New Generation’s Magazine
December 2011 http://rainbowkeralam.weebly.com
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A Rainbow Magazine Publication 2011
New Generation’s Magazine
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Contents 02
Introduction
03
Letters
04
What’s on December? Word of the Month Upcoming Events
05
Mullaperiyar: Endangered Dam
07
Christmas
08
Movie
09
Cooking Recipe
10
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Introduction
New Year is on the way and here’s our gift for you – “Rainbow”. New generation’s magazine. The idea for this magazine generated from the blog Rainbows started on the month of May 2008. We are receiving good feedback for the magazine which has already been started in Malayalam. Rainbow invites
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Wish u all the Letters
best for the great success of this
Saw the info about your Magazine. All the best!! Will visit it often :).
new generation magazine!!!!!!!!
Sabitha Roshna Jasmi Alnaf, Kollam
I like the magazine’s Cover page. Best wishes.
Arun, Kottayam Saw the website. We are waiting for the December Magazine.
Raveendran Nair, Valappad
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What’s on December ?
1
World Aids Day
10
Human Rights Day
25
Christmas
Word of the Month Chandelier : A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.
JOIN HANDS TOGETHER TO
Upcoming
SAVE EARTH
Events UAE
India
14 - 23 December 2011 Sharjah Water Festival
16 December 2011 India IT Summit 2011 at Vivanta by Taj, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
1 November 2011- 3 March 2012 Global Village
1 December 2011 - 15 January 2012 Grand Kerala Shopping Festival
at Global Village, Dubai
at Cochin, Kerala
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Mullaperiyar: Endangered Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River. It is located on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water eastwards to Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu). The dam and the river are owned by and located in Kerala but the dam is controlled and operated under a period lease by neighboring Tamil Nadu state. The Mullaperiyar Dam is a gravity dam made with lime stone and surkhi (a mixture of crushed brick, sugar and quicklime). Gravity dams use their weight and the force of gravity to support the reservoir and remain stable. , in 1882, the construction of the dam was approved and Major John Pennycuick placed in charge to prepare a revised project and estimate which was approved in 1884 by his superiors On 29 October 1886, a lease indenture for 999 years was made between the Maharaja of Travancore, Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma and the Bitish Secretary of State for India for Periyar Irrigation Works. The lease agreement was signed by Dewan of Travancore V Ram Iyengar and State Secretary of Madras State J C Hannington. This lease was made after 24 years negotiation between the Maharaja and the British. The lease indenture granted full right, power and liberty the Secretary of State for India to construct make and carry out on the leased land and to use exclusively when constructed, made and carried out, all such irrigation works and other works ancillary thereto to. The agreement gave 8000 acres of land for the reservoir and another 100 acres to construct the dam. The tax for each acre was 5 per year. The lease provided the British the rights over "all the waters" of the Mullaperiyar and its catchment basin, for an annual rent of 40,000. In 1947, after Indian Independance, the lease agreement expired. After several failed attempts to renew the agreement in 1958, 1960, and 1969, the agreement was renewed in 1970 when C Achutha Menon was Kerala Chief Minister. According to the renewed agreement, the tax per acre was increased to 30, and for the electricity generated in Lower Camp using Mullaperiyar water, the charge was 12 per kiloWatt per hour. Tamil Nadu uses the water and the land, and the Tamil Nadu government has been paying to the Kerala government for the past 50 years 2.5 lakhs as tax per year for the whole land and 7.5 lakhs per year as surcharge for the total amount of electricity generated.
