Mullaperiyar dam News
The Mullaperiyar dam was built in 1895 on the Periyar river in the Idukki district of Kerala
It is operated by the Tamil Nadu government for its irrigation and power needs
Kerala has been insisting on building a new dam, citing safety concerns, but Tamil Nadu is against it
Ten shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam were raised by 60 cm last night by Tamil Nadu when the water level reached 142 ft
Local people at Vallakkadavu complained that water entered several houses when the dam shutters were opened
Kerala on Tuesday told the apex court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar Dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the devastating deluge in the state.
The Kerala Chief Minister has requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to send additional teams of Army, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Army Engineering Corps to Kerala on immediate basis.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments to set up three separate committees to exclusively deal with any "unpredictable" disaster that may occur at the site of the over 180-year-old Mullaperiyar dam.
Drawing attention to lacunae in the draft Dam Safety Bill, 2016, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Sunday said there is no pressing necessity for a central legislation on the issue as state governments have necessary expertise.
The Congress in Kerala has asked the Pinarayi Vijayan government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the concerns raised after the Chief Minister's reported statement that the Mullaperiyar dam is safe.
Tamil Nadu government today withdrew its interim plea seeking deployment of CISF to protect Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala after the Supreme Court objected to filing of such pleas in an already decided case.
The only permanent solution to the Mullaperiyar dam is a new dam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.
With concerns over water level in Mullaperiyar dam nearly touching the permissible limit of 142 feet, the Kerala government on Tuesday expressed anxiety over Tamil Nadu's "indifferent" attitude and said the state would be taking legal options.
The water level in the dam in Idukki district touched 141.8 feet this afternoon, district administration sources said.
Kerala government will take up with Centre the state's safety concern over rising water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir.
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