Saturday, December 3, 2011: Describing his visit to Delhi as a “success”, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday said there was possibility of an early official level discussion with Tamil Nadu to find a solution on the vexed Mullaperiyar Dam issue.“The outcome of my visit to Delhi is successful because those in Delhi have agreed and have realised that the concerns raised by us are genuine,” said Chandy.
Chandy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the capital and sought his help to find a solution to replace the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar earthen dam located in Idukki district. as it is already leaking and poses danger to the people.
“I had a meeting with journalists of Tamil Nadu who work in Delhi and it was meant to know what their concerns are and it was a really good exercise,” said Chandy, on landing in Kerala.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads over the dam, built under an 1886 accord between the then Maharaja of Travancore and the erstwhile British Raj. While it is located in Kerala, its waters serve Tamil Nadu.
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