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ASG Aishwarya Bhati informs the #SupremeCourt that the expert committee has suggested no change to water level is required in the Mullaperiyar dam case.

ASG Bhati: Kerala government has dissented

#supremecourt #MullaperiyarDam

Justice AM Khanwilkar: one is the stability of the dam and the committee should take proactive steps with regard to that and also steps needs to be taken so that zero loss is caused whether due to floods or anything else. Tell us regarding this.

ASG: Please check the internal page of the report. It says raising the level from 136 to 142 feet will lead to jeopardising the issue. Then studies were asked to be conducted by National Disaster Management Authority

ASG: Expert committee noted obstructionist view on part of the state of Kerala

SC: this was observed during 2006. now we are on 2021 .is the threat level same/ has the committee examined this or not?

ASG: one was instrumentation and performance of the dam and then was gate operation schedule and reservoir operation plant. Status report was asked on this and status report has been filed by now. Committee & Tamil Nadu agree on operational point and Kerala differs

SC: Who will decide this?

Sr Adv Jaideep Gupta: the mullaperiyar dam is itself the cause of flooding

SC: How can dam save you from heavy rain?

Gupta: discharge of water in certain level creates flood

Gupta: we had stated this before the committee and the committee had disagreed. allow us to file a three-page note so that you can peruse it.

Sr Adv Shekhar Naphade: all their concerns are misplaced

SC: What we can say is that maintain the level and we decide the issue tomorrow morning

Naphade: it can be taken after vacations.... rainfall has abated now.

Sr Adv Naphade: the continuous campaign is going on in Kerala

SC: The application is reflective of that

Adv Wills Mathew argues

SC: You either wear the mask properly or remove it completely, its distracting.

Mathew: Kerala is not against giving water to Tamil nadu as per old agreement .... after independence...

SC: Don't start arguing the matter...

Mathew: Instead of focusing on the height of the dam focus should be on volume of water

SC: Isn't the height because of the volume of water.. what is this?

Adv G Prakash for Kerala: we can file the note by tomorrow

SC: Do it by tonight

Prakash: okay My Lord. we will do it

Prakash: we will file it by 10,30 am tomorrow

SC: Okay, we will have this tomorrow at 2 pm for Kerala to file a written note (response to the minutes of meeting by the expert committee and report prepared thereafter)

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