"Mullaperiyar Dam Is Safe," Says Union Minister
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019
The Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala is safe but the Centre will have no objection if the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu agree for construction of a new dam near the existing site, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in Lok Sabha today.
Not Sufficient, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister On Kerala's Water Offer
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 21, 2019
Welcoming Kerala's gesture to supply drinking water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday said that the neighbouring state had only offered 20 lakh litres when its parched capital city Chennai needed a lot more.
"Rise To The Occasion": Top Court To Centre, States On Mullaperiyar Dam
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed helplessness in dealing with the aspect of water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam, wondering what can it do if Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Centre "cannot rise to the occasion".
Kerala Giving "Wrong Information" On Mullaperiyar Dam: K Palaniswami
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said Kerala government was giving "wrong information" about Mullaperiyar dam so that the water storage level does not go up to 152 feet.
Keep Mullaperiyar Dam Water Down, Tamil Nadu Told As Kerala Complains
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday August 24, 2018
A day after Kerala blamed neighbouring Tamil Nadu for aggravating the flood situation, after the release of water from Mullaperiyar Dam, the Supreme Court directed the latter to keep the water level of the dam at around a little over 139 feet till August 31.
It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 24, 2018
Sudden release of excess waters from Mullaperiyar dam by Tamil Nadu was one of the reasons why the floods happened, Kerala has told Supreme Court today. The release caused an overload in the Idukki reservoir downstream and water had to be released, Kerala said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court, filed in response to a petition that wanted to redu...
Ronaldo Has Not Donated $11 Million: Kerala Battles Deluge Of False News
India News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 22, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo has not donated $11 million to the Kerala flood disaster fund and there are no cracks in a key dam, but fake news has fueled confusion and fear in the country.
GST Removed For Goods Supplied To Flood-Hit Kerala: Piyush Goyal
Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday August 21, 2018
Kerala Floods: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about the relaxation on taxes on goods imported to Kerala on Monday.
Consider Lowering Water Level, Supreme Court Says On Mullaperiyar Dam
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018
The Centre must decide whether water should be released from the Mullaperiyar dam -- over which Kerala and Tamil Nadu are at loggerheads - the Supreme Court said today. The court, however, asked the Tamil Nadu government to obey the order of the panel appointed by the Centre to take a call on the dam's water level.
Consider Bringing Down Mullaperiyar Dam Water Level: Supreme Court
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018
The Supreme Court today asked the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) and a sub-committee set up by Kerala to deal with the flood situation in the state to coordinate and explore the possibility of reducing the water level at the Mullaperiyar Dam by three feet.
Kerala's Mullaperiyar Dam Is Safe: K Palaniswami To Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala News | ANI | Friday August 17, 2018
The Mullaperiyar Dam has reached its full level of 142 feet and Kerala Government wanted the water level to be at 139 feet.
On Mullaperiyar Dam, Top Court Raps "Adversarial" Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Kerala News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018
The flood situation in Kerala is "grave" and it is not the time to be "adversarial", the Supreme Court has told the government of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which are battling over discharge of water from Mullaperiyar Dam. Both states "must work together in harmony" the top court said.
Amid Kerala Rain, Chief Minister's SOS To PM, Tamil Nadu On A Key Dam
Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Thursday August 16, 2018
After heavy rain for the last one week triggered floods and landslides in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sent an SOS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his Tamil Nadu counterpart E Palaniswami on the rising water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam.
As Water Level Rises, Mullaperiyar Dam In Kerala To Be Opened
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018
Rain-hit Idduki district in Kerala is bracing for surplussing of Mullaperiyar Dam as officials issued an alert for people living on the Periyar River banks with the water level in the reservoir crossing the 137 feet mark against its maximum of 142 feet today.
Amid Heavy Rain, Landslides, Flooding Continue In Kerala
Kerala News | Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday August 15, 2018
Amid heavy rain across Kerala, landslides and flooding continue to be reported in several districts of the state including Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur and Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram.