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After the 1979 Morvi Dam failure which killed up to 25,000 people safety concerns of the aging Mullaperiyar dam's and alleged leaks and cracks in the structure were raised by Kerala Government. A State agency, Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram, had reported that the structure would not withstand an earthquake above magnitude 6 on the Richter scale. The dam was also inspected by the Chairman, CWC (Central Water Commission). On the orders of the CWC, the Tamil Nadu government lowered the storage level from 142.2 feet to 136 feet, conducted safety repairs and strengthened the dam.. Strengthening measures adopted by Tamil Nadu PWD from 1979 onwards include cable anchoring of the dam's structure and RCC backing for the front slope. According Government of Kerala, “mistakes in the strengthening works carried out by Tamil Nadu" in 1979 damaged the masonry of the dam. Seepage and leaks from the dam have caused concern. Moreover, the dam is situated in a seismically active zone. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred on June 7, 1988 with maximum damage in Nedumkandam and Kallar (within 20 kms of the dam). Consequently several earthquake tremors have occurred in the area in recent times. These could be reservoir-induced seismicity, requiring further studies according to experts.. CESS, IIT Roorkee and IISc have reported that the dam cannot withstand earthquakes above 6 point on the Richter scale. Kerala has pointed out the unfairness in the 1886 lease agreement and has challenged the validity of this agreement. However safety concerns posed by the 116 year old dam to the safety of the people of Kerala in the event of a dam collapse have been the focus of disputes from 2009 onward. Kerala's proposal for decommissioning the dam and construction of a new dam has been challenged by Tamilnadu. Kerala did not object giving water to Tamil Nadu. Their main cause of objection is the dam safety as it is as old as 110 years. Increasing the level would add more pressure to be handled by already leaking dam. Kerala enacted the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006 to ensure safety of all 'endangered' dams in the State. The Act empowers Kerala Dam Safety Authority (Authority specified in the Act) to oversee safety of dams in the State and sec 62(e) empowers the Authority to direct the custodian (of a dam) "to suspend the functioning of any dam, to decommission any dam or restrict the functioning of any dam if public safety or threat to human life or property, so require". The Authority can conduct periodical inspection of any dam listed in the schedule. In pursuance of Kerala's dam safety law declaring Mullaperiyar dam as an endangered dam, in September 2009, the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of India granted environmental clearance to Kerala for conducting survey for new dam downstream. Tamil Nadu approached Supreme Court for a stay order against the clearance; however, the plea was rejected.
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Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving and the hanging of Christmas stockings, Christmas music and caroling, an exchange of Christmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal and various deserts, and the display of various decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, garlands and wreaths, mistletoe, nativity scenes, Advent calendars and candles, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known variously as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Kris Kringle, among other names, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world, including many whose populations are mostly non-Christian. In other countries, secular processions or parades featuring Santa Claus and other seasonal figures are often held. Family reunions and the exchange of gifts are a widespread feature of the season. Gift giving takes place on Christmas Day in most countries. Others practice gift giving on December 6, Saint Nicholas Day Christmas was the actual date on which Jesus was born. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. The heart-shaped leaves of ivy were said to symbolize the coming to earth of Jesus, while holly was seen as protection against pagans and witches, its thorns and red berries held to represent the Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus at the crucifixion and the blood he shed. The traditional colors of Christmas are green and red. White, silver and gold are also popular. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus, which was shed in his crucifixion, while green symbolizes eternal life, and in particular the evergreen tree, which does not lose its leaves in the winter. Christmas trees may be decorated with lights and ornaments. Along with a Christmas tree, the interior of a home may be decorated with these plants, along with garlands and evergreen foliage. The display of Christmas villages has also become a tradition in many homes during this season. The outside of houses may be decorated with lights and sometimes with illuminated sleighs, snowmen, and other Christmas figures. Other traditional decorations include bells, Candles, candy canes, stockings, wreaths, and angels. Both the displaying of wreaths and candles in each window are a more traditional Christmas display. The concentric assortments of leaves, usually from an evergreen, make up Christmas wreaths and are designed to prepare Christians for the Advent season. Candles in each window are meant to demonstrate the fact that Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the ultimate light of the world.
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New Movie Releases in December
Starring:
Starring:
Starring:
Jamie Bell
Jeremy Irvine
Tom Cruise
Daniel Craig
Emily Watson
Jeremy Renner
Andy Serkis
David TheWlis
Simon Pegg
Director:
Director:
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Brad Bird
Happy Birthday 12 - 12 - 2011
Wishing you many many happy returns of the Day.
Sai Kishen
Sanoj & Shilpa
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Cooking Recipe
SPECIAL CHANA MASALA INGREDIENTS Chana
400 gm
Tomato
1 Big
Onion
1 Big
Green Chilly
3 Nos
Turmeric Powder
Âź Tea spoon
Chilly Powder
3 Tea spoon
Coriander Powder
6 Tea spoon
Mustard Seeds
1/4 Tea spoon
Garlic
5 Nos
Salt as needed Oil as needed
How to make: Soak chana in the water for 8 hrs. Pressure cook it with little water and salt. Heat a drop of oil in a pan. Put coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala and turmeric powder and fry for one minute. Take some cooked chana and grind it with fried items. Heat a drop of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add onion and fry. Add remaining cooked chana and pour some water. Add the tomato. Add the ground mix and close the lid and allow it to boil. (a nice combination for dosa, puttu, chapathi, roti, naan)
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Birth day wishes 20 December 2011 Happy Birth Day “Unni Kuttan” Dad & Mom
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