New Delhi: The Kerala High Court pulled up the state government on Friday with regard to the Mullaperiyar dam issue.
Expressing concern over the dam, the high court has asked the state government to provide details about the safety measures and disaster management plans that have been put in place in case of an emergency situation.
The state government had apprised the court of the measures that it was planning to implement with regard to the Mullaperiyar dam.
Kerala has escalated demand for construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar holding that the present structure posed a grim threat to nearly 3 million people, mainly in Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.
Both the ruling Congress-led UDF and the opposition LDF have also sought urgent Central intervention to resolve the tiff between the two states by persuading Tamil Nadu to agree to the idea of a new dam.
However, holding a contradictory view, Tamil Nadu has opposed construction of a new dam, asserting that the present reservoir "is as safe and good as new" and accused Kerala of whipping up fear psychosis.
(With additional information from PTI)
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