Despite several rounds of discussions and communications between high-level officials of both States, Tamil Nadu has not responded favourably to Kerala’s demand for sourcing more water from the Parambikulam dam to the Aliyar dam for drinking and irrigation purposes in the Chittoor area, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the Kerala Assembly on February 1 (Thursday).
He was responding to a submission by K. Babu on the need for immediate intervention by the Chief Minister so that the assured irrigation water for Kerala under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) is released by Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Babu pointed out that people in the Chittoor region were up in arms because of the acute shortage of water for irrigation as well as drinking purposes.
