Saturday, December 10, 2011: Ratcheting up its pressure in the snowballing Mullaperiyar dam row with Tamil Nadu, Kerala Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution insisting on a new dam to replace the 116-year old reservoir.The one-day special Assembly session adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister Ommen Chandy asking the Centre and the state government to take steps to build a new dam, an issue that has erupted again in recent weeks putting both the neighbours on a collision course.
