Mullaperiyar issue will be resolved soon, says CM

Monday, December 12, 2011: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today informed that the Mullaperiyar dam issue which has seen Kerala and Tamil Nadu at loggerheads will be resolved amicably as soon as possible.
Chandy was speaking after inaugurating the mass interaction programme at the St Stephen’s Church grounds at Makkamkunnu in Pathanamthitta on Monday morning. Kerala has been pressing for its twin demands: reducing the water level to 120 feet and replacing the 116-year0old reservoir with a new one.
The issue has snowballed in the last few weeks with Kerala raising the pitch for the new dam citing safety concerns about the existing structure. Tamil Nadu has charged Kerala with whipping up panic and moved the Supreme Court for a direction to deploy CISF at the dam site, the scene of protests.

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