Kerala favours independent panel for water regulation, Tamil Nadu is against new dam itself

Kerala has maintained that it is agreeable to the constitution of an independent committee, with representatives of both Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union of India, for regulation of the waters of a new Mullaperiyar dam.

Inspection in the wake of recent tremors in the region

Kerala on Monday asserted before the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee that the “construction of a new dam is the only solution to the complex Mullaperiyar dam issue” and that it would gi

C.D. Thatte and D.K. Mehta are likely to submit report on December 26

Two technical members of the Empowered Committee — C.D. Thatte, former Secretary to the Ministry of Water Resources, and D.K. Mehta, retired Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission — will inspect the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams from December 22 to 24.

“Reported panic and bandhs are all creations of Kerala government”

Requesting PM to convene a meeting of Chief Ministers will be premature, says Tamil Nadu

“The Empowered Committee is looking into all aspects of safety of the dam”

With tension building up on the Tamil Nadu and Kerala border over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, the Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the applications filed by Tamil Nadu for deployment of Central I

Apprehending danger to the Mullaperiyar dam if the present water level of 136 ft.

The Supreme Court has made it clear that it would not go into the policy aspects relating to the safety of all nuclear plants in the country as it was the domain of Parliament and a Bill was alread