The National Human Rights Commission today deferred till March hearing on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, saying it will wait till the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee submits its report. 

The decision was taken at a meeting of the full commission of the NHRC on the dam issue, a senior NHRC official said."The Commission has decided to wait till the empowered committee submits its report on February 29," the official said.

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