Periyar dam issue

  • 01/07/1998

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

HC orders notice on Swamy's plea: The Madras High Court today ordered notice to the Kerala and Union Governments on a public interest litigation for a direction to restore to 152 feet the level of the Mullai Periyar dam from the present level of 136 feet. A Division Bench, comprising the Cheif Justice, Mr. M.S. Liberhan, and mr. Justice K. Govindarajan, while admitting the writ petition, also ordered notice to the other respondents, the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and the Chairman, Central Water Commission, New Delhi.