Empowered Committee On Mullaperiyar Dam Issue

• Lakshmanan says his report on Mullaperiyar "certainly favourable" to Tamil Nadu

  One of the members of the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee on Mullaperiyar Dam issue Justice A R Lakshmanan, on Monday, said his report submitted in the Sureme Court was "certainly favourable" to Tamil Nadu.

• Mullaperiyar row: Empowered Committee rejects Kerala's demand

  The five-member Empowered Committee - appointed by the Supreme Court - over the raging controversy on the Mullaperiyar Dam today rejected Kerala's demand to reduce the water level to 120 feet in the disputed structure. The committee said since the Supreme Court had ordered water level to be at 136 feet, it can't reduce the level to 120 feet.

• Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel submits report to Empowered Committee today

  As the controversy over the Mullaperiyar dam rages on, the two-member expert panel constituted by the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee today submitted its report on the safety of the disputed structure. Kerala, however, claimed that the panel's report was biased and opposed its consideration by the five-member committee.

• Technical experts to visit Mullaperiyar Dam today

  Technical experts on the Supreme Court-appointed empowered committee on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue will inspect the 116-year-old dam today.