Tamil Nadu starts increasing height of Mullaiperiyar dam

Theni (TN): The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday began work on increasing the Mullaiperiyar dam level to 142 feet as per the orders of the Supreme Court, with a 12-member team taking up shutter renovation work.

In the first step, efforts would be taken to operate the shutters manually as well as power motors. The work would take one week for completion official sources said, adding, already work was on to mark the maximum dam level of 142 feet.

The Supreme Court had on May 7 struck down a law promulgated by Kerala Government declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered and restrained it from obstructing Tamil Nadu government to raise the water level.