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avoiding over-grazing in the catchment area. etc. Measures in this directi<strong>on</strong> have not<br />

been Initiated (CAGI. 1986-87). which may be attributed to lack <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> financial<br />

resources <strong>for</strong> undertaking the protective measures.<br />

The problem <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> leakage in the dams was another important issue. An expert<br />

committee was c<strong>on</strong>stituted by the Government <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala in November 1983 to guide<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficials at site in executi"g necessary rectificatorv works <strong>on</strong> kaks in the<br />

Kanjirapuzha dam. The committee had founrl :1,3t the leaks in all the blocks were<br />

due to reas<strong>on</strong>s like seep'!ge (Win foundati<strong>on</strong>, leak~ tlU(":iSh face drains <strong>and</strong> mas<strong>on</strong>ry<br />

JafI!. Tile committee's recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>for</strong> correcting the jJwble"!"" ~."ve<br />

not been<br />

carried out as <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> December 1995 <strong>and</strong> thf> I>;.lks c<strong>on</strong>tinue which may affect the dam<br />

safety. Even if rainfall is more in the catchment<br />

area. the run<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>f could not be<br />

harvested hv raiSin!! storaL!e level because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>on</strong>-rectificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the leaks (CAGI.<br />

, ,<br />

1995)<br />

The problem <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> has ~1~.,'<br />

he en an unfinished agenda, <strong>for</strong> want <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

financial resources to rehabilitate the project-affected peopie (PAP). It is reported<br />

that in Karapuzha project. c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> houses <strong>for</strong> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 218 tribal<br />

(adimsi; families evicted in 1978 from the reservoir area had not started even after<br />

19 years <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> starting the project (CAGI. 1997: 4.1.15).<br />

Time lag in the completi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects<br />

The status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> systems in Kerala in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the magnitude <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the problem<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> time-lag in the completi<strong>on</strong> has been discussed 111 detail in the first secti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this<br />

chapter. As a matter <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> fact, a majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>on</strong>going irrigati<strong>on</strong> schemes arc under<br />

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