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07 Dec 2021

Kerala to approach SC over TN's opening shutters of Mullaperiyar reservoir

The Mullaperiyar dam was built in 1895 on the Periyar river in the Idukki district of Kerala It is operated by the Tamil Nadu government for its irrigation and power needs Kerala has been insisting on building a new dam, citing safety concerns, but Tamil Nadu is against it

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02 Dec 2021

Kerala wants urgent High Power panel meeting as TN opens Mullaperiyar shutters

Ten shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam were raised by 60 cm last night by Tamil Nadu when the water level reached 142 ft Local people at Vallakkadavu complained that water entered several houses when the dam shutters were opened

24 Aug 2018

Water released from TN's Mullaperiyar Dam responsible for flood: Kerala to SC

Kerala on Tuesday told the apex court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar Dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the devastating deluge in the state.

15 Aug 2018

25 die in a day in Kerala floods, CM Vijayan seeks immediate help from Centre

The Kerala Chief Minister has requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to send additional teams of Army, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Army Engineering Corps to Kerala on immediate basis.

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11 Jan 2018

Mullaperiyar dam: Supreme Court asks Centre, Tamil Nadu, Kerala to set up panels

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments to set up three separate committees to exclusively deal with any "unpredictable" disaster that may occur at the site of the over 180-year-old Mullaperiyar dam.

Mullaperiyar dam

11 Sep 2016

Draft Dam Safety Bill has several lacunae: Jayalalithaa

Drawing attention to lacunae in the draft Dam Safety Bill, 2016, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Sunday said there is no pressing necessity for a central legislation on the issue as state governments have necessary expertise.

08 Jun 2016

Congress demands all-party meeting on Mullaperiyar dam

The Congress in Kerala has asked the Pinarayi Vijayan government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the concerns raised after the Chief Minister's reported statement that the Mullaperiyar dam is safe.

13 Apr 2016

Tamil Nadu withdraws plea from SC for security at Mullaperiyar dam

Tamil Nadu government today withdrew its interim plea seeking deployment of CISF to protect Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala after the Supreme Court objected to filing of such pleas in an already decided case.

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09 Dec 2015

Only solution to Mullaperiyar is new dam: Chandy

The only permanent solution to the Mullaperiyar dam is a new dam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.

08 Dec 2015

Kerala wants PM's intervention to resolve Mullaperiyar issue

With concerns over water level in Mullaperiyar dam nearly touching the permissible limit of 142 feet, the Kerala government on Tuesday expressed anxiety over Tamil Nadu's "indifferent" attitude and said the state would be taking legal options.

07 Dec 2015

Water level in Mullaperiyar dam inches towards 142 feet, Chandy writes to Jayalalithaa

The water level in the dam in Idukki district touched 141.8 feet this afternoon, district administration sources said.

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07 Dec 2015

Mullaperiyar Dam water level: Kerala to take up matter with Centre

Kerala government will take up with Centre the state's safety concern over rising water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir.

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