Siruvani Dam

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Why it is in news?
  • The dam is surrounded by reserve forests. Muthikulam hill is situated on the eastern side of the dam. There is a natural waterfall in the hill.
  • The location being in the state of Kerala, the project was executed by the Kerala Public Works Department using the funds made available by the Tamil Nadu Government.
Kerala Accusation
  • Officials in Tamilnadu said that Kerala government has been withdrawing excess water from the Siruvani dam in violation of the 1973 agreement.
  1. They further said Kerala was constructing make shift check dams using sand bags at three places to prevent water from reaching the Pilloor dam in Tamil Nadu
  2. This they say could lead to severe drinking water crisis in Coimbatore city as the existing water is at the level of 40 ft as against the full reservoir level of 49.5 ft which would get drained
  • As per the August 19, 1973 agreement on Paraimbikular Aliyar Project (PAP) the sharing of Siruvani waters, Tamil Nadu had to give five cusecs of water daily throughout the year (July 1 to June 30) to save the flora and fauna downstream.
Source
The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 25th Feb 2018
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