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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to set up a special committee of international and national experts to do a fresh review on the hydrological safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam.
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Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti has assured Kerala that the Central Water Commission would discuss the issues relating to spillway management of Mullapeiryar Dam in view of the flooding in Chennai following release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir into Adayar River.
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Thiruvananthapuram (updated): The team deputed by the Judicial Commission enquiring into the solar scam to fetch evidence from Coimbatore has virtually returned empty handed on Thursday as the bag recovered by witness Biju Radhakrishnan did not contain a CD or pendrive.
Biju Radhakrishnan reportedly told the team that the CD and pendrive might have been stolen or removed by someone.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The government is likely to call an all-party meeting to arrive at a consensus on revival of the Athirappally Hydroelectric project across Chalakudy River.
Prior to that, the Cabinet will be discussing the project aimed at generating 163 MW of power.
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Kerala Water Resources Minister P. J. Joseph said in the Assembly on Tuesday that Kerala would be approaching the Supreme Court on the Mullaperiyar issue, pointing out the failure of the supervisory committee to manage the crisis.
The Minister was responding to notice for an adjournment motion given by E. S. Bijimol to raise a discussion on the issues surrounding the opening of the spillways of the Dam.
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