Dam Row

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  "Position Remains Unchanged": Tamil Nadu vs Kerala Again Over Mullaperiyar Dam

  In a statement, the Tamil Nadu government said that any move by Kerala to push for a new dam would be opposed.

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  Tamil Nadu Withdraws Plea For CISF Security Cover At Mullaperiyar Dam

  Tamil Nadu government today withdrew its interim plea seeking deployment of the 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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  New Dam The Only Solution To Mullaperiyar Row, Says Oommen Chandy

  Kerala today asserted that construction of a new dam is the only solution to resolve the dispute over the contentious Mullaperiyar dam and said it will take up this demand with the Centre.

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  Karnataka Chief Minister Leads All-Party Delegation to PM Modi Over Mekedatu Dam Issue

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today led an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the Centre's "cooperation" for implementing the Mekedatu dam project in his state, which is being opposed by neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

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  DMK to Support Farmers Association Bandh Over Mekedatu Dam Row

  The DMK today alleged that Karnataka releases water from Cauvery only when there is surplus water available for Tamil Nadu and not as per the orders of the river dispute tribunal, and its party chief M Karunanidhi said that they support the March 28 bandh over the Mekedatu dam row.

• Clamp economic blockade against Kerala: PMK tells Tamil Nadu government

  Charging Kerala government officials with blocking materials meant to plug holes at the Mullaperiar Dam with a view to "weakening it," Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss on Friday demanded an economic blockade on the neighbouring state lest it should allow Tamil Nadu officials to take up the works.

• Full text: Expert panel's report on Mullaperiyar Dam

  A five member panel appointed by the Supreme Court on the Mullaperiyar Dam row has said that the dam is safe and Kerala should reconsider its proposal to build a new dam.

• Kerala, Tamil Nadu to get copies of report on Mullaperiyar

  A five-judge constitution bench of the court headed by Justice DK Jain, posted the matter for further hearing to July 23, while permitting the two warring states to get copies of the report in a sealed cover.

• Make Mullaperiyar Dam part of Tamil Nadu: Karunanidhi

  In a new twist to the ongoing row over the Mullaperiyar dam, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi today demanded that the structure and its catchment areas be made a part of the state.

• Dam row: Ravi rejects opposition criticsm

  Rejecting the opposition criticism that the Centre was remaining a mute witness to the Mullaperiyar dam dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Vayalar Ravi today said the Centre could not take a "unilateral" stand on an issue involving two states.

• Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel submits report to Empowered Committee today

  As the controversy over the Mullaperiyar dam rages on, the two-member expert panel constituted by the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee today submitted its report on the safety of the disputed structure. Kerala, however, claimed that the panel's report was biased and opposed its consideration by the five-member committee.

• Technical experts to visit Mullaperiyar Dam today

  Technical experts on the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue will inspect the 116-year-old dam today.

• Mullaperiyar dam row: Chandy writes to Jayalalithaa

  Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday voiced concern over reports of attacks on Keralites in Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar dam row and requested his counterpart Jayalalithaa "to take firm action to contain the situation."

• Mullaperiyar dispute: Reducing water in dam not necessary, says Supreme Court

  The dam is at the heart of a bitter dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Through an old and unusual agreement, the dam which is located in Kerala is controlled entirely by Tamil Nadu, whose farmers in the regions around Madurai are dependent on its water. The court today reprimanded both states, saying that "Instead of dousing fire (they) are...

• Actor Prakash Raj flays Centre's inaction

  "The Central Government should break its silence on the Mullaperiyar dam issue," National award-winning actor Prakash Raj has said.