Three more Kerala Dams under Dispute with Tamil Nadu

After the sensational verdict on Mulla Peryar Dam from the Apex Court( My Blog dt 11th of May 2014 refers),three More Dams belonging to Kerala are under dispute now. They are 1)Parambikkulam,2) Perivarippallam& 3) Thunakkadavu. The CM OF Kerala has stressed that the Dams are still in the List of Kerala. An agreement concluded between the Chief Minister of Kerala Shri EMS Namboodiripad,& the Tamil Nadu CM Shri M.Karunanidhi on 10/5/69 after discussion in the presence ofvthe then central Minister for Power& Irrigation Shri K.L.Rao seemsto be indirectly permitting Tamil Naadu to carry out Constructions although there does not appear to have any clear indication to the Ownership,the matter is also likely to pave way for yet another unending dispute in the matter. The cases need thorough examination & representation in the court by bringing out factual position regarding the Ownership convincingly as otherwise the fate of Mullaperiyar is likely to govern these three Dams also. As per the entries made in the National Dam Registy,all the four Dams are in Kerala.However,it appears that the Tamil Naadu assumed the Management& minor repairs to these Dams .whether it is on their own or under instruction from any court is unknown. The arguments put forward by by Tamil Nadu in comparison with the Ownership of The Padmanabhapuram palace in the Kanyakumari given to Kerala& the ownership of the Dams over Rivers in Kerala do not appear to be similar unless any Court of Law& Authority uphold the views of Tamil Nadu. In Kerala it has become a regular feature until now that every five years the Government changes with elected Members of different Political Parties.As the Dams are not changing in any respect according to the change in Government,blaming each other for Lapses does not seem to be correct. The Political Parties should share responsibilities collectively for Lapses also as they do make claims for Gains. In this case of the 4 dams the Contact agreements were signed by the Governments belonging to the Left wing In respect of Mullaperiyar dam in 1970k& the remaining 3 in 1969. By blaming each other ,the beneficiary becomes another State. This does not appear to be in the right perceptive and in the Best interest of the State. SreedharanMundanat 13th June 2014 05-58 AM(IST)