Who is controlling mullaperiyar dam

Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. HT Insight. My Account. Sign in. The Centre has been sensitive in modifying the provisions contained in the bill because of the state's genuine concern, and in the present bill the state dam safety organisation of Kerala will have no jurisdiction over the Mullaiperiyar dam or other reservoirs of Tamil Nadu, he said.

This modification was evolved during a discussion with states in the 37th meeting of national committee on dam safety NCDS held in February at Roorkee to allay the concerns raised by Tamil Nadu representatives and this modification was found satisfactory by all concerned parties. Shekhawat said the newly provisioned role played by the national authority as State Dam Safety Organisation SDSO will facilitate the Tamil Nadu government in taking care of long pending works, eventually meeting the requirement of raising reservoir level as envisaged by empowered committee.

The minister told the TN delegation that he had on November 21 informed the Lok Sabha that Mullaiperiyar dam was safe as per Supreme Court's empowered committee.

He had also requested Kerala to cooperate in providing electricity, an access road and other amenities to the Tamil Nadu government for day-to-day maintenance of the dam. Earlier, the Tamil Nadu delegation expressed concern that the bill would affect the ownership and control of Mullaiperiyar dam and other similar dams of TN in Kerala, and the national authority would dilute the role of state dam safety organisation. Later, state minister Jaya Kumar told reporters that Tamil Nadu had requested Shekhawat to exempt it from the provisions of dam safety bill as there were five dams in the state having inter-state control and rights.

The bill provides for proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams in the country to ensure their safe functioning. It provides for constitution of a National Committee on Dam Safety which will evolve dam safety policies and recommend necessary regulations as may be required for the purpose. Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. Chennai Floods. Kannur Yesvantpur Express Derails.

Covid vaccine registration. He sought to put to rest the controversy over allegations that Kerala government had forcibly opened the sluice gates of the dam.

In a statement, the minister said that there seemed to be some motive behind some media houses misreporting about the operation of the dam. It should be avoided in the interest of both the states, he said. The water level stood at