After a joint inspection by both states, the water level limit was reduced from 155 ft to 152 ft. The issue that has been making headlines in the last few days has been that of the continuing debate between the states of kerala and tamil nadu over the mullaperiyar dam. Unimaginable disaster is waiting to happen in kerala. Kerala says release of water from mullaperiyar dam by. After another inspection undertaken by engineers from both states and the central water commission, the reservoir level was reduced to 6 ft as a shortterm emergency measure. The mullaperiyar dam or mullaiperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the periyar river in the indian state of kerala it is located 881 m 2,890 ft above mean sea level, on the cardamom hills of the western ghats in thekkady, idukki district. Everything you want to know about the mullaperiyar dam. The mullaperiyar dam issue again generated heat in the lok sabha today after a member from kerala raised the issue of safety of the dam amid protests from the aiadmk members. In this case, much of the building material used in the construction has been leached.
Hydropolitical vulnerability of the mullaperiyar dam forum for. Mullaperiyar dam thekkady 2020 all you need to know. The mullaperiyar dam debate an issue of safety versus. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Mullaperiyar dam is located on the periyar river in kerala. Mullaperiyar dam mullaperiyar dam issue issue by sop 12 alex george aparna mohan slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Story of the mullaperiyar dam caught in the kerala flood. Mullaperiyar dam issue ministry of water resources. In regard to the dam safety issue of mullaperiyar between the states of kerala and. The hindu explains genesis of the mullaperiyar dispute. The kerala chief secretary has said that the tamil nadu authorities had been asked to release water from the old dam as soon as water level reached. Two states in a dam row while the states of tamil nadu and kerala have opposing stands on the mullaperiyar dam, civil society actors have provided alternatives to the old dam whose decommissioning is bound to happen sooner or later as well as pointed to the inappropriateness of building a new dam on mullaperiyar.
The mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the periyar river in the indian state of kerala it is located 881 m 2,890 ft above mean sea level, on the cardamom hills of the western ghats in thekkady, idukki district of kerala, south india. Director seeman making fun of narendra modis clean india project fun must watch duration. Mullaperiyar dam issue is between two south indian states that is between tamil nadu and kerala. Find information about mullaperiyar dam including location, type, operated by, lat long, capacity, purpose, height, length, and type of spillway gates etc. The state wants to repair or rebuild the yearold dam. According to kerala chief minister pinari vijayan, the water level reached 142 feet on august 15 after hours of heavy rain in and around the catchment areas. The kerala governments representative in the supreme courtappointed. The tamil nadu government has rejected keralas suggestion to drill a second tunnel in the mullaperiyar dam at 50 feet. Mullaperiyar dam needs to be decommissioned urgently sandrp. Mullaperiyar issue pdf 8 jan the mullaperiyar dam on the periyar river sits in and belongs to the state of kerala. The dam totally belongs to the state of kerala but it was given on lease to the tamil nadu on 29 th october, 1886 for 999 years. A study conducted by the center for earth science studies had reported that the structure would not withstand an earthquake above magnitude 6 on the.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by john pennycuick and also reached in an agreement to divert water eastwards to the madras presidency area. After the 1979 morvi dam failure which killed up to 15,000 people, safety concerns of the aging mullaperiyar dam s and alleged leaks and cracks in the structure were raised by the kerala government. It consists of a main dam spillway on its left and an auxiliary dam to the right. The mullaperiyar dam was made using old technology, and not based on the modern parameters for design of dams. Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the periyar river in the indian state of kerala it is located 881 m 2,890 ft above mean sea level, on the cardamom hills of the western ghats in thekkady, idukki district of kerala, south india. In an affidavit filed in the supreme court on thursday, the pinarayi vijayan government said the sudden release of water from the mullaperiyar dam was. The mullaperiyar dam is located on the western ghats near thekkady in idukki district of kerala on the periyar river. Abstract the conflict between the two southern most states of india, kerala and tamil nadu over mullaperiyar dam issue is for safety and water. Safety project in india in 1990s on dam safety issue that the state had to be dropped. The centuriesold mullaperiyar dam located in idukki in kerala on the periyar river is one of the earliest transbasin.
Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the periyar river in the indian state of kerala it. Mullaperiyar dam issue free download as powerpoint presentation. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Kerala assembly will discuss on june 9, the mullaperiyar dam issue in the wake of the supreme court rejecting the states contention that the 119yearold dam was unsafe. Half of dam may give way within 12 minutes of break. Although the dam is located in kerala, it is operated by tamil nadu following an 1886 lease indenture for 999 years that was signed between the maharaja of travancore and the secretary of state for india for the periyar. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the british government to divert water eastwards to the madras presidency area presentday. Paper presented at the workshop on kerala and interstate river water disputes orgranised by the press club, trivandrum, kerala. In 1886, a lease was made between the maharaja of travancore a princely state and secretary of state for in.
The mullaperiyar dam located in the highland idukki district of kerala bordering southern tamil nadu has become a stormy issue between these two southernmost states. Although the 116yearold mullaperiyar dam is located in kerala, it is operated by the government of tamil nadu which signed a 999year lease agreement with the former british. Keralas stand on the issue tamilnadas stand on the issue solution to the issue. The mullaperiyar issue that has been the bone of contention between the two neighbouring. The union minister wr convened an interstate meeting of the chief ministers of states of tamil nadu and kerala on mullaperiyar dam issue on 29. Dam break analysis mullaperiyar dam to idukki reservoir. This debate has opened up a number of issues related to the ownership and use of water between the two states of tamil nadu and kerala in the context of the current changes and the loss of relevance of the. Nadu over the mullaperiyar dam while focusing on the questions of hydropolitical vulnerability relating to multipurpose.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by john pennycuick and also reached in an agreement to divert water eastwards to the madras. The dam itself is 115 years old, which means the technology behind the construction of the dam, chronologically speaking, is archaic. Kerala and tamil nadu to amicably resolve the issue. Discussion of dam safety issues related to the mullaperiyar dam, one of the oldest dams of the world still in service, in idukki district of kerala, india. The issue needs to be looked at as a national problem, not as a dispute between two states, says dipu santh mullaperiyar dam.
If the dam break were to occur at the maximum water level of 6 ft at mullaperiyar, it will cause the water level at the much larger idukki reservoir situated 36 km away to rise by 20. A documentary by cdit on the issue of mullaperiyar dam. Amid the friction between tamil nadu and kerala over the mullaperiyar dam issue, former president a p j abdul kalam on 14. Kerala, tamil nadu battle over mullaperiyar dam again. Mullaperiyar dam a masonry dam was constructed pursuant. Do read my previous article on mullaperiyar issue here mullaperiyar dam, how it effects common mans thoughts got a chance to watch the controversial dam 999 movie today. Mullaperiyar dam issue water and politics water and. Introduction disputehistorical background, current status. Pdf with the ruefully anticipated breakdown of the mullaperiyar dam in kerala as the central issue, this article debates the decommissioning. All this time i was wondering on why the movie was banned in tamil nadu, and why tamil nadu is forcing the supreme court to ban the movie in india.
Inter state dispute over water and safety in india. Why kerala and tamil nadu have fought for decades over the mullaperiyar dam a supreme court order to set up three panels for a disaster management plan is the latest round in. The mullaperiyar dam is the one of the biggest dam in kerala. The waters of mullaperiyar of kerala were diverted to irrigate the drought prone districts of tamil nadu during the legacy of the british based on the periyar lease deed.
The mullaperiyar dam issue again generated heat in the lok sabha today after a member from kerala raised the issue of safety of the dam. In the context of the mullaperiyar dam controversy in southern india, this article seeks to analyze the discourses generated by media for reflexive modernization as also the ideological premises of these discourses which yield vital clues to read the political, regional and material contingencies that shape them and their reception. Sudden opening of mullaperiyar added to the deluge, kerala. This interstate project is serving as a source of water and hydel. E arlier this week, both the kerala and tamil nadu governments were at loggerheads over rising water levels at the 123yearold mullaperiyar dam in idukki district. Famous illusionists nostradamus predicted about mullaperiyar dam s collapse before 500 years ago. Tamil nadukerala dam row alternatively india dam row is an ongoing row and the long legal battle between the indian states of tamil nadu and kerala about the mullaperiyar dam on the periyar river. Mullaperiyar dam unimaginable disaster waiting to happen. Mullaperiyar dam issue water and the environment water and.
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