Towards good sense on Mullaperiyar - EPW - January (2007)

It makes some suggestions on the way in which it may be useful to proceed. The article argues that a new case has now been added to the existing list of river-water disputes and that the issue has turned very crucial as feelings are running high on the Mullapperiyar issue in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and that there is a risk that the dispute might become intractable. The article warns that wisdom is needed to avoid a serious deterioration of the relations between the two states.The article briefly discusses the nature of the debate between the two states of Kearala and Tamil Nadu. The article argues that the dispute is essentially about the disagreement between the two states over raising the level of the water in the dam for the purpose of providing some more water for the beneficiary areas in Tamil Nadu vs the need expressed by the state of Kerala to keep the water level low due to safety issues arising because of the 100 year old dam.

The article makes the following suggestions to resolve the issue:

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