Two technical experts of the Supreme Court’s empowered committee, C.D. Datte and D.K. Mehta will inspect Mullaperiyar Dam on 24th of this month. The technical members will be inspecting the dam as per the instructions of the empowered committee Chairman former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, A.S. Anand.

Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, various political outfits led by MDMK have organized road blockade protests today in support of raising the height of Mullaperiyar dam to 142 feet.

Protesters have blocked almost all roads leading to Kerala from Tamil Nadu in support of the Mullaperiyar Dam.

MDMK leader Vaiko is leading the protests in Theni. Hundreds of policemen have been deployed in border areas like Kaliyikkavila in Kanniyakumari, Pollachi in Coimbatore, Sengottai in Tirunelveli and Naduthani in Nilgiri districts.

Tamil Nadu lorry owners have stopped taking bookings to transport goods to Kerala. Farmers are affected as prices of vegetables like potato, cabbage, carrot and cauliflower have come down in Nilgiri as they are not being taken to Kerala markets.