In the wake of reports that the over 100-year-old Mullaiperiyar Dam has developed cracks after tremors in Idukki district, a team of officials led by Kerala Revenue Minister will visit the area on Sunday.
"I do not think there is cause of any worry, but it is being viewed seriously," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters here.
Revenue Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishanan, who has the charge of Disaster Management, will be visiting the dam along with the officials and experts and would be submitting a report to the government, he said.
Minor cracks were reportedly found in the upper surface of the Mullaiperiyar Dam. The cracks were suspected to have occurred after the tremor of magnitude 2.3 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Idukki district and Kottayam yesterday. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are locked in a dispute over the dam.
While Kerala is arguing for construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar in place of the nearly 115-year-old one, Tamil Nadu is against this, saying it would deprive water for irrigation to five districts of the state.