Sub-committee visits Periyar dam

THENI

The three-member Supervisory Committee appointed by the Supreme Court would visit Periyar dam on June 7 to assess the situation. This was announced at a meeting of five-member supervisory sub-committee held at First Mile area in Thekkadi on Thursday.

Earlier, the sub-committee, led by V. Rajesh Das, Executive Engineer, Central Water Commission, visited the dam and checked water level and seepage level. The sub-committee expressed its satisfaction over maintenance of the dam and stated that seepage was within the permissible level.

Three members of the panel – Irrigation Department Assistant Engineer M.S. Praseed and Executive Engineer Shaji Isaac representing Kerala and Subrahamaniam, Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu PWD – accompanied the chairman.

The sub-committee would submit its report to the Supreme Court-appointed panel soon.