Small cracks appeared at least at three points in the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala’s Idukki district following two minor tremors that occurred early on Friday.

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The tremors and cracks have created panic among the people in River Periyar’s downstream areas. The district has more than a dozen large and medium-sized dams including Asia’s largest arch dam, Idukki.

Officials of the Kerala Water Resources Department said the cracks had appeared in Block 17 and the joint of Block 17 and 18 following the tremors. The tremors also caused water seepage through the cracks from the Mullaperiyar reservoir, situated on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Officials said the cracks were no serious enough to cause panic.

The area of  dam situates is based on weak rock bed and vulnerable to earthquakes, the formations of earth in this area is comes under earthquake belt. A Hollywood movie made as DAM999 directed by Sohan Roy, the movie is narrating the thread of dams against human being.

Source:- daily pioneer