MULLAPERIYAR- KERALA ASSEMBLY UNANYMOUSLY PASED RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 275 DEMANDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DAM

MULLAPERIYAR- KERALA ASSEMBLY UNANYMOUSLY PASED RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 275 DEMANDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DAM

The Kerala Assembly Friday, 9th December, 2011, unanimously passed a resolution under Rule 275 demanding permission for construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar.The resolution moved by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy also demanded immediate reduction of water level in the dam to a height of 120 ft. The resolution noted that repeated tremors, age and heavy rains have severely affected the safety of the dam.

                                                                          Prof. John Kurakar