Actor and director Prithviraj Sukumaran has demanded the demolition of the Mullaperiyar Dam. Prithviraj shared his post on Facebook under the hashtag #DecommissionMullaperiyaarDam. The note was shared with the captioned image for forty million lives. Whatever the facts and findings, Prithviraj said, the fact that a 125-year-old dam is still functioning deserves no justification.
‘Whatever the facts and findings, there is no justification for maintaining a 125-year-old dam. It is time to put aside politics and economics and do the right thing. We can only trust our government. Let us pray that our government will be able to make the right decision ‘- Prithviraj wrote on social media. The post also has the hashtag #DecommissionMullaperiyaarDam.
Meanwhile, many people are sharing posts related to Mullaperiyar under the hashtag #DecommissionMullaperiyaarDam. The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam had crossed 136 feet due to heavy rains. In this situation, Tamil Nadu had issued the first warning. However, Water Resources Minister Roshi Augustine said there was no need to open the Mullaperiyar Dam at present.
