KOCHI: ‘DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs,’ the 21-minute documentary produced by Aries Telecasting Private Ltd. and directed by Sohan Roy based on the Mullaperiyar Dam has bagged the award for ‘Best Documentary Short’ at the ‘Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011.’ The ‘LACFH’ will be held at the White fire Theater in Los Angeles California on April 6 2011.
The documentary gives a scientific explanation on the disastrous nature of the Mullaperiyar Dam and a warning to those who turn a blind eye towards the reality of a possible natural disaster. The Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood which is aimed to recognize and award talented independent filmmakers and writers has helped to turn the Mullaperiyar Dam issue into an International concern. It is estimated that 85% of all large dams, numbering about 40,000 all over the world would have passed their projected life spans by 2020. As the total numbers of dams are increasing, the numbers of hazardous dams are also increasing at an alarming rate.
Torrential rains, floods, earthquakes and landslides are the ones that can collapse the dam, and global warming has increased the incidence of untimely rains and floods. Despite being warned about the disaster caused by these dams, they are neither inspected nor reconstructed.
‘Dams - The Lethal Water Bombs’ brings to screen the agony of a population living in a constant fear of an imminent deluge downstream an aging dam. It throws light on the reality of a possible natural disaster which looms over Kerala and the dire consequences of the aftermath.
The documentary depicts the haplessness of the people who render sleepless nights under the uncertain situation of the Mullaperiyar dam and the jeopardy which these giant structures cause across the globe.
