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Sekmai dam develops crack
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 28 2015 :
Fate of Sekmai dam is now uncertain as it has developed a long crack in the middle due to the sudden increase of water volume with the State receiving heavy downpour in the past few days.
Sekmai river is now flowing above the danger level although sluice gates of the dam have been opened to reduce the water volume.
Moreover, canals which flow into the river have been blocked by concrete walls which have been erected to check further rise of water volume.
However, if the downpour continues for a few more days, the dam is likely to collapse any time as the volume of water which passes through this crack is increasing day by day.
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At this juncture, finger of accusation has been raised against the officials concerned of State Minor Irrigation Department for not maintaining quality during the construction of the dam.
A 35-feet portion of retaining wall of the dam collapsed in 2013 .
After probing the incident, the State Vigilance Commission recommended the Minor Irrigation Department to issue warnings against Assistant Engineers Zuithang Gangte and H Brajendra Sharma and Section Officer L Jibal.
In March this year, Opposition MLA L Ibomcha also took up the matter in the State Assembly and demanded the Minister concerned to take action against these officers.
However, H Brajendra was promoted to Executive Engineer on March 24 this year.
Meanwhile, officials and engineers concerned of MI Department inspected the dam today.
However, other than praying for the Almighty's mercy, they were helpless and nothing could be done at this point of time as the water level was too high.
Sekmai dam project was taken up in 2011 at an estimated cost of Rs 4.22 crore by Minor Irrigation Department under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) of North Eastern Council (NEC) .
The project was to be commissioned within one year.
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