Kerala to write to Jayalalitha on Mullaperiyar issue

Wednesday, November 30, 2011: The Government of Kerala has asserted that it would remain firm on its twin demands: decreasing the storage capacity of the Mullaperiyar dam to 120 feet with immediate effect and constructing a new dam within a stipulated time frame.
Speaking to the reporters after the cabinet briefing session here on Wednesday, Chandy added that the State Government cannot remain a mute spectator to the growing threat over the strength of the 116-year-old dam.
He informed that the UDF government would write a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha in connection with the issue. Kerala demand for new dam at Mullaperiyar is genuine and the state cannot afford to soften its stand on the issue as it concerns the lives of nearly 35 lakh people, CM said.