`Panel has accepted Kerala`s demand for new dam`

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 13:37

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the state, which is locked in a row with Tamil Nadu on the issue, would bring it to the court`s notice.

Repair work on Mullaperiyar dam resumes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012, 19:27

Tamil Nadu Government on Saturday said the repair work on the controversial Mullaperiyar dam has resumed after it took up with Kerala the issue of its officials allegedly preventing movement of cement bags meant for the purpose.

Repair work on Mullaperiyar dam resumes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012, 15:23

Tamil Nadu Government on Saturday said the repair work on the controversial Mullaperiyar dam has resumed.

Mullaperiyar dam holes to be plugged in a week

Last Updated: Saturday, June 2, 2012, 16:30

The nine holes drilled in Mullaperiyar dam to assess its core stability would be plugged in a week using Japanese technology, officials said.

Panel`s findings on dam unilateral: Kerala

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 12:53

The panel relied on the report of Annamalai Univ in TN to come to the conclusion that the reservoir was safe, rejecting studies by Roorkie and IIT-D.

Kerala allows TN to close holes in Mullaperiyar dam

Last Updated: Monday, May 28, 2012, 21:29

Tamil Nadu has been permitted to carry out the work of closing the holes as the state`s need to examine the dam for which the holes were drilled was over.

Jaya accuses Kerala on Mullaperiyar dam security

Last Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 12:05

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday sought the immediate intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to facilitate the work and demanded deployment of CISF at the site.

Govt appointed panel contradicts SC committee on Mullaperiyar

Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012, 23:24

Raising concern over location of Mullaperiyar Dam, a panel constituted by govt has said that reservoir is located in an "ecologically fragile" area.

Kerala expects solution to dam row through court

Last Updated: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 13:05

Oommen Chandy hopes that the long-pending dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam could be resolved through legal processes.

Whipping up emotions on dam unfortunate: Thomas

Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 12:15

Member of the SC appointed Empowered Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam Justice K T Thomas today said it was unfortunate that some quarters had sought to whip up emotions on the panel`s report, instead of looking at it rationally.

Mullaperiyar row: Kerala demands for new dam

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 18:45

Kerala stuck to its stand that it would not back out from its demand for a new dam to replace the existing 119-year-old structure, over which it is locked in a row with Tamil Nadu.