Constitution of India – Art. 32 – 121 years old Mullaperiyar dam in the State of Kerala, Chief Engineer of the dam project envisaged the lifetime of the dam for a period of 50 years – Need for assessment of lifespan of Mullaperiyar dam, keeping in view the safety of the citizens especially the persons residing downstream of the river – Writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the Government of India to appoint an international agency to study and to adjudge the lifespan of Mullaperiyar Dam and the dam to be de-commissioned within the time period – Held: There has to be a greater degree of disaster management and better preparedness to face any kind of disaster caused by the dam – Issuance of directions to Central Government