Kerala releases water from Mullaperiyar dam, farmers in TN object
The Hindu
A total of 517 cusecs of water was released on Friday morning; farmers termed the decision “unilateral” and have called for action
A team from Kerala, led by its Irrigation Minister Roshi Augustine and Revenue Minister Rajan, along with Public Works Department (PWD) engineers, released 517 cusecs of water from the Mullaperiyar reservoir at 7.30 a.m. on Friday. Farmers from the five southern districts of Tamil Nadu .
Though the Kerala ministers and the officials inspected the dam site in the presence of PWD executive engineer J. Sam Irwin from Tamil Nadu and others, the water release from the reservoir has come in for criticism from the farmers.
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