The Supreme Court issued notices to the Central government and the Tamil Nadu government on a petition seeking the decommissioning of the over century-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala and the construction of a new dam at the same site.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran sought responses from the Union government and the State of Tamil Nadu on the petition filed by Save Kerala Brigade, a Kerala-based organisation.