To: The Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Tamilnadu Ms. J. Jayalalitha
From: Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja
Date: December
3, 2011
RE: Mullaperiyar Dam concerned with
safety
Suggestion: Never allow the storage level
to the 120 feet from the current 136 feet at the request of the Kerala government.
Good Morning Chief Minister. I am
Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja, SAN Nivas, Old No. 28K, New No. 13, Bampalamman
Kovil Street, Muhavoor Post, Rajapalayam Taluka, Virudhunagar District,
Tamilnadu – 626 111. Ms. Chief Minister,
I am writing to you after reading the report of the empowered Committee headed
by former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand and the Supreme Court Judgement
headed by Y.K.Sabharwal (CJ), C.K. Thakker and P.K. Balasubramanyan (JJ) dated
on February 27, 2006. After through study and considering all aspects I felt
that there had been no adverse remarks of Mullaperiyar Dam as well as the
environment. The apprehension voiced by the Government of Kerala and the
peoples of Kerala was totally baseless and incorrect and based on mere figment of
imagination. It is true that the Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Oommen Chandy
creating panic among the people to gain his political mileage. Mullaperiyar Dam
built by British India Government particularly for Government of Tamilnadu
under British rule. In the past, the reservoir was filled up to full level of
152 ft as per the agreement between Secretary of State for India (now Tamilnadu)
and the Maharaja of Travancore. Then Tamilnadu government lowered the storage
level to 142 feet from 152 feet and again lowered to storage level to the
current 136 feet from 142 feet at the request of the Kerala government to carry
out safety repairs. It is fine.
In 2006, the Supreme Court of India by
its decision by a single bench allowed for the storage level to be raised to 142
feet. But the Kerala government promulgated a new "Dam Safety Act" against
increasing the storage level of the Dam. I was wondering that why Tamilnadu
government implement of the Supreme Court directive on the matter by raising
the storage level to 142 feet. Why should we abide the law of Kerala government
when the Supreme Court given clean chit to raise the storage level to 142 feet
as an interim measure and the water level could be allowed to be restored at
152 feet. From my perspective, we should implement of the Supreme Court
directive on the matter by raising the storage level to 142 feet. If something
happens to the Dam, we will take the necessary steps to ensure that Dam remain
safe and the cost implicate to keep the Dam safe should be subtracted from the
annual payment, a sum specified in the agreement to the State of Kerala. This
step was required to be taken immediately and both states of Tamilnadu and
Kerala ought to co-operate. On taking those steps, water would be allowed to
fill up to 142 feet.
Thank you very much for letting me states
my opinion.I am Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja with great
respect of you.
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