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MULLAPERIYAR DAM ISSUE - A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS



Mullaperiyar Dam Issue - A Comprehensive Analysis 


To: The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Ms. J. Jayalalitha

From: Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja 

Date: December 3, 2011

RE: Mullaperiyar Dam concerned with safety

Suggestion: Never allow the storage level to the 120 feet from the current 136 feet at the request of the Kerala government. 

Good Morning Chief Minister. I am Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja, SAN Nivas, Old No. 28K, New No. 13, Bampalamman Kovil Street, Muhavoor Post, Rajapalayam Taluka, Virudhunagar District, Tamilnadu – 626 111.  Ms. Chief Minister, I am writing to you after reading the report of the empowered Committee headed by former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand and the Supreme Court Judgement headed by Y.K.Sabharwal (CJ), C.K. Thakker and P.K. Balasubramanyan (JJ) dated on February 27, 2006. After through study and considering all aspects I felt that there had been no adverse remarks of Mullaperiyar Dam as well as the environment. The apprehension voiced by the Government of Kerala and the peoples of Kerala was totally baseless and incorrect and based on mere figment of imagination. It is true that the Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Oommen Chandy creating panic among the people to gain his political mileage. Mullaperiyar Dam built by British India Government particularly for Government of Tamilnadu under British rule. In the past, the reservoir was filled up to full level of 152 ft as per the agreement between Secretary of State for India (now Tamilnadu) and the Maharaja of Travancore. Then Tamilnadu government lowered the storage level to 142 feet from 152 feet and again lowered to storage level to the current 136 feet from 142 feet at the request of the Kerala government to carry out safety repairs. It is fine. 

In 2006, the Supreme Court of India by its decision by a single bench allowed for the storage level to be raised to 142 feet. But the Kerala government promulgated a new "Dam Safety Act" against increasing the storage level of the Dam. I was wondering that why Tamilnadu government implement of the Supreme Court directive on the matter by raising the storage level to 142 feet. Why should we abide the law of Kerala government when the Supreme Court given clean chit to raise the storage level to 142 feet as an interim measure and the water level could be allowed to be restored at 152 feet. From my perspective, we should implement of the Supreme Court directive on the matter by raising the storage level to 142 feet. If something happens to the Dam, we will take the necessary steps to ensure that Dam remain safe and the cost implicate to keep the Dam safe should be subtracted from the annual payment, a sum specified in the agreement to the State of Kerala. This step was required to be taken immediately and both states of Tamilnadu and Kerala ought to co-operate. On taking those steps, water would be allowed to fill up to 142 feet. 

Thank you very much for letting me states my opinion.I am Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja with great respect of you.



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