Mullaperiyar dam water level touches 142 ft, Kerala concerned

November 20, 2014 23:11

The water level in Mullaiperiyar dam touched the contentious 142 foot mark for the first time since the Supreme Court allowed Tamil Nadu to raise it to that level as Kerala continued to voice concern over the safety of people living downstream in that state.

Soundar, PWD engineer in charge of the dam located in Idukki district of Kerala but under the control of Tamil Nadu under a decades-old inter-state agreement, told reporters in Theni that the water level touched 142 feet, with an inflow of 1200 cusecs.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy termed the situation as "serious" and expressed deep anxiety about the safety of people in vulnerable areas.

The Chief Wildlife Warden had been asked to submit a report on the environmental impact due to the increase in water level, which had been inching towards this mark following heavy rains in catchment areas in the past few days.

Chandy said all these matters would be brought before the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal.

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