Unhappy with the Empowered Panel report on Mullaperiyar, Kerala will file a counter-affidavit before the apex court challenging the report.

As an initial procedure, the state will file a petition seeking copies of the study reports based on which the Empowered Panel arrived at the final conclusion.Though Kerala has decided to challenge the panel’s report, to what extent it should be done will be decided after consultations with Kerala’s counsel in Delhi and other legal experts.