Kochousseph Chittilappilly is a good man at heart, but his idea of opposing a new dam at Mullaperiyar is amateurish

No doubt, Kochousseph Chittilappilly is a good man at heart, having parted with one of his kidneys to an unrelated person. He is a bold businessman as well.

But his proposal for strengthening the God-forsaken 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, which is nothing but a huge embankment holding water, which if let out in a break, could destroy half of Kerala consequent on which the other half would be affected badly in different ways, and in the bargain abandoning the plan for a new dam at Mullaperiyar is nothing but amateurish.

He should not have undertaken this attempt at all. Remember, one C.P.Roy sitting in dharna along with the agitationists, suddenly had sprung with an idea that would retain the old dam. He, in turn, turned out to be an abominable man in the eyes of those people living in the vicinity as well those downstream the dangerous dam.

There are hundreds of rich Keralites who have plantations, business ventures, farms and the like in Tamil Nadu. They don’t want their wealth stashed this way in Tamil Nadu affected even at the cost of lakhs of people of Kerala. These rich people would not be affected, if the dam bursts. For they can manage other quarters far away from the downstream area of the dam.

Remember, Revenue Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has got the music for suggesting that the old monster can be retained.

Even in 1979, the Central Water Commission had suggested that a new dam be constructed and in the meantime strengthening work should be ensured.
Kochousseph Chittilappilly, please keep off vested interests who might have taken advantage of you.