The supervisory committee appointed by the Supreme Court visited the Mullaperiyar dam on Monday. The visit followed a direction by the apex court to examine the functioning of various equipment installed at the dam and the working of the spillway shutters.
The shutters were opened and closed and a report will be submitted to the Supreme Court, according to an official representing Kerala.
This was the first visit of the supervisory committe after including two technical experts representing Kerala and Tamil Nadu. While Irrigation and Administration chief engineer Alex Varghese represented Kerala as technical expert, Tamil Nadu was represented by Cauvery Technical Cell chairman R. Subramanyam.
