THENI: The members of the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee’s panel inspected the Vaigai Dam and an electricity sub-station at the Lower Camp here on Sunday.Led by former Chief Justice of India A S Anand, the panel members — Justices A R Lakshmanan and K T Thomas, C D Thatte and K K Mehta — have been on a visit to the Mullaiperiyar dam and adjoining areas to file a report before the Supreme Court on how to resolve the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala.The Committee has been collecting details about the stability of the dam from December 21. On December 23 and 24, the expert committee visited Idukki dam, Periyar dam, baby dam and its adjoining ones. On Sunday, the members reviewed the water outlets of the Mullaiperiyar dam in TN. Chief Engineer of Kerala Irrigation Department P Lathika, Periyar Dam Committee member James Wilson, Tamil Nadu Cauvery Technology Committee head Subramaniam, PWD Chief Engineer Rajagopal, Periyar-Vaigai Chief Engineer Sampath Kumar and others accompanied them.The team inspected the smaller dams, Iraichal Palam and pipes for pumping out water during emergency situations in the Kumily-Lower Camp forest area. The team members also examined Periyar Hydraulic Power Station at the Lower Camp. As the dam was constructed using the surkhi ( a mixture containing burnt brick powder), the expert committee also took samples of limestone near the Lower Camp. While inspecting the Vaigai dam, the committee opened the shutters to check their functioning and interacted with the engineers to know about the water outlets. The team also reviewed the Madurai-Sedapatti water supply system near Muthalakampatti and Peranai at Nilakottai near Dindigul. According to the PWD officials, the team is expected to visit the Vaigai river’s water storage spots, including Kallandhiri and Melur in Madurai, on Monday.
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