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The Mullaperiyar dam has been a bone of contention between the Tamil Nadu and Kerala Governments. Consider the following statements:
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar river.
- The Periyar is an interstate river and flows through Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- In 2010, Supreme Court has constituted a five-member empowered committee headed by Justice AR Lakshmanan to study the issue relating to the Mullaperiyar dam.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Mullaperiyar dam or Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala State of India. It is located881 m (2890 ft) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water Eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Earlier known as the Periyar dam as it was basically meant to dam the Periyar river, the present name Mullaperiyar is derived because it is located at the confluence of Mullayar river and Periyar river.
The committee, headed by Justice AS Anand, former Chief Justice of India, was appointed by a five-member bench of the Supreme Court. The Periyar is an intrastate river and flows only through Kerala.
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Answer: (d)
Mullaperiyar dam or Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala State of India. It is located881 m (2890 ft) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water Eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Earlier known as the Periyar dam as it was basically meant to dam the Periyar river, the present name Mullaperiyar is derived because it is located at the confluence of Mullayar river and Periyar river.
The committee, headed by Justice AS Anand, former Chief Justice of India, was appointed by a five-member bench of the Supreme Court. The Periyar is an intrastate river and flows only through Kerala.
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