Mullaperiyar dam storage well within permitted level: M.K. Stalin
The Hindu
Writes to Kerala CM on Mullaperiyar
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday wrote to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan saying that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam was being closely monitored and the current storage was well within the level permitted by the Supreme Court.
“We are already drawing the maximum quantity of water through the tunnel in the Vaigai dam as requested in your letter. Currently 2,300 cusecs of water is being drawn through the tunnel to the Vaigai basin since 8 a.m. today [Wednesday],” Mr. Stalin said. Recently Mr. Vijayan had written to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urging the State to ensure that the maximum quantity of water is drawn from Mullaperiyar.
The current water level was “well within the storage level permitted” by the Supreme Court in its judgment and was also compliant with the upper rule levels approved by the CWC, Mr. Stalin pointed out. Tamil Nadu was closely monitoring the water level and its officials were in constant touch with the Kerala team.
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