A Dam and Controversies -T.G. Jacob

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. The issue as such is not new at all. The dam itself is 115 years old, which means the technology behind the construction of the dam, chronologically speaking, is archaic. The controversies concerning the height and the storage levels of the dam had erupted now and again, and the case had gone up to the highest court.

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