Singda Dam under threat
Premature collapse stares Dam: Imphal, Apr 20: Due to continuous deposition of huge amount of sediments and other particles brought down by rain from nearby hill slopes every year, the bed of the Singda Dam reservoir has been filled up to a great height thereby threatening the very existence of the dam. Commissioned in 1995, the Singda Dam was earlier estimated to last for 100 years, but with the reservoir filled up by sediments, it is feared that the dam may go out of service after 30 years at the most. Subsequent upon the news report published in this paper about the receding water level of Singda and the resulting water supply failure in Imphal city area, a joint team of PHED and IFCD engineers led by PHE Minister TN Haokip inspected the dam on Sunday. The drastic recession in the water level was due to four leaky valves fitted with the dam. Of the eight valves fitted with the dam, four valves started leaking since 10 years back. The water level of the reservoir was further reduced ...