Vijay govt complains to Supreme Court of Kerala’s ‘obstructionist attitude’ to strengthening Mullaperiyar dam
The Tamil Nadu government has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing Kerala of obstructing essential safety and strengthening work on the Mullaperiyar dam. Tamil Nadu seeks permission to fell trees and complete grouting to ensure the dam's structural integrity and increase water levels as previously authorized by the court.
Why it matters
The dispute involves critical water resource management and infrastructure safety for two Indian states, highlighting long-standing interstate tensions over shared river resources.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led TVK government has in the Supreme Court flagged Kerala’s “obstructionist attitude”, which has stalled the implementation of a 12-year-old apex court judgment in Mullaperiyar dam dispute allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the reservoir water level to 142 feet.
On May 7, 2014, the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Tamil Nadu in the long-standing Mullaperiyar dam dispute. A Constitution Bench had declared the 131-year-old dam structurally safe while allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the reservoir water level from 136 feet to 142 feet. Tamil Nadu said a 2006 judgment of the top court had even allowed it to raise the water level ultimately to 152 feet after completion of strengthening measures on the Mullaperiyar dam.
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