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Mulla periyar issue: background and problems, solution
- Mullaperiyar dam project involves eastward diversion of west flowing periyar river to provide water to vaigia region in TN
- The dam was built based on a 999 year old agreement between british ruled madras state and kigndom of travancore in 1886
- TN got control over dam located in kerala for 999 years
- Kerala has a sense of greivance as it gets a paltry amount in return despite revision of rates in 1970
- The dam is located in a seismic active region
- Kerala has expressed concern over 116 year old dam
- On other hand TN wants the dam height to be raised to meet the increased needs of its people
- Supreme court earlier had ordered Kerala to raise the dam height after strengthening it
- Kerala strengthened the dam but ddidn't raise height
- Now kerala demands for construction of new dam due to instability of current dam
- The dam built in 1890s has had severe impact on local ecology
Way ahead
- The mullaperiyar issue involves technical questions. Hence SC should step aside and allow matter to be settled through inter state commission
- Instead of building another new dam elading to further degradation of environment, alternate solutions need to be worked out
- Strengthen existing dam and operate at mutually agreed water level
- The 116 year old dam won't last forever, hence need to reduce dependence on it
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