The Kerala government has informed the Supreme Court that the Mullaperiyar dam is extremely vulnerable due to its age, large catchment area and limited storage capacity and therefore must be decommissioned for a new dam to be built.
In the submissions, Kerala government asked the top court to ensure that water level in the dam's reservoir is not allowed to exceed 139 feet, three feet below the permissible limit of 142 feet as prescribed by the 2014 judgment of the Supreme Court.
