Dam Safety

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in village Leta, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025

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 …

Height of Mulla Periyar dam no threat, claims TN

S.S. NEGI As a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court commenced its hearing on contentious Mulla Periyar dam row between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, former Attorney General K. Parasaran, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, said that raising the height of the reservoir to the level of 152 feet would …

New Mullaperiyar dam will be a reality

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Undeterred by Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala's statement that efforts to build a new dam in Mullaperiyar were unnecessary, Kerala Irrigation Minister N.K. Premachandran Thursday said the new dam would soon be a reality. Currently a survey team is going ahead and identifying the exact location of the proposed …

Mullaperiyar not inter-State river: former Kerala Minister

KOCHI: T.M. Jacob, former Minister for irrigation, on Monday said that the Mullaperiyar was not an inter-State river and Tamil Nadu should not object to the construction of a new dam since the safety of the 111-year-old structure was at stake. People on both sides needed water, but the safety …

Kerala miffed at TN, Central teams' visit to dam

TN engineers and six-member team of NSG had been to the disputed site on Wednesday KERALA on Thursday took exception to the visit of cer- tain Tamil Nadu engineers and a six-member central team to Mullaiperiyar reservoir at the centre of a dispute between the states saying the State government …

A water health insurance plan

As far as water goes, climate change changes everything. Past experience of rainfall, snowfall, runoff and streamflow is no longer a reliable guide for the future. We'll all be affected, but especially small farmers and the poor and marginalized, who have the least ability to protect themselves against the depredations …

Mullaiperiyar leak a new lie : Vaiko

MDMK PROTEST RALLY ON DECEMBER 29 FARMERS should collectively take part in the protest over Mullaiperiyar issue to be held on December 29, MDMK general secretary Vaiko appealed here on Sunday . Commencing his campaign at Melur in Madurai district to redeem the rights of Tamils over Mullaiperiyar Dam, Vaiko …

Mullaperiyar dam water level coming down

KATTAPPANA: The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam fell to 135.5 ft on Wednesday as rain kept away and Tamil Nadu increased the discharge from the dam. The flow of water from the dam into the Periyar downstream has almost stopped. On Tuesday, there was a nominal flow. The inflow …

Kerala armed with several reports on dam

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has said that the State government has been getting additional reports from its officials on the condition of the Mullaperiyar dam. It will examine how those reports can be used in the case before the Supreme Court. He was replying to questions at a …

Six new leaks found in Mullaperiyar dam

KATTAPPANA: An expert team of the Irrigation Design and Research Board (IDRB), which inspected the Mullaperiyar dam on Tuesday found six additional leakages at the dam after the water level rose in the reservoir. The visit followed a directive of the Kerala government to the IDRB to inspect the leakages …

Fresh leakages detected in Mullaperiyar dam

KOCHI: Irrigation Design and Research Board (IDRB) chief engineer C N Sathi inspected Mullaperiyar Dam on Tuesday and detected fresh leakages posing serious concern on the strength of the dam. Water is gushing out in large quantity through five leakages. Seven small leakages have also been spotted. The team found …

5-Judge constitution bench to hear arguments on january 19

Prabhakar Rao Voruganti | : A five-judge Constitution Bench on Monday fixed January 19 to start hearing the arguments on the Mullaiperiyar river dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. P 6A FIVE-JUDGE Constitution Bench on Monday fixed January 19 to start hearing the arguments on the Mullaiperiyar dispute between Tamil …

Mullaperiyar row: Vasans charge against Kerala

PALANI: The Kerala government has been spreading false information on Mullaperiyar dam, according to G.K. Vasan, Union Minister for Shipping. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Mr. Vasan said that experts and engineers in Tamil Nadu had inspected the dam recently and informed the government that the structure was very …

Mullaperiyar Dam: Presidential Reference suggested

On the Mullaperiyar dam issue that is now before the Supreme Court, K. Subramanian, Senior Advocate and a former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, has issued the following statement:

Doubts over strength of dam

Nov. 19: Doubts are being expressed on the strength of the Srisailam project constructed on the Krishna river. According to irrigation engineering sources, experts made several suggestions to the state government for strengthening the project. Experts also expressed concern over increasing sediment in the project reservoir. The hydro-electric project constructed …

Fresh cracks in Dam

THEKKADY: Fissures and leaks in the more than a century old Mullaperiyar dam are increasing with rising water levels, and new cracks have been detected in at least five spots by the Mullaperiyar Special Cell, headed by former KSEB chief engineer M K Parameswaran Nair, which inspected the site on …

Expert team to study safety of Mullaperiyar dam

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday appointed an expert panel to study the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam following an increase in the leak on the 18th block of the dam. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said that a leakage had been detected in the …

Kerala probe team detects new leaks

FISSURES and leakage in the more than a century old Mullaiperiyar dam are increasing with the rising of the water level. New cracks have also been detected in at least five spots, according to the findings of the Mullaiperiyar Spe cial Cell. The cell, headed by M K Para meswaran …

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