyar dam
A govt order said the agencies had been engaged under Section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998. In 2010, an empowered committee led by former Chief Justice of India A S Anand engaged Pune-based Central Water and Power Research Station to conduct a study on Mullaperiyar. Under the Dam Safety Act, 2021, the first comprehensive safety evaluation of every existing specified dam must be completed within five years of the Act coming into force.
Soon, the state will sign an MoU with the agencies,” a senior state govt official said. Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has engaged Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, to conduct a site-specific seismic study of the century-old Mullaperiyar dam. “The seismic study is being conducted in accordance with directions of the supervisory committee constituted by Supreme Court for monitoring the safety of the dam. Subsequent evaluations are to be conducted at intervals prescribed under the regulations. The evaluation includes a general assessment of seismic safety and, in specified cases, a mandatory study of site-specific seismic parameters. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai