CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A lease indenture for 999 years was made on 29-10-1886 between Maharaja of Travancore and Secretary of State for India for Periyar irrigation works. By another agreement in 1970, Tamil Nadu was permitted to generate power also. The Mullaperiyar Dam was constructed during 1887-1895.

Detailed explanation-2: -Located in Kerala, the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is owned, operated, and maintained by Tamil Nadu Government and meets the drinking water and irrigation requirements of at least five districts in the state.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mullaperiyar, a 126-year-old dam, is located on the confluence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers in Kerala’s Idukki district. The dam stands at the height of 53.66 metres and 365.85 metres in length. The dam is owned, operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mullaperiyar Dam IPA: [mulːɐpːeɾijɐːr], is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala It is located 881 m (2, 890 ft) above the sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mullaperiyar dam issue is a longstanding dispute between two Indian states - Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The dam is located in Kerala’s Idukki district on the Periyar river. It is a masonry gravity dam.