Mullaperiyar Dam : Supreme Court Verdict On April 8

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The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Friday in the matter related to a longstanding dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar dam.

A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said that the bench will pronounce its order on Friday.

However, the court indicated that decision of the supervisory committee of the Mullaperiyar dam will be final.

During the hearing, the court was irked by lawyers interrupting in between when the bench was trying to dictate the order.

The Supreme Court, in the last hearing, suggested that the supervisory committee of the Mullaperiyar dam can carry out all the statutory functions until a regular authority is established.

The Centre on Tuesday suggested that the Supreme Court let the Mullaperiyar dam supervisory committee continue for a year, by which time the National Dam Safety Authority under the new Dam Safety Act will become fully functional.

“During the period of one year, when the National Dam Safety Authority comes fully functional, the supervisory committee on Mullaperiyar dam may continue its functioning as per the existing mandate in regulating the operations of the Mullaperiyar dam,” the Central government said in its proposal.