''Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs'' is a short documentary film about the
Mullaperiyar Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam , is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala It is located above the sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, India. It was constructed bet ...
, and the possible natural disaster inherent in the structure. This 21-minute documentary was produced by Aries Telecasting Private Ltd., and directed by
Sohan Roy
Sohan Roy is an Indian entrepreneur and film director and producer based at Sharjah. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Aries Group of Companies, and a Naval Architect.
Early life and career
Sohan Roy started his career as a Marine eng ...
.
Plot
The
Banqiao Dam
The Banqiao Reservoir Dam () is a dam on the River Ru (), a tributary of the Hong River in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam () are among 62 dams in Zhumadian that failed catastrophically in 1975 du ...
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.
Awards won
*Best Editing — Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011
*Best Visual Effects — Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011
*Best Documentary Short — Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2011
See also
* ''
Dam999
''Dam 999'' is a 2011 English-language 3-D film, 3-D science fiction film, science fiction disaster film. A co-production between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India, it was produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film ...
''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs
2011 films
2011 documentary films
2010s short documentary films
Indian short documentary films
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Documentary films about disasters
Documentary films about hydroelectricity
Documentary films about water and the environment
2010s English-language films