1. The old dam is stronger than many dams in India, as per Supreme Court Order 2006-2007
2. Placed at strategic place to provide water to 4 districts
3. New dam is at a unwanted place and will reduce the water supply to 4 districts by 50%, and take livelihood of 35 lakhs people for 25 years and turn 4 districts to desert in the mean time
Mullaperiyar Dam was created in 1895.
Lord Wenlock inaugurated Mullaperiyar Dam in 1895.
The Mullaperiyar Dam is constructed over the headwaters of the Periyar River in Kerala, India.
who build the mettur dam
lord wenlock
because the sky is so high
I think Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and some part of Alappuzha
it was built by john penny quick in thekkady of idukki district, kerala in and around the year 1887 to 1895 and also reached a agreement to donate water to the eastwards to the madras presidency area (present day tamilnadu). it is now 122 years aged according to 2017 census.
There are more than 50 dams in Kerala, with major ones like Idukki Dam, Idamalayar Dam, and Mullaperiyar Dam being notable. These dams play a crucial role in water management and hydroelectric power generation in the state.
The former chief minster of Tamilnadu Mr. Kamaraj
Mullaperiyar. It is constructed across the Periyar river. Its construction started in 1887under the supervision of Benny Cook and opened in 1895 by Lord Wenlock.
They don't want it