Gopinatham Dam
The Gopinatham Dam was located in the village of Gopinatham in the state of Karnataka in India .
On October 19, 1981, a dam disaster occurred : The dam broke when it was flooded. There were between 40 and 47 dead.
The dam had been built shortly before in 1980. An investigative commission then found corruption among those responsible as the real cause. In order to save construction costs, safety standards had not been observed.
See also
Web links
- Environnement et technologie, Cinquante ans de mutations (Michel Pousse) ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Operation, Monitoring and Decommissioning of Large Dams in India ( Memento from February 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 650 kB)