Solving Mullapperiyar issue

The Mullapperiyar dam has become a matter of life and death for TN and Kerala. The dam water is major source income from agriculture for TN and hence it is a matter of life for them. On the other hand the dilapidated dam is a matter of death for Kerala. If the dam collapses many families will be washed away from a few districts of Kerala. However, the two State leaders have not yet reached a consensus in making an amicable solution. Instead some of the leaders like Vaiko make unwarranted statements.

In this context I invite the attention of Union Home Minister Chidambaram in to this issue. He may invite leaders of TN and Kerala for discussions to solve the ongoing entanglement in the right direction. The TN Chief Minister Karunanidhi and his counterpart V S Achuthanandan of Kerala cannot shy away from their responsibility to restore peace in the two states. And in this context it is imperative that the two leaders or their agents should behave responsibly to defuse the situation. Indulging in hate speech by outfit leaders like Vaiko should be checked. As the life and sustainability of the people of TN and Kerala are interlinked careful approach is needed in dealing with problems related to the two sates.

The two states have indeed suffered some damage by this time on Mullapperiyar issue and sincerely speaking it is the sensible approach by the two leaders that blocked further unseemly incidents. This attitude they can extend a little further to resolve the Mullapperiyar imbroglio. The parleying skill of P Chidambaram could do a lot to bring harmonious settlement on the long pending issue between TN and Kerala.

K A Solaman