Tamil Nadu tells Supreme Court that it gave regular warnings to Kerala about dam water release
Gave regular warnings to Kerala, Tamil Nadu tells SC, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gave-regular-warnings-to-kerala-tamil-nadu-tells-sc/article24774196.ece, 24th Aug. 2018
According to above report, Tamil Nadu top officials told the Supreme Court of India that Tamil Nadu "duly informed Kerala since the water level in the Dam reached +136 ft. Thereafter, when the water level reached +138 ft., +140 ft., +141 ft. and +142 ft., suitable warnings were issued and the quantum of discharge was also intimated. Thus the State took all the required measures before water was released from the dam."
Tamil Nadu said, "The allegation that action was taken by the Respondent State (Tamil Nadu) only after the water level in the dam crossed the permitted storage of +142 ft., is denied".
Tamil Nadu said in its affidavit that Kerala had released water from (some of, I guess) its dams in the first week of August, whereas Mullaperiyar dam water was released only in August 14.
Tamil Nadu said to the Supreme Court, "In any event the quantity spilled from Mullaperiyar dam is very small when compared to the quantity spilled by the 39 dams of Kerala".
Ravi: So Tamil Nadu has strongly refuted Kerala's statement to Supreme Court where Kerala tried to lay blame for Kerala floods, at least partly, at Tamil Nadu's door.
[I thank thehindu.com and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above quotes of Tamil Nadu govt. affidavit from their article on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
According to above report, Tamil Nadu top officials told the Supreme Court of India that Tamil Nadu "duly informed Kerala since the water level in the Dam reached +136 ft. Thereafter, when the water level reached +138 ft., +140 ft., +141 ft. and +142 ft., suitable warnings were issued and the quantum of discharge was also intimated. Thus the State took all the required measures before water was released from the dam."
Tamil Nadu said, "The allegation that action was taken by the Respondent State (Tamil Nadu) only after the water level in the dam crossed the permitted storage of +142 ft., is denied".
Tamil Nadu said in its affidavit that Kerala had released water from (some of, I guess) its dams in the first week of August, whereas Mullaperiyar dam water was released only in August 14.
Tamil Nadu said to the Supreme Court, "In any event the quantity spilled from Mullaperiyar dam is very small when compared to the quantity spilled by the 39 dams of Kerala".
Ravi: So Tamil Nadu has strongly refuted Kerala's statement to Supreme Court where Kerala tried to lay blame for Kerala floods, at least partly, at Tamil Nadu's door.
[I thank thehindu.com and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above quotes of Tamil Nadu govt. affidavit from their article on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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