As a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court commenced its hearing on contentious Mulla Periyar dam row between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, former Attorney General K.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat appears to have already handed over the Asiatic lions to assertive neighbour Madhya Pradesh (MP) on a platter. This time when the petition came up for hearing in the supreme court, the Gujarat government had made up its mind to seek four weeks
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Undeterred by Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala's statement that efforts to build a new dam in Mullaperiyar were unnecessary, Kerala Irrigation Minister N.K. Premachandran Thursday said the new dam would soon be a reality.
Currently a survey team is going ahead and identifying the exact location of the proposed dam at Mullaperiyar, Premachandran told IANS.
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will urge the Centre to enable increasing the maximum level of storage in the existing dam across the Mullaperiyar in accordance with the Supreme Court orders and take steps to prevent the construction of an
GURUVAYUR: Kerala and Tamil Nadu should resolve the Mullaperiyar issue amicably and set an example for other states, Union Minister for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal said here on Tuesday.
MARUMALARCHI Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko announced on Monday that his party would organise agitations in four districts on January 10 condemning the Central Government's stance on the Mullaiperiyar dam issue.
KOCHI: T.M. Jacob, former Minister for irrigation, on Monday said that the Mullaperiyar was not an inter-State river and Tamil Nadu should not object to the construction of a new dam since the safety of the 111-year-old structure was at stake. People on both sides needed water, but the safety and needs of the people of Kerala must not be compromised.
