{"id":18370,"date":"2025-05-20T01:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18370"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:26:06","slug":"mullaperiyar-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mullaperiyar-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullaperiyar Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mullaperiyar Dam Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court recently directed Tamil Nadu and Kerala to resolve contentious issues related to the Mullaperiyar dam with expert intervention.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">About Mullaperiyar Dam<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a masonry gravity dam situated on the\u00a0<strong>Periyar River<\/strong>\u00a0in Thekkady, Idukki district, in\u00a0<strong>Kerala<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is located 881 m above sea level, in the\u00a0<strong>Western Ghats<\/strong>\u00a0mountains.<\/li>\n<li>The dam is built at the\u00a0<strong>confluence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the oldest dams in India. Its\u00a0<strong>construction\u00a0<\/strong>began in 1887 and was\u00a0<strong>completed in 1895.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The construction was\u00a0<strong>carried out by\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<strong>British Corps of Royal Engineers under the leadership of Pennycuick.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The dam was constructed\u00a0<strong>with limestone and \u201cSurkhi&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>(burnt brick powder and a mixture of sugar and calcium oxide).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The dam has a height of 53.6 meters (176 feet), a length of 365.7 meters (1,200 feet), and a storage capacity of 443 million cubic meters (11.5 billion cubic feet).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>created anartificial lake and reservoir<\/strong>\u00a0that covers an area of 8.5 sq.km<\/li>\n<li>The dam is surrounded by the\u00a0<strong>Periyar National Park,\u00a0<\/strong>a renowned biodiversity hotspot that is home to numerous endangered species of animals and birds.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The dam&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>primary function<\/strong>\u00a0is to<strong>\u00a0transfer water from the Periyar River to the Vaigai River basin in Tamil Nadu for irrigation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>power generation<\/strong>\u00a0purposes.<\/li>\n<li>Although the\u00a0<strong>dam is located in Kerala,<\/strong>\u00a0it is\u00a0<strong>operated and maintained by<\/strong>\u00a0the neighbouring state of\u00a0<strong>Tamil Nadu.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>according to a 999-year lease agreement\u00a0<\/strong>made during British rule, that the operational rights were handed over to Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In recent years, there has been a\u00a0<strong>long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu\u00a0<\/strong>over the safety of the dam.\u00a0<strong>Kerala\u00a0<\/strong>has been\u00a0<strong>demanding<\/strong>\u00a0that the\u00a0<strong>dam be strengthened or decommissioned,\u00a0<\/strong>while Tamil Nadu has opposed any such move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mullaperiyar Dam FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0The Mullaperiyar Dam is located in which state?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0It is located in Thekkady, Idukki district, in Kerala.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0In which year was the construction of the Mullaperiyar Dam completed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a01895<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0Despite being located in Kerala, the Mullaperiyar Dam is operated and maintained by which state?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Tamil Nadu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/sc-sets-timelines-to-facilitate-repair-of-mullaperiyar-dam-tree-felling-near-site\/article69595087.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"allow-copy_covered_elem_id_1748348754330\" class=\"allow-copy_cover allow-copy_cover__minimized allow-copy_cover__on-elem\" style=\"top: 0px; 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