Kerala Governor Says Efforts On To "Amicably Resolve" Mullaperiyar Dam Issue
NDTV
Kerala Governor's statement came a day after the Supreme Court directed the supervisory committee to take a "firm decision" on the maximum water level to be maintained in Mullaperiyar dam.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday said "something new needs to be done" in Mullaperiyar as the existing dam there is very old and people are working to reach an amicable settlement on the matter.
"I think already everybody knows that the dam is very old. So something new needs to be done. But how to reach an amicable settlement, that is something on which people are working on the matter. Whenever there is any water dispute, then the judiciary is also involved", Governor told reporters as the water-level in the over-a-century-old dam continued to rise reaching upto 137.60 ft at 9 am today.
The Governor's statement came a day after the Supreme Court directed the supervisory committee to take a "firm decision" on the maximum water level to be maintained in Mullaperiyar dam.
The top court has directed all the authorities concerned to interact immediately on an urgent basis on the issue saying it has something to do with lives.
