Chief minister J.Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced the release of water from Amaravathy, Vaigai and Periyar dams to facilitate agricultural activities.

She said following pleas from the farmers in Tir

The inflow into Krishnara­jasagar (KRS) dam has increased following heavy rains at Kodagu and Mysore since Wednesday morning. The rains are likely to continue till Saturday afternoon, meteorological e

Twelve days from today, the sluice gates of Mettur dam would be lifted for delta irrigation, as announced by the state, but WRD (water resource department) is still unsure of ‘watering’ samba crop bey

In what is being seen here as yet another attempt by Pakistan to whip up anti-India sentiment on water-related issues, reports emerging from Islamabad on Sunday said Pakistan has asked India not to fi

The Madhav Gadgil Committee on Western Ghats has found that the Mullaperiyar dam is not safe for the ecology of the region and it should be dismantled – a position that the state has been taking for s

Madhav Gadgil Committee on Western Ghats has classified Mullaiperiyar in zone 1 of ecologically sensitive zones (ESZs) where dams more than 50 years old should be decommissioned.

While a Supreme Cour

Sticking to its stand on building a new dam in place of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar reservoir, Kerala on Friday said it is aware of the importance of giving water to five parched districts of Tamil

Kerala is confident of finding a solution to the Mullaperiyar dam dispute with Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday.

Speaking after hoisting the national flag at the Central Stad

A dawn to dusk state-wide hartal called on Wednesday by a forum supporting Kerala's stand on constructing a new dam was total in Idukki district, where the 116-year old dam is situated and was partial

Reviving a more than five-decade-old demand in the light of Kerala's stand over Mullaperiyar Dam, DMK on Thursday said Devikulam and Peermedu taluks, where the reservoir is located, belonged to Tamil