Chief Minister M.K. Stalin should decide on whether the State should accept the supervisory committee on the Mullaperiyar dam till the National Dam Safety Authority becomes functional, Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said in the Assembly on Monday.
Responding to a Calling Attention Motion on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Mr. Duraimurugan said it would take another year for the Dam Safety Authority to come into force, and the committee would monitor the dam.
“Our Chief Secretary and their [Kerala] Chief Secretary will be a part of the supervisory committee. The question is whether we are accepting the proposal to give the powers of the Dam Safety Authority to the supervisory committee. Our lawyers are saying there is no other way. I request the Chief Minister to convene a meeting with the Opposition leader and take a decision,” he said.
