Why tamil nadu opposes mullaperiyar

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Let's reshape it today. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. Over the years, the dam has been the subject of numerous legal battles and there are multiple threads to the Mullaperiyar story — of safety, historicity and anxieties over the sharing of resources. The dam was built in the late s in the princely state of Travancore present-day Kerala and given to British-ruled Madras Presidency on a year lease in The agreement granted full rights to the secretary of state of Tamil Nadu, a British official, to construct irrigation projects on the land.

The dam was built to divert eastwards a part of the west-flowing Periyar river, to feed the arid areas of Tamil Nadu. The agreement was renewed by the two state governments in independent India in the s. Tamil Nadu was given rights to the land and the water from the dam as well as the authority to develop hydro-power projects at the site, and Kerala would receive rent in return.

However, safety concerns surfaced in after reports in the Kerala press claimed a minor earthquake had caused cracks in the dam. The Central Water Commission was asked to examine the structure and suggest ways to strengthen it. As an emergency measure, the commission recommended that the level of water stored in the reservoir be lowered to feet from about feet. Wealth Wise Series How they can help in wealth creation.

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