MULLAPERIYAR DAM TOPIC: Environment Context- In January this year, the Central Water Commission told Supreme Court that no review on the safety of Mullaperiyar was done in the past 12 years. However, it also maintained that reports indicate that the dam is safe in all respects, hydrologically, structurally, and seismically. Concept- Though located […]

    Mullaperiyar Dam Subject – Geography Context – A“fresh review” of the safety of 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is now due and is required to be undertaken, the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the supervisory committee have told the Supreme Court Concept – To know about Mullaperiyar Dam, please refer October 2021 DPN.

    Mullaperiyar Dam Subject – Geography Context – SC tells panel to fix maximum water level at Mullaperiyar dam Concept – Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, […]