As reported by media, the Supreme Court bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Indu Malhotra, J., stated that the flood situation in Kerala is a \u2018grave\u2019 one. It was observed that there needs to be an immediate hearing of the plea seeking Centre\u2019s intervention to mediate between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n
Mullaperiyar Dam has crossed a threshold of 142 ft., it was submitted by a lawyer that there needs to be an immediate decision taken in for the disaster management steps to be taken in regard to the opening of 33 dams in Kerala.<\/p>\n
The bench stated that under Section 9 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 a sub-committee would sit with National Crisis Management Committee to bring down the water level of Mullaperiyar Dam. Also, both the states i.e. Tamil Nadu and Kerala to co-operate with National Crisis Management in order to provide relief to the displaced people.<\/p>\n
[Source: PTI]<\/p>\n
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