MADURAI: The people of southern districts, to be precise, those from Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram should come together and fight against the Kerala government over Mullaperiyar reservoir issue, said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko here on Sunday.

Renowned anti-dam activist Medha Patkar has said that the water dispute tribunals are mere political processes.

TN engineers and six-member team of NSG had been to the disputed site on Wednesday
KERALA on Thursday took exception to the visit of cer- tain Tamil Nadu engineers and a six-member central team to Mullaiperiyar reservoir at the centre of a dispute between the states saying the State government had not been informed of the visit.

MDMK PROTEST RALLY ON DECEMBER 29
FARMERS should collectively take part in the protest over Mullaiperiyar issue to be held on December 29, MDMK general secretary Vaiko appealed here on Sunday .

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: A five-judge Constitution Bench on Monday fixed January 19 to start hearing the arguments on the Mullaiperiyar river dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. P 6A FIVE-JUDGE Constitution Bench on Monday fixed January 19 to start hearing the arguments on the Mullaiperiyar dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

PALANI: The Kerala government has been spreading false information on Mullaperiyar dam, according to G.K. Vasan, Union Minister for Shipping.

On the Mullaperiyar dam issue that is now before the Supreme Court, K. Subramanian, Senior Advocate and a former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, has issued the following statement:

FISSURES and leakage in the more than a century old Mullaiperiyar dam are increasing with the rising of the water level. New cracks have also been detected in at least five spots, according to the findings of the Mullaiperiyar Spe cial Cell.

THE Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday has set up an expert panel to study the safety of the Mullaiperiyar dam following an increase in the leak on the 18th block of the dam.

Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said that a leakage had been detected in the 113-year-old dam.

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Sunday said that the Mullaperiyar issue was destined to be on the back-burner with the Supreme Court referring the issue to a Constitution Bench.