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The Supreme Court connected Monday (October 13, 2025) issued announcement to the Centre, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments arsenic good arsenic the NDMA connected a PIL seeking operation of a caller dam to regenerate the 130-year-old Mullaperiyar dam pursuing concerns implicit its information and structural stability.
A seat comprising Chief Justice B.R.. Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was proceeding the Save Kerala Brigade's petition alleging that implicit 10 cardinal radical unrecorded successful adjacent vicinity of the British-era dam.
“Some directions whitethorn beryllium needed for strengthening the existing dam,” the CJI said and suggested that the substance beryllium examined by an adept assemblage to measure information aspects and feasibility of constructing a caller structure.
he Mullaperiyar dam, built successful 1895 crossed the Periyar River successful Kerala’s Idukki district, is operated by Tamil Nadu nether a lease agreement. It has agelong been a constituent of contention with Kerala citing information concerns owed to its property and seismic vulnerability and Tamil Nadu emphasising its value for irrigation and drinking h2o proviso to respective confederate districts.
Senior advocator V Giri, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the aging dam poses a superior menace to the lives and spot of astir 10 cardinal radical surviving downstream successful Kerala and urged that the Court nonstop the operation of a caller dam to guarantee nationalist safety.
The PIL has named the Centre, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments and the National Disaster Management Authority arsenic respondents.
