December 15, 2011 12:15 PM

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Kerala willing to enter into a tripartite pact on Mullaperiyar issue

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that his state is willing to enter into a tripartite agreement on the Mullaperiyar issue and enact a law assuring Tamil Nadu that it will get same quantity of water from the new dam. However, he made it clear that the state cannot wait too long.Voicing Kerala's readiness to walk the extra mile to resolve the Mullaperiyar Dam row, Mr. Chandy told PTI in New Delhi, that if Tamil Nadu want they are ready to give a tripartite agreement in the presence of the Government of India. The Kerala Chief Minister, who led an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue, said that the state is ready to give the assurance in Supreme Court also on the issue. Asked why Tamil Nadu takes such a stand when Kerala appears to be offering same quantity of water, he said that, it could be due to some internal political compulsions, especially in the Opposition.

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