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Water gushing out of shutter 1 as the breach remained to be contained in KRP dam in Krishnagiri. Against this understanding, The Hindu looked up the Pudukottai-based contractor Pothigai Enterprises, which was awarded the contract for the KRP dam repair works under DRIP. “The shutter was breached on its sides, which further aggravated the impact of water velocity and pressure,” he told The Hindu requesting anonymity. N.
Bashkaran | Photo Credit: N_BASHKARANmore-inA day after the breach in the KRP dam, a Public Works Department official explaining its potential cause said, generally, the pressure is highest at the centre of the shutter, and the shutter tends to bend to a partial oval shape. However, the Dam Safety Directorate’s website listed the contractor Kan Abdul Kafar Khan of Pothigai Enterprises for two “hydro-mechanical” works carried out at a cost of ?1.10 crore and ?75 crore, but without mentioning the name of the dam..