Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
Taking strong exception to Kerala’s reported “unilateral” action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu’s consent, the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today slammed it as a “blatant violation” of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework. In a letter to the …
Making it clear that it would not compromise on its rights on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, the AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu has alleged that it is a victim of the Centre’s “persistent indifference” and accused Kerala of whipping up “mass fear and insecurity” over the row. “The attempts on …
The State Government has expressed its favourable disposition to the idea of a ‘joint control' of the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar. But it could not have been more happy and relieved to learn that the ‘new dam in place of the century-old' should have found wide acceptance, according to …
An Act to provide a broad overarching national legal framework of general principles on water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and actions relating to water by citizens, their associations and voluntary agencies, …
Interview with Ramaswamy R. Iyer, former Secretary, Union Ministry of Water Resources. THE controversy over the Mullaperiyar dam has acquired emotional overtones, with both Kerala and Tamil Nadu adopting intractable positions on the future of the dam. Is there a middle ground? In this interview, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, a well-known …
The Centre has decided to keep “in abeyance” constitution of an expert panel by the National Management Disaster Authority (NDMA) to prepare a contingency plan for the Mullaperiyar Dam in the backdrop of strong opposition from Tamil Nadu. A communication to this effect has been received by the State Public …
The Centre would spare no effort to find a solution to the Mullaperiyar Dam row between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, said here today. “The Centre’s efforts to find an amicable solution to the vexed issue have not been fruitful so far. But that does …
The Kerala Government today reiterated its willingness for bilateral discussions with Tamil Nadu or a dialogue through the Centre to resolve the vexed Mullaperiyar dam issue but insisted that it would not compromise on the demand for a new dam. “Kerala is ready for bilateral talks with Tamil Nadu or …
Voicing Kerala’s readiness to walk the extra mile to resolve the Mullaperiyar Dam row, the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, has said that he is even willing to enter into a tripartite agreement and enact a law assuring Tamil Nadu that it will get “same quantity” of water from the …
In a bid to defuse a volatile situation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Kerala government to create a conducive atmosphere for speedy resolution of the Mullaiperiyar Dam issue following which chief minister Oommen Chandy appealed to protesters in the state to call off their agitation. The chief minister’s …
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea of the Tamil Nadu government to pass a gag order against Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his colleagues from making any public statements on the Mullaperiyar dam. It also did not entertain Kerala government’s plea …
Urging for “sanity and sensitiveness”, the Supreme Court today asked Tamil Nadu and Kerala to maintain restraint on their statements on the Mullaperiyar dam row, lamenting that they were adding fuel to the fire instead of dousing it. A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Mr Justice D.K. Jain, asked Tamil …
This report is based on the outcome of discussions during a roundtable conference on ’Blue Revolution: Charting South Asia’s Water Future’ organised on 11 April, 2011, by ORF in collaboration with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ORF report is an attempt to list out the probable areas of …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan has asked the Centre to take management of the inter-state rivers and canals in its hand to resolve the long-pending water sharing disputes among the states. The state has also asked the Centre to hand over control of the Tajewala and Okhla headworks to the Upper Yamuna River …
The Centre is all set to notify the verdict of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) pronounced on December 30 last year without waiting for clarifications, if any, sought by the contesting parties
Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday indicated that the State government would appeal against the Krishna Water Tribunal Award II and said he has begun the consultation process to take appropriate decisions in this regard. Addressing reporters here, he said the State has two legal options
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee on the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam today decided to issue notices to counsels for Tamil Nadu and Kerala to present their views before it during next month's meeting. The dam is operated by the Tamil Nadu government according to a 999-year lease agreement …
The three-member Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II, constituted in 2004 headed by Justice Brijesh Kumar gave its judgement on December 30, 2010. KWDT-II freshly assessed the yearly yields in the Krishna and determined the award on the basis of the yearly yield at 65 per cent dependability which was assessed at …
Reema Narendran ENS KERALA in its reply to the Empowered Committee filed on Monday said that it would give water to Tamil Nadu only for agriculture purpose from the new Mullaiperiyar dam to be built in a period of four years. The reply, however, maintained silence on the sharing of …
In response to a questionnaire from empowered committee Kerala to submit that the new dam could be completed in four years, once it got clearance The State will also maintain that there is no need to raise the water level in the reservoir THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will file a two-part affidavit …
