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| Centre reviews threat due to artificial lake in J&K, says no cause for panic | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Feb 16: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju chaired a high-level meeting here today to assess the risk due to an artificial lake created by a landslide on Phuktal river in the Zanskar Valley of Jammu and Kashmir on December 31, 2014.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Principal Resident Commissioner, J & K.
NDMA officials informed the meeting that a team of experts, with members from the Central Water Commission (CWC), Geological Survey of India (GSI), Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Survey of India (SoI) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), had visited the affected area and returned from the site with some potential solutions.
They also apprised the meeting about the fact that this issue has already engaged the attention of the National Crisis Management Committee. They also mentioned that as per the technical opinion furnished by CWC, there is no need for panic at present, except that in the event of sudden burst of the dam, there could be sudden inflow of boulders because of which the power plant may be required to be shut down for a few days.
During the presentation made by NDMA, the exact location of the landslide dammed lake was shown, along with the distances from different places. It was informed that the affected site is about 90km from Padum and 43km from Purne. There is also a hydel project of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. at Nimoo Bazgo in the vicinity of this area.
The approximate volume of water blocked by the landslide dam is 24 MCM. The size of the blockade is 600m long, 50-60m wide and about 50m thick. The gradient of the gorge is 70 degrees and temperature varies from -20 to -40 degrees centigrade.
A technical team comprising five members from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC), Army and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate office has been constituted. The J&K Government has given wide publicity to the public about the possible danger through radio and other media.
A detailed survey of the population and properties has been made and adequate evacuation/rehabilitation plan has been made. The team that visited the site has collected soil and rock samples for further investigation. Principal Resident Commissioner of J & K Govt. confirmed that at present there are no stranded persons from Leh to Padum/Zanskar along the Chadhar trek. |
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