<p>A senior NHRC official said Kerala MPs met the Commission this morning to raise the issue and request its intervention.<br /><br />Following the meeting, the official said, the Commission decided to refer the case to its full commission. Earlier, a single member was hearing the case.<br /><br />The Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala's Idukki district has been a sparring point for the state with Tamil Nadu for quite some time now. While Tamil Nadu wants to increase the water-level in the reservoir, Kerala has been insisting that it be reduced from the current 136 feet to 120 feet.<br /><br />Kerala is willing to construct a new dam for supplying water to Tamil Nadu, which is opposing the move concerned over losing control over the functionality of the dam.<br /><br />Various groups in Kerala had been arguing that the dam cannot withstand higher magnitude earthquakes and posed a threat to lives and properties of over three million people in Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts of the state.</p>
<p>A senior NHRC official said Kerala MPs met the Commission this morning to raise the issue and request its intervention.<br /><br />Following the meeting, the official said, the Commission decided to refer the case to its full commission. Earlier, a single member was hearing the case.<br /><br />The Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala's Idukki district has been a sparring point for the state with Tamil Nadu for quite some time now. While Tamil Nadu wants to increase the water-level in the reservoir, Kerala has been insisting that it be reduced from the current 136 feet to 120 feet.<br /><br />Kerala is willing to construct a new dam for supplying water to Tamil Nadu, which is opposing the move concerned over losing control over the functionality of the dam.<br /><br />Various groups in Kerala had been arguing that the dam cannot withstand higher magnitude earthquakes and posed a threat to lives and properties of over three million people in Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts of the state.</p>