: Mullaperiyar Dam is extremely vulnerable, a new one should be built in its place, Kerala tells SC #IndiaNEWS The Kerala government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Mullaperiyar Dam should

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Mullaperiyar Dam is extremely vulnerable, a new one should be built in its place, Kerala tells SC #IndiaNEWS
The Kerala government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Mullaperiyar Dam should be decommissioned as it is extremely vulnerable and a new one must be built in its place, Bar and Bench reported.The 126-year-old dam is located in Kerala’s Idukki district and is managed by the Tamil Nadu government. The water level in the dam rose after heavy rain in Kerala in October. The Supreme Court has been hearing the Kerala government’s petition, saying that the water level in Mullaperiyar Dam should not be allowed to cross 139 feet. This is three feet below the 142-foot-limit set by the Supreme Court in 2014. The court had also appointed a supervisory committee to decide on the maximum water level that can be maintained in the dam.On Wednesday, the committee said that there was no need to change the dam’s water level. Kerala opposed this opinion.“The coming monsoon that is to set off during this week too would likely affect the inflow into Mullaperiyar Dam, hence the State of Kerala reiterates its stand to increase the outflow to the maximum possible extent,� it said, according to Live Law. Kerala told the court that because of its “large catchment area and limited storage capacity�, the dam was exceptionally vulnerable, Bar and Bench reported. The state added that...Read more

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