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Expressing restitution implicit the information and retention level aft inspecting the Mullaperiyar reservoir, the members of the sub-committee comprising the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) inspected the functioning of the dam connected Friday.
The squad headed by confederate portion manager R. Giridhar of the NDSA and officials from the Water Resources Department from Tamil Nadu and Kerala visited the dam. “This is simply a regular cheque of each the parameters,” an serviceman from the Tamil Nadu authorities broadside told reporters.
The officers physically inspected each the 13 shutters and the seepage level was satisfactory. At 111.50 feet retention successful the dam connected Friday, the parameters were functioning efficaciously and it was precise overmuch stable, officials said and added that they besides inspected Chitranai and the a fewer catchment areas of Mullaiperiyar dam including Mullaikodi.
Tamil Nadu Superintending Engineer (PWD) Sam Irwin, Executive Engineer Selvam and from Kerala government, Superintending Engineer Koshi and Levins Babu accompanied Mr Giridhar.
The Mullaikodi catchment country centre was being visited aft astir a decennary by the Tamil Nadu officers connected Thursday, who said that the infrastructural facilities were satisfactory.
A elder serviceman said that successful 2014, erstwhile Tamil Nadu officials expressed their tendency to sojourn Mullaikodi, the Kerala wood section officials denied support and they had to return. In the 1980s, the rainfall gauge stations were established successful Mullaikodi and Thaanikodi, catchment areas of the Mullaiperiyar dam by the Tamil Nadu authorities aft obtaining support from the Kerala side. Since then, the officials person been capable to grounds the rainfall with precision, they added.
