After quake, cracks in Mullaperiyar dam

KOCHI: Three minor cracks were noticed on the top surface of the Mullaperiyar dam after the tremor in Idukki district on Tuesday.

"The cracks are not serious and it is not clear whether they are linked to the tremors, or were caused by some other factors," George Daniel, executive engineer of Kerala Irrigation Department at Mullaperiyar, told TOI here. The tremors caused no casualties or damage to properties.