Siruvani Dam

The Kerala Government today made it clear that it would go ahead with the state's proposed dam project across Siruvani river after arriving at a consensus with neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct Central authorities to act on the Siruvani dam issue and withdraw nod for an Environmental Impact Assessment or EIA study by bringing to his notice, a unanimous resolution adopted by the State Assembly over it.

The twin issues of a dam proposed by Kerala across Siruvani river and getting Cauvery water from Karnataka today found its echo in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today with DMK staging a walkout after demanding an all party panel and a House resolution over it as ruling AIADMK targeted the main Opposition party for "politicising" the issue.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged the central government to withdraw the recommendation for conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a dam across Siruvani River in Kerala.

MDMK MP Ganeshamurthy and CPI MLA M Arumugam were arrested today along with 1000 workers of different parties when they tried to cross to Kerala to stage a demonstration to protest that Government's move to build a dam across Bhavani River in Chittoor.

As many as 28 activists of "Tamil Tigers", a local outfit, were arrested on Sunday when they tried to stage a picketing in the city railway station to protest against the move by Kerala to construct a dam across Siruvani river.

As many as 28 activists of "Tamil Tigers", a local outfit, were arrested today when they tried to stage a picketing in the city railway station to protest against the move by Kerala to construct a dam across Siruvani river.

Protesting Kerala's decision to build a check dam across Siruvani river in Attapady, over 1,000 activists of 30 different political parties and organisation on Monday formed a human chain in the city.

Tamil Nadu would approach the Supreme Court and will not be a 'silent spectator' if Kerala Government went ahead with its plan to build a dam across the Siruvani river, Public Works Minister K V Ramalingam has said.

About 80 activists belonging to Naam Tamilar Katchi were arrested today when they attempted to resort to picketing at Anaikatty, bordering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to protest against Kerala's move to construct a check dam across Siruvani river.

Major political parties and outfits will form a human chain on June 25 in Coimbatore, as part of a series of agitations to protest Kerala's move to build a dam across the Siruvani river, the major drinking water source to Coimbatore.

MDMK and Periyar Dravida Kazhagam have opposed the Kerala government's move to build a new dam across River Siruvani and demanded that the state withdraw its plan as it would affect irrigation needs of two districts and drinking water supply to Coimbatore.

The Kerala Government today made it clear that it would go ahead with the state's proposed dam project across Siruvani river after arriving at a consensus with neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct Central authorities to act on the Siruvani dam issue and withdraw nod for an Environmental Impact Assessment or EIA study by bringing to his notice, a unanimous resolution adopted by the State Assembly over it.

The twin issues of a dam proposed by Kerala across Siruvani river and getting Cauvery water from Karnataka today found its echo in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today with DMK staging a walkout after demanding an all party panel and a House resolution over it as ruling AIADMK targeted the main Opposition party for "politicising" the issue.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged the central government to withdraw the recommendation for conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a dam across Siruvani River in Kerala.

MDMK MP Ganeshamurthy and CPI MLA M Arumugam were arrested today along with 1000 workers of different parties when they tried to cross to Kerala to stage a demonstration to protest that Government's move to build a dam across Bhavani River in Chittoor.

As many as 28 activists of "Tamil Tigers", a local outfit, were arrested on Sunday when they tried to stage a picketing in the city railway station to protest against the move by Kerala to construct a dam across Siruvani river.

As many as 28 activists of "Tamil Tigers", a local outfit, were arrested today when they tried to stage a picketing in the city railway station to protest against the move by Kerala to construct a dam across Siruvani river.

Protesting Kerala's decision to build a check dam across Siruvani river in Attapady, over 1,000 activists of 30 different political parties and organisation on Monday formed a human chain in the city.

Tamil Nadu would approach the Supreme Court and will not be a 'silent spectator' if Kerala Government went ahead with its plan to build a dam across the Siruvani river, Public Works Minister K V Ramalingam has said.

About 80 activists belonging to Naam Tamilar Katchi were arrested today when they attempted to resort to picketing at Anaikatty, bordering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to protest against Kerala's move to construct a check dam across Siruvani river.

Major political parties and outfits will form a human chain on June 25 in Coimbatore, as part of a series of agitations to protest Kerala's move to build a dam across the Siruvani river, the major drinking water source to Coimbatore.

MDMK and Periyar Dravida Kazhagam have opposed the Kerala government's move to build a new dam across River Siruvani and demanded that the state withdraw its plan as it would affect irrigation needs of two districts and drinking water supply to Coimbatore.