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Idukki Dam's Shutter Opened As Water Level Rises After Heavy Rains
A shutter of Kerala's Cheruthoni dam was opened on Tuesday morning as the water level in Idukki reservoir continued to rise due to heavy rains in its catchment areas and opening of shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam.
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It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
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...
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Consider Lowering Water Level, Supreme Court Says On Mullaperiyar Dam
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.
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On Mullaperiyar Dam, Top Court Raps "Adversarial" Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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.
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Amid Kerala Rain, Chief Minister's SOS To PM, Tamil Nadu On A Key Dam
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.
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Supreme Court Asks Centre, Tamil Nadu And Kerala To Set Up Panels
The Supreme Court today 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.
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Kerala Not Allowing Maintenance Of Mullaperiyar Dam: Tamil Nadu To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today sought response from Kerala on a plea of Tamil Nadu alleging that the neighbouring state is not allowing it to maintain the historic Mullaperiyar Dam.
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Kerala's New Dam Plan Violates Supreme Court Order: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the withdrawal of a clearance given by Ministry of Environment and Forests to Kerala Government for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment for constructing a new Mullaperiyar dam.
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Centre Calls Meeting to Resolve Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has called a meeting of water resources ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss the issue of rising water level in the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Mullaperiyar Dam: In Long Battle Tamil Nadu Gets a Boost
Mullaperiyar Dam: Tamil Nadu today gained significant ground in a long legal battle with neighbouring Kerala over the controversial dam.
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Supreme Court asks Kerala to allow Mullaperiyar dam upkeep
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Kerala government to permit Tamil Nadu to undertake maintenance and cleaning work at the Mullaperiyar dam. The five-judge bench headed by Justice D.K. Jain said that the maintenance and the cleaning work at the dam would be undertaken under the supervision of a three-member committee.
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Mullaperiyar controversy: Kerala reiterates demand for new dam despite adverse report
Kerala will continue its legal battle in the Supreme Court to enable the construction of a new dam replacing the 116-year-old structure at Mullaperiyar. This depsite the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee's report asking Kerala to re-consider its demand for a new dam.
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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.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu - Mullaperiyar Dam is safe, water level can be increased
This will come as good news for Tamil Nadu which is warring with its neighbouring state, Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam. Today, the five member Panel appointed by the Supreme Court to examine the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam has said that the existing dam is safe and the water level can be increased to 142 feet, which has been the key demand of...
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to block 13 entry points to Kerala
The district unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party of Tamil Nadu, is gearing up for the blockade of 13 entry points to Kerala from Tamil Nadu on December 21 against Kerala's insistence to decommission the existing Mullaiperiyar dam.
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Idukki Dam's Shutter Opened As Water Level Rises After Heavy Rains
A shutter of Kerala's Cheruthoni dam was opened on Tuesday morning as the water level in Idukki reservoir continued to rise due to heavy rains in its catchment areas and opening of shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam.
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It Was Mullaperiyar: In Top Court, Kerala Blames Tamil Nadu For Floods
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...
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Consider Lowering Water Level, Supreme Court Says On Mullaperiyar Dam
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.
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On Mullaperiyar Dam, Top Court Raps "Adversarial" Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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.
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Amid Kerala Rain, Chief Minister's SOS To PM, Tamil Nadu On A Key Dam
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.
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Supreme Court Asks Centre, Tamil Nadu And Kerala To Set Up Panels
The Supreme Court today 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.
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Kerala Not Allowing Maintenance Of Mullaperiyar Dam: Tamil Nadu To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today sought response from Kerala on a plea of Tamil Nadu alleging that the neighbouring state is not allowing it to maintain the historic Mullaperiyar Dam.
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Kerala's New Dam Plan Violates Supreme Court Order: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the withdrawal of a clearance given by Ministry of Environment and Forests to Kerala Government for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment for constructing a new Mullaperiyar dam.
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Centre Calls Meeting to Resolve Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has called a meeting of water resources ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss the issue of rising water level in the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Mullaperiyar Dam: In Long Battle Tamil Nadu Gets a Boost
Mullaperiyar Dam: Tamil Nadu today gained significant ground in a long legal battle with neighbouring Kerala over the controversial dam.
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Supreme Court asks Kerala to allow Mullaperiyar dam upkeep
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Kerala government to permit Tamil Nadu to undertake maintenance and cleaning work at the Mullaperiyar dam. The five-judge bench headed by Justice D.K. Jain said that the maintenance and the cleaning work at the dam would be undertaken under the supervision of a three-member committee.
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Mullaperiyar controversy: Kerala reiterates demand for new dam despite adverse report
Kerala will continue its legal battle in the Supreme Court to enable the construction of a new dam replacing the 116-year-old structure at Mullaperiyar. This depsite the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee's report asking Kerala to re-consider its demand for a new dam.
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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.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu - Mullaperiyar Dam is safe, water level can be increased
This will come as good news for Tamil Nadu which is warring with its neighbouring state, Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam. Today, the five member Panel appointed by the Supreme Court to examine the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam has said that the existing dam is safe and the water level can be increased to 142 feet, which has been the key demand of...
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to block 13 entry points to Kerala
The district unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a political party of Tamil Nadu, is gearing up for the blockade of 13 entry points to Kerala from Tamil Nadu on December 21 against Kerala's insistence to decommission the existing Mullaiperiyar dam.
