{"id":15490,"date":"2000-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-12-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-send-immediately-an-expert-committee-to-ascertain-the-causes-on-18-december-2000"},"modified":"2016-04-02T21:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T15:47:15","slug":"need-to-send-immediately-an-expert-committee-to-ascertain-the-causes-on-18-december-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-send-immediately-an-expert-committee-to-ascertain-the-causes-on-18-december-2000","title":{"rendered":"Need To Send Immediately An Expert Committee To Ascertain The Causes &#8230; on 18 December, 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Lok Sabha Debates<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Need To Send Immediately An Expert Committee To Ascertain The Causes &#8230; on 18 December, 2000<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>          &gt;Title: Need to send immediately an expert committee to ascertain the causes for the cracks found in Mullaperiyar Dam. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=%20%0A%0ASHRI%20VARKALA%20RADHAKRISHNAN%20\"> <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20VARKALA%20RADHAKRISHNAN%20\">SHRI VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/a>(<a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=CHIRAYINKIL\"><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=CHIRAYINKIL\">CHIRAYINKIL<\/a><\/a>): Sir, I am raising a very important issue. Even yesterday, some mild earthquake was experienced in the hilly districts of Kerala. <\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Government of Kerrala has deputed an expert committee to examine the place and it was found that cracks had occurred in Mullaperiyar Dam. The Government of Tamil Nadu is asking for raising the height of the dam, but cracks had occurred in the dam now. The expert committee appointed by the Government of Kerala had stated that it was highly dangerous. It is also reported that the Government of Tamil Nadu is making an attempt to cover up these cracks in the dam with cement to hide them. \u2026 (Interruptions)\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=MR.%20SPEAKER\">MR. SPEAKER<\/a>: Nothing will go on record, except what Shri Varkala Radhakrishnan says.\n<\/p>\n<p>(Interruptions) \u2026* <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=SHRI%20VARKALA%20RADHAKRISHNAN%20\">SHRI VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN <\/a>: Sir, I have also informed the Prime Minister about this matter. So, I would request the Government to immediately send an expert committee from here to ascertain the cause for the cracks found in Mullaperiyar Dam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Sabha Debates Need To Send Immediately An Expert Committee To Ascertain The Causes &#8230; on 18 December, 2000 &gt;Title: Need to send immediately an expert committee to ascertain the causes for the cracks found in Mullaperiyar Dam. SHRI VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN (CHIRAYINKIL): Sir, I am raising a very important issue. 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