Deposed AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam on Sunday urged the DMK government to maintain the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam at 142 feet, as per Supreme Court’s order.
Mr. Panneerselvam said, in a statement, that the water level was maintained at 142 feet many times during the previous AIADMK regime. However, he alleged, in the past one year of the DMK regime, it has not been followed. He said that following the letter from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to regulate discharge of water from the Mullaperiyar dam, media reports have said the State government released 534 tmc of water without consulting the farmers.
