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. Kerala and tamil nadu to amicably resolve the issue. 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. 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. The mullaperiyar dam is located on the western ghats near thekkady in idukki district of kerala on the periyar river.
The conflict between the two southern most states of india, kerala and tamil nadu over mullaperiyar dam issue is for safety and water. The mullaperiyar dam, located in keralas idukki district, is operated and maintained by tamil nadu for meeting the drinking water and irrigation requirements of five of its southern districts. 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. Kerala, tamil nadu battle over mullaperiyar dam again. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the british government to divert water eastwards to the madras presidency area presentday. 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 kerala governments representative in the supreme courtappointed. It consists of a main dam spillway on its left and an auxiliary dam to the right. 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. 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.
Mulla periyar dam issue department of water resources. Sudden opening of mullaperiyar added to the deluge, kerala. In this case, much of the building material used in the construction has been leached. The mullaperiyar dam was made using old technology, and not based on the modern parameters for design of dams. 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. 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. Everything you want to know about the mullaperiyar dam. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. 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. Mullaperiyar dam issue ministry of water resources. 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. In the 1960s, questions started arising over the safety of the dam. Mullaperiyar dam issue water and the environment water and. 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.
Introduction disputehistorical background, current status. The demands of tamil nadu and the arguments of kerala over the water storage level, safety, new dam and solutions for the conflict are analysed. In regard to the dam safety issue of mullaperiyar between the states of kerala and. Mullaperiyar issue pdf 8 jan the mullaperiyar dam on the periyar river sits in and belongs to the state of kerala. Kerala has placed the blame of the massive floods that have claimed the lives of 373 people on the shoulders of the tamil nadu government and its refusal to lower the water level in the mullaperiyar dam. The issue needs to be looked at as a national problem, not as a dispute between two states, says dipu santh mullaperiyar dam. Story of the mullaperiyar dam caught in the kerala flood.
Nadu over the mullaperiyar dam while focusing on the questions of hydropolitical vulnerability relating to multipurpose. My most of the vacations are entertained on this place. Mullaperiyar dam needs to be decommissioned urgently sandrp. Find information about mullaperiyar dam including location, type, operated by, lat long, capacity, purpose, height, length, and type of spillway gates etc. After a joint inspection by both states, the water level limit was reduced from 155 ft to 152 ft. 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. Mullaperiyar dam issue water and politics water and.
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. The mullaperiyar dam is the one of the biggest dam in kerala. The dam itself is 115 years old, which means the technology behind the construction of the dam, chronologically speaking, is archaic. The hindu explains genesis of the mullaperiyar dispute.
Paper presented at the workshop on kerala and interstate river water disputes orgranised by the press club, trivandrum, kerala. The mullaperiyar dam was constructed with surkhi and lime, 124 years back. Mullaperiyar dam thekkady 2020 all you need to know. Kerala says release of water from mullaperiyar dam by. Hydropolitical vulnerability of the mullaperiyar dam forum for. 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. Inter state dispute over water and safety in india. 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. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by john pennycuick and also reached in an agreement to divert water eastwards to the madras. 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. The mullaperiyar dam again became an issue between kerala and tamil nadu, with floodbattered kerala on wednesday complaining the neighbouring state was refusing to accept more water from the. Mullaperiyar dam a masonry dam was constructed pursuant. 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. Unimaginable disaster is waiting to happen in kerala.
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. Mullaperiyar mullaperiyar dam is a portmanteau of mullaiyar and periyar as the dam is located after the confluence of the mullaiyar and periyar rivers. Safety project in india in 1990s on dam safety issue that the state had to be dropped. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. 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. 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.
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. Amid the friction between tamil nadu and kerala over the mullaperiyar dam issue, former president a p j abdul kalam on 14. In 1886, a lease was made between the maharaja of travancore a princely state and secretary of state for in. The centuriesold mullaperiyar dam located in idukki in kerala on the periyar river is one of the earliest transbasin. 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. The state wants to repair or rebuild the yearold dam. Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the periyar river in the indian state of kerala it. 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.
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. 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. A documentary by cdit on the issue of mullaperiyar dam. 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. Mullaperiyar dam unimaginable disaster waiting to happen.
Dam break analysis mullaperiyar dam to idukki reservoir. 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. Director seeman making fun of narendra modis clean india project fun must watch duration. The mullaperiyar issue that has been the bone of contention between the two neighbouring. Famous illusionists nostradamus predicted about mullaperiyar dam s collapse before 500 years ago. Mullaperiyar dam is located on the periyar river in kerala. Abstract the conflict between the two southern most states of india, kerala and tamil nadu over mullaperiyar dam issue is for safety and water. Keralas stand on the issue tamilnadas stand on the issue solution to the issue. The tamil nadu government has rejected keralas suggestion to drill a second tunnel in the mullaperiyar dam at 50 feet.
This interstate project is serving as a source of water and hydel. Mullaperiyar dam issue free download as powerpoint presentation. Pdf with the ruefully anticipated breakdown of the mullaperiyar dam in kerala as the central issue, this article debates the decommissioning. Mullaperiyar dam issue is between two south indian states that is between tamil nadu and 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. 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. Archived from the original pdf on 15 december 2011. Half of dam may give way within 12 minutes of break. 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.