Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs

Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs
Directed by Sohan Roy
Production
company
Aries Telecasting Private Ltd.
Release date
  • 25 June 2011 (2011-06-25) (Film Festival of Colorado)
Running time
21 minutes
Country India
Language English

Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs is a short documentary film about the Mullaperiyar Dam, and the possible natural disaster inherent in the structure.[1] This 21-minute documentary was produced by Aries Telecasting Private Ltd., and directed by Sohan Roy.[2]

Plot

The Banqiao Dam in China, with its 492 million cubic meters of water, has a similar capacity to the Mullaperiyar Dam, with 443 million cubic meters. When it was destroyed by torrential rains in 1975, it claimed the lives of 250,000 people. This documentary is based on the possibility of a similar disaster happening to the Mullaperiyar Dam in India.[3]

Awards won

Official selection

References

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