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SC notice to Centre

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 24. The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala Governments on a petition seeking a direction not to raise the water level in the Mullaiperiyar Dam above 136 ft.

A Bench comprising Mr. Justice N. Santosh Hegde and Mr. Justice P. Venkatarama Reddy issued the notice on a petition filed by Mullaiperiyar Environmental Protection Forum, Thekkady in Kerala. The petition also sought a direction to Kerala and Tamil Nadu Governments to take steps to restore the natural flow of Periyar immediately.

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