<p>The award is expected to give a clear indication on the height of the Almatti reservoir. The present height of the reservoir is 519.6 meter.<br /><br />The Tribunal comprising retired Supreme Court judge Justice Brijesh Kumar, retired High Court judges Justices D K Seth and S P Srivastava began hearing the case from April 2, 2004. The term of the Tribunal was extended four times on the ground that arguments and counter-arguments were not heard. The Union Government had set December 31 deadline for pronouncing the award.<br /></p>
<p>The award is expected to give a clear indication on the height of the Almatti reservoir. The present height of the reservoir is 519.6 meter.<br /><br />The Tribunal comprising retired Supreme Court judge Justice Brijesh Kumar, retired High Court judges Justices D K Seth and S P Srivastava began hearing the case from April 2, 2004. The term of the Tribunal was extended four times on the ground that arguments and counter-arguments were not heard. The Union Government had set December 31 deadline for pronouncing the award.<br /></p>