TN moves SC on Mullaperiyar dam
New Delhi: In what may further intensify the political battle between Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, the Jayalalithaa government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking its urgent intervention over the dispute.
As per reports, the Tamil Nadu government has moved a petition before the apex court requesting it to restrain Kerala from further blowing the issue for its vested interest.
The Tamil Nadu government alleged that the political establishment in Kerala was using its influence to create panic among the residence of Tamil Nadu and the areas surrounding the disputed dam.
It said that the false propaganda by the Kerala government was creating more confusion amongst the people and further complicating the issue.
Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today arrived in the national capital to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The dam in Kerala's Idukki district supplies water to Tamil Nadu.
Manmohan Singh is understood to have assured that a meeting of CMs of Tamil Nadu and Kerala would be arranged soon to discuss the contentious issue.
Tamil Nadu wants the dam's storage capacity to be increased by raising the dam height - from 136 feet (41.5 m) to 142 feet (43 m) to meet the growing irrigation needs of the state.
Kerala, on the other hand, wants a new dam as it fears that a strong earthquake might damage the existing dam.
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