Members of Empowered Panel on Mullaperiyar visit

KOCHI: Members of the Empowered panel on Mullaperiyar visited Idukki and adjacent dams on Friday. The panel members C D Thatte and D K Mehtha visited Idukki, Cheruthoni and Pambla dam in Lower Periyar.For Kerala, M K Parameswaran Nair, chairman, Mullaperiyar Cell, James Wilson and P Lathika, chief engineer, Irrigation Department, also accompanied the panel members. R Subramanyam of Cauvery Cell and Chief Engineer Rajagopal represented Tamil Nadu during the visit.On Saturday the panel will visit Mullaperiyar dam. “On Friday the panel visited Idukki dam and adjacent reservoirs to study how the reservoirs are maintained, the need for repair work and the capacity of the Idukki dam. The panel will visit Mullaperiyar dam from 8 am on Saturday. They will also check the results of the tests carried out at the dam,” said officials.