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The story of Mullaperiyar dam mentioned in the first paragraph is fucking insane. The dam was built in the current Indian state of Kerala by the British 125 yea
by blocked_again 6y ago
The story of Mullaperiyar dam mentioned in the first paragraph is fucking insane. The dam was built in the current Indian state of Kerala by the British 125 years ago[1][2]. The water is heavily used by the water scarce neighbouring state Tamil Nadu for agriculture. And when British left, the state of Tamil Nadu got the rights to operate the dam for 999 years which is nuts. Kerala wants to build a new dam since if a failure happens a major chunk of Kerala, which is also one of the most densely populated states in India where millions live go underwater. The dam is located in a earth quake prone area and already suffered damages twice from earth quakes in the past[3]. But Tamil Nadu don't agree and says the Dam is in fine condition and blocks all legal challenges brought by Kerala to build a new dam[4]. Tamil nadu has no skin in the game here. Nobody is going to be killed in Tamil Nadu if Dam breaks.
I don't even understand what kind of justice system we have. Any sensible justice system would order to build a new dam if there is even a slight possibility that millions of lives are in danger. But not in this country! Things like this are the reason why i want to leave this country. It's run by idiots. My PRs get blocked for having a spelling mistake in the variable name but we allow to have a 125 year old damaged dam running without even thinking about decomissioning it at some point!!
[1] Google maps location of the dam - https://goo.gl/maps/vRooaj2Qb2kSRD6w7 https://goo.gl/maps/vRooaj2Qb2kSRD6w7
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullaperiyar_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullaperiyar_Dam
[3] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/iit-roorkee-report-on-mullaperiyar-says-dam-not-safe/articleshow/5172935.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu-Kerala_dam_row https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu-Kerala_dam_row
- slavik81 6y agoIt reminds me of The Onion's bit, "Memorial Honors Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster" https://youtu.be/yjfrJzdx7DA https://youtu.be/yjfrJzdx7DA
- kakkan 6y agoA lot of my friends (thankfully not my family) lives downstream a dam like this. Whenever it rains I'm anxious about it and how much it sucks to live in the shadow of such raw power. Whenever I can I try posting stories and sharing articles and signing petitions on doing something to fix it or spread awareness, but most of it is futile if the people in power do not fix it. How do I live in peace with this fact that it might break any moment and a lot of people are going to die due to negligence?
- blocked_again 6y agoI made a complaint in PM grievance portal to decomission the dam. I would encourage others who share the concern to make similiar complaints here as well as in other relevant places as well. It takes less than a minute. https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/interact-with-honble-pm/ https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/interact-with-honble-pm/
- kiliantics 6y agoI hate to break it to you, but the incompetence in government is not limited to India. The only thing governments seem to have much competency in is allowing the very wealthy to have their way in getting wealthier.