Concern on the old dams and bridges and the threat they pose to the general public was raised by the members during the special session of Uttarakhand assembly on Tuesday. The members said that many dams and bridges in the state were constructed during the British times and most of them have completed their age.
In the question hour, the Bhimtal MLA, Ram Singh Keda raised the issue of Bhimtal dam and the seepage from the Bhimtal Lake. In his response, the tourism and culture minister Satpal Maharaj said that the Bhimtal dam is more than 100 years old. He accepted that the problem of seepage is there from the dam. The minister added that the Government has requested the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee to identify the seepage areas in the dam.
