Need a new reservoir instead of Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala tells Supreme Court
The Hindu
The State says the solution should be ‘comprehensive’ and Tamil Nadu is resisting change
In the Supreme Court, Kerala on Wednesday pitched for building a new dam downstream on its side instead of the existing 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam.
Appearing before a Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, for Kerala, said the solution should be "comprehensive" and Tamil Nadu was resisting change.
The court was in its first day of hearing a series of petitions questioning the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam.
Mr. Gupta said the instrumentation in the dam was "inadequate" and whatever there was not functioning.
"We do not know where this dam is going," Mr. Gupta submitted.
The court said it would be focussing on factors such as the instrumentation used in the dam, especially the seismic warning system, the height for storage of water and the mechanism for release of the water from the reservoir.
Kerala urged the court to reconstitute the supervisory committee to expand its ambit and include technical members from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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