Meanwhile, the Kerala Legislature amended the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003 in March 2006. The amended Act listed 22 old dams situated in Kerala including Mullaperiyar dam, which are endangered due to their age, as scheduled dams and freezed their FRL to ensure the safety of the people living downstream.
Tamil Nadu challenged the Amendment Act of 2006 in its application to Mullaperiyar dam by filing an Original Suit before the Supreme Court. The Government of Kerala has already made arrangements to defend the case effectively. However, the concern over the safety of the structure of this old dam remains. Tamil Nadu views it as a purely legal issue. For the Government of Kerala, it is for discharging its basic responsibility of ensuring security to the lives and properties of millions of its people.
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