Mullaperiyar: Concerns of a lower riparian State

Tamil Nadu and Kerala have crossed swords once again over Mullaperiyar dam. But this time the situation could turn into a full-scale confrontation between the two States. Tamil Nadu has its own concerns which cannot be ignored. For a fruitful dialogue between the two States to resolve the looming crisis, these concerns have to be addressed. In a way, the film, Dam 999, has opened the floodgates of panic in Kerala, building on the fear psychosis already unleashed by politicians upon their own people, over the 116-year old Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki district of Kerala, bordering Tamil Nadu. The film has been banned in Tamil Nadu on the apprehension that it could incite violence.

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