Meet on inter-State river water issues
State keen on renewing PAP pact with Tamil Nadu
Cauvery waters available to be put to optimum use
Thiruvananthapuram: A high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Tuesday to evaluate the current status of inter-State river water issues decided that the State should stick to its demand for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiy
This Act shall be called The Water Act of Bhutan 2011. This Act shall apply to all issues related to water resources of the Kingdom. This Act hereby repeals the provisions of any other Acts, regulations and administrative instruments which are inconsistent with this Act.
80 per cent World Bank aid for project covering 104 dams
SALEM: The State has launched a massive exercise of improving the safety and operational efficiency of select dams with 80 per cent financial assistance from World Bank.
The safety of the dam is a very important aspect for safeguarding the national investment and the benefits derived by the nation out of this infrastructure. An unsafe dam poses hazard to human life and property in the downstream reaches. Hence the safety of the dam and the allied structures is very necessary for ensuring the continuance of accrual of benefits and protect the downstream area from any sort of hazards.
ARMED with modern silicone cameras, diving experts from Orissa began inspecting the Mullaiperiyar dam from its surface with 106 feet of water to its base on Thursday.
Following the visit of the Empowered Committee, headed by former Chief Justice of India A S Anand, appointed by the Supreme Court to inspect and report on the stability and streng
ON behalf of the high powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court, a team of technical experts from the Centre will inspect the Mullaiperiyar dam, using modern instruments for three days from Wednesday.
The Supreme Court appointed a five-member high powered committee to inspect the dam and report on the feasibility of increasing the storage c
R Prince Jebakumar | ENS Madurai/Thekkady, December 22
A DAY after the visit of the Supreme Court's empowered committee to the Mullaiperiyar Dam, a hope has emerged that the dam could be saved from being decommissioned.
According to high-level sources of Tamil Nadu public works department, the dam remains intact and is resistant to seepage, leakage, cracks and seismic tremors.
SC PANEL INSPECTION AT MULLAIPERIYAR DAM SITE ON DEC 21
THE five-member high-powered committee appointed by the Supreme Court to report on the stability of Mullaiperiyar dam will carry out inspections on December 21.
The commit headed by forme Chief Justice of India A S Anand will report on the dam's strength and the quantity of water that could M be stored.
