Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
When was the Mullaperiyar Dam constructed? On October 29, 1886, a lease indenture for 999 years was made between the Maharaja of Travancore and the secretary of state for India for construction of the Mullaperiyar Dam over the headwaters of the Periyar River in Kerala. The dam was constructed during …
Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the Central government will continue its efforts to bring both the Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments into the negotiating table for finding an amicable solution to the Mullapperiyar dam issue. Responding to queries from media persons during a meet-the-press organised by the Kannur …
The Kerala government moved the Supreme Court on Thursday for a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to reduce the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 ft. to 120 ft. so as to avoid any immediate calamity. Kerala has filed this application in the pending suit filed by …
Apprehending danger to the Mullaperiyar dam if the present water level of 136 ft. was maintained, a public interest litigation petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday for a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to drain water completely to the extent possible and decommission the dam to …
CHENNAI: Assuring that the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam was safe, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today appealed to the people of Kerala not to succumb "to the mechanisations of ill-wishers and unscrupulous mischief mongers". She also urged the political class of Tamil Nadu to desist from making inflammatory speeches that could …
The Centre has invited Tamil Nadu and Kerala for talks on the Mullaperiyar dam issue on December 16. The date was re-set after the Tamil Nadu government sought postponement of the informal talks that were slated for Monday. This will be the first official meeting between the two sides on …
“Kerala indulging in false propaganda for decommissioning dam” Apprehending danger to the Mullaperiyar dam from miscreants, Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court on Monday for a direction to the Union government to immediately deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the dam site. In its application, Tamil Nadu stated: …
The five-member Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand, at its meeting here on Monday, will examine the reports it has received from various agencies it constituted to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala. In December last, the committee conducted a …
Expressing serious concern over the alleged incidents of mob violence in Kerala threatening the safety of the Mullaiperiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu chief minister Ms Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Prime Minister to immediately deploy the central industrial security force (CISF) to protect the 116-year-old dam from 'man-made catastrophic consequences'. In …
In the shadow of fear Vallakkadavu, Idukki district, Kerala, Population: 4,000; Families: 1,100 In Kerala’s Idukki district, a banner fluttering in the wind greets you at the village of Vallakkadavu. “Welcome to the face of death,’’ it reads. As the first inhabited region along downstream Mullaperiyar, media reports and panic …
Even as Kerala and Tamil Nadu battle it out over the Mullaperiyar Dam, there are at least 100 large dams in the country which are over one hundred years old and call for urgent steps and legal mechanism to ensure the safety of people and the structures. Himanshu Thakkar of …
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam MPs from Tamil Nadu, led by M. Thambidurai, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh separately here on Friday and urged him to intervene in the Mullaperiyar issue immediately and resolve the row between the two States. Mr. Chandy, who …
The Kerala government on Friday informed the state High Court that at least 450 families living near the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam area would be evacuated to safer places soon. In a counter-affidavit, the government also said that a mock safety drill will be conducted near the dam area. The submission …
It wants court to restrain Chandy, his Ministers from making statement on row Contending that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, his Ministers and officials are creating a fear psychosis among the people by issuing statements on the Mullaperiyar dam's safety, Tamil Nadu on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to restrain …
Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Kerala hold protest outside Parliament House Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Kerala staged protests inside and outside the House over the Mullaperiyar dam issue here on Thursday. The Kerala MPs from both the Houses, who forced adjournments on the issue, later …
Ahead of a crucial meeting of an Empowered Committee here on December 5, Kerala has filed an application before the panel, reiterating its demand for the construction of a new dam and arguing that “it is a bona fide proposal.” The committee is headed by the former Chief Justice of …
On Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directions, the Union Water Resources Ministry will hold official-level talks with Tamil Nadu and Kerala here next week on the Mullaperiyar dam issue. Indications are that this will materialise on Monday. Dr. Singh communicated as much to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday in …
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court accusing the Kerala government of spreading a “fear psychosis” on the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a letter to TN Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, said nothing should be said or done to cause …
Unmoved by the blitzkrieg from Kerala about the “imminent collapse” of the Mullaperiyar dam, those in support of Tamil Nadu’s stand on the dispute argue that their neighbour’s catchy slogan ‘safety for Kerala, water for Tamil Nadu’ does not capture the devil that is in the detail. While Kerala has …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in its full Commission meeting on Monday next, will hear the petition filed by some Kerala MPs seeking its “humanitarian intervention” to save the people of Idukki and adjoining districts, who are likely to be affected if the Mullaperiyar dam bursts as apprehended. The …
