Wednesday, September 28, 2011: Kerala will soon submit a Detailed
Project Report (DPR) to the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee
on its proposal to build a new dam at Mullaperiyar to replace the
existing 115-year-old structure over which it is locked in a row with
Tamil Nadu.
The construction of the new dam would depend on the final decision of
the Supreme Court since the long-pending dispute between Kerala and
Tamil Nadu was before the apex court, Water Resources Minister P J
Joseph told the Assembly.
