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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea to decommission Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking decommissioning of the 130-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala’s Idukki district. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) ...
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Has National Dam Safety Authority examined safety of Mullaperiyar? SC seeks response from Union government, NDSA, seeks AG’s assistance

NEW DELHI: Issues relating to safety of 130-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, owned by Tamil Nadu and a cause of constant friction between the two states, continues to resurface before the Supreme ...
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Indian diocese backs call to decommission British-era dam

A Catholic diocese in southern India has joined a campaign demanding the government to ensure the safety of 3.5 million people, mostly Christians, who live downstream of a 129-year-old British-era dam ...
World Bank

Protecting People & Property: The World’s Largest Dam Rehabilitation Program

India has one of the largest dam rehabilitation programs in the world. It is among the world’s first countries to do so on a vast scale. Since 2012, with World Bank support, India has upgraded 200 of ...