Jayalalithaa On Mullaperiyar Dam

• Government Committed to Increase Mullaperiyar Dam Level to 152 Feet: J Jayalalithaa

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday reiterated her government's resolve to increase storage level in the Mullaperiyar dam to its full capacity of 152 feet after completing the remaining strengthening work, as per the Supreme Court verdict.

• Madras High Court Closes PIL Seeking to Remove 500 Flexboards Welcoming CM

  The Madras High Court bench on Thursday closed a Public Interest Litigation seeking to remove about 500 flexboards put up across this city to welcome Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, which eulogised her for getting the height of the Mullaperiyar dam increased to 142 feet.

• What is Tamil Nadu's Plan on Mullaperiyar Dam, Karunanidhi Asks Jayalalithaa

  Strongly criticising his arch rival Chief Minister Jayalalithaa over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi today demanded to know the state government's action plan on the dam row against the background of a review petition in the Supreme Court filed by Kerala.

• Jayalalithaa Thanks PM Modi for Constituting Supervisory Committee on Mullaperiyar Dam

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today thanked the NDA government for constituting a Supervisory Committee for raising the water level of Mullaperiyar dam to 142 ft initially in line with the Supreme Court order.

• Oommen Chandy Disputes Tamil Nadu's Claim on Four Dams

  Disputing Tamil Nadu's ownership claim on four dams including Mullaperiyar, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday said the dams belong to Kerala and there would be no compromise on the issue.

• Tamil Nadu Farmers Welcome Supreme Court Verdict on Mullaperiyar Dam

  After the Supreme Court ruling today on the Mullaperiyar dam, farmers in Madurai in Tamil Nadu celebrated the verdict by bursting crackers and distributing sweets.

• Mullaperiyar issue: Jayalalithaa writes to PM against Kerala's 'reprehensible' attitude

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, complaining about Kerala's "reprehensible" attitude over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.

• Supreme Court panel report on Mullaperiyar dam vindicates our stand: Jayalalithaa

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that the state government's stand on the Mullaperiyar dam has been vindicated by the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee's report which concluded that the structure was safe.

• Jayalalithaa writes to PM on draft Dam Safety Bill 2010

  Voicing her opposition to certain sub-clauses of the draft Dam Safety Bill 2010, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sought the Prime Minister's intervention as a standing committee had not addressed her government's apprehensions. Locked in a dispute with Kerala on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Tamil Nadu is against the neighbouring state's ...

• Mullaperiyar dam row: Chandy writes to Jayalalithaa

  Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday voiced concern over reports of attacks on Keralites in Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar dam row and requested his counterpart Jayalalithaa "to take firm action to contain the situation."

• Jayalalithaa to convene special Assembly session on Mullaperiyar dam issue

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will convene a special assembly session on the Mullaperiyar dam issue on December 15.

• Committed to peace in dam area: Chandy to Jayalalithaa

  Expressing hope that the December 16 official level talks on the Mullaperiyar issue would be a meaningful exercise, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today assured his Tamil Nadu counterpart that his government was "totally committed" to ensure peace in the dam area and the safety of the existing structure.

• Jayalalithaa assures people of Kerala that Mullaperiyar dam is safe

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has appealed to the people of Kerala to not fall prey to vested interests on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.

• Political parties united on Mullaperiyar: Jayalalithaa

  Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday said there was no need for a special session of the Assembly to discuss the Mullaperiyar row as the political parties in the TN were united on the issue. Jayalalithaa told reporters here, "At the moment I do not think it is necessary, because we are all united in our stand."

• Mullaperiyar dam row: A 25-metre-long request to Jayalalithaa

  Thousands of faithful gathered for the Thamukku Perunnal at St George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral here have signed under a request for a new dam in Mullaperiyar on a 25-metre-long white cloth to be sent to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.