Minister calls for enactment of dam safety bill

Thursday, December 08, 2011: The subject committee of the Kerala Assembly headed by Water Resources Minister P. J. Joseph visited Mullaperiyar dam as part of its assessment of the Mullapeiryar issue.
Minister said that there was no guarantee that the Idukki dam would withstand failure of the Mullaperiyar dam. He said that Tamil Nadu was not being reasonable though the government had assured that it would get the same quantity of water as of now on construction of new dam.
The Central government was failing to act despite his informing the Centre of the seriousness of the situation. He urged that the Centre should urgently enact the dam safety legislation proposed to be brought by it.

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