A four-member expert team from the Kerala Engineering Research Institute (KERI) began validation of the Light, Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey conducted recently by the Water Resources department. The survey was conducted as a part of the proposed project to construct a dam across the Kadamanthodu river, a tributary of the Kabani.
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal had awarded 21 tmcft of water to the State from the river basin. The proposed project is aimed at addressing the drought-like situation in Pulpally and Mullankolly areas on the Kerala-Karnataka border during summer and utilising a small amount of water granted by the tribunal.
The LiDAR survey was conducted as a continuation of a survey done by the Geological Survey of India four months ago. The validation processes that started in the reservoir area at Anappara on Friday were completed on Saturday. A team led by T.V. Siji, Deputy Director, Coastal Engineering division, KERI, Peechi, checked the ground control points fixed during the LiDAR survey.
