NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded a new dam in Mullaperiyar. A ministerial team led by the chief minister raised the issue at the meeting held with the prime minister. The prime minister had assured to take the necessary steps to solve the anxieties.
The team requested a financial aid to buy rubber from farmers for Rs 150.
The state has been demanding a new dam in Mullaperiyar for quite some time. However, Tamil Nadu was against it. They had informed the Supreme Court that the present dam is safe and that a new one was not necessary.
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