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"Mullaperiyar Dam Is Safe," Says Union Minister
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019
The Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala is safe but the Centre will have no objection if the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu agree for construction of a new dam near the existing site, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in Lok Sabha today.
Not Sufficient, Says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister On Kerala's Water Offer
Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 21, 2019
Welcoming Kerala's gesture to supply drinking water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday said that the neighbouring state had only offered 20 lakh litres when its parched capital city Chennai needed a lot more.
"Rise To The Occasion": Top Court To Centre, States On Mullaperiyar Dam
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed helplessness in dealing with the aspect of water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam, wondering what can it do if Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Centre "cannot rise to the occasion".
Kerala Giving "Wrong Information" On Mullaperiyar Dam: K Palaniswami
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said Kerala government was giving "wrong information" about Mullaperiyar dam so that the water storage level does not go up to 152 feet.
Keep Mullaperiyar Dam Water Down, Tamil Nadu Told As Kerala Complains
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday August 24, 2018
A day after Kerala blamed neighbouring Tamil Nadu for aggravating the flood situation, after the release of water from Mullaperiyar Dam, the Supreme Court directed the latter to keep the water level of the dam at around a little over 139 feet till August 31.
It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 24, 2018
Sudden release of excess waters from Mullaperiyar dam by Tamil Nadu was one of the reasons why the floods happened, Kerala has told Supreme Court today. The release caused an overload in the Idukki reservoir downstream and water had to be released, Kerala said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court, filed in response to a petition that wanted to redu...
Ronaldo Has Not Donated $11 Million: Kerala Battles Deluge Of False News
India News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 22, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo has not donated $11 million to the Kerala flood disaster fund and there are no cracks in a key dam, but fake news has fueled confusion and fear in the country.
GST Removed For Goods Supplied To Flood-Hit Kerala: Piyush Goyal
Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday August 21, 2018
Kerala Floods: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about the relaxation on taxes on goods imported to Kerala on Monday.
Consider Lowering Water Level, Supreme Court Says On Mullaperiyar Dam
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018
The Centre must decide whether water should be released from the Mullaperiyar dam -- over which Kerala and Tamil Nadu are at loggerheads - the Supreme Court said today. The court, however, asked the Tamil Nadu government to obey the order of the panel appointed by the Centre to take a call on the dam's water level.
Consider Bringing Down Mullaperiyar Dam Water Level: Supreme Court
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018
The Supreme Court today asked the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) and a sub-committee set up by Kerala to deal with the flood situation in the state to coordinate and explore the possibility of reducing the water level at the Mullaperiyar Dam by three feet.
Kerala's Mullaperiyar Dam Is Safe: K Palaniswami To Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala News | ANI | Friday August 17, 2018
The Mullaperiyar Dam has reached its full level of 142 feet and Kerala Government wanted the water level to be at 139 feet.
On Mullaperiyar Dam, Top Court Raps "Adversarial" Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Kerala News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 17, 2018
The flood situation in Kerala is "grave" and it is not the time to be "adversarial", the Supreme Court has told the government of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which are battling over discharge of water from Mullaperiyar Dam. Both states "must work together in harmony" the top court said.
Amid Kerala Rain, Chief Minister's SOS To PM, Tamil Nadu On A Key Dam
Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Thursday August 16, 2018
After heavy rain for the last one week triggered floods and landslides in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sent an SOS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his Tamil Nadu counterpart E Palaniswami on the rising water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam.
As Water Level Rises, Mullaperiyar Dam In Kerala To Be Opened
Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018
Rain-hit Idduki district in Kerala is bracing for surplussing of Mullaperiyar Dam as officials issued an alert for people living on the Periyar River banks with the water level in the reservoir crossing the 137 feet mark against its maximum of 142 feet today.
Amid Heavy Rain, Landslides, Flooding Continue In Kerala
Kerala News | Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday August 15, 2018
Amid heavy rain across Kerala, landslides and flooding continue to be reported in several districts of the state including Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur and Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram.
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