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Eight years ago, the apex court had ruled to maintain water level at 142 feet.
The LDF government has been facing stiff resistance from the BJP and the Congress-led UDF opposition in the state to its ambitious SilverLine project.
Several CPM delegates pointed out that the wrongdoings of the police had brought a bad name to all the good work done by the second Pinarayi Vijayan government.
Tamil Nadu accepts the fact that the baby dam has weakened. This is the reason why it is constantly putting pressure on Kerala to allow measures to strengthen the baby dam.
The visit of Tamil Nadu ministers assumes significance in light of the rise in the water level in the dam.
Kerala had informed the monitoring committee that it would not be possible to release extra water to the Idukki dam in case the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam crosses 139 ft.
Since the intensity of the rain has come down, Tamil Nadu expects to maintain the water level in the dam below 136 ft.
The IMD warned of heavy rains on Sunday also as it issued yellow alerts for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.
In a letter sent to K R Jyothilal, the Kerala Government's Principal Secretary (Transport), Shashi Bhushan, the Joint Secretary with the Union Transport Ministry, had asked the State Government to close down all such check-posts.
Kannan, a native of Kumily, has been working with the forest department for 18 years. Though he comes across wild elephant herds on most of the days, Kannan said that this was the first time he had been attacked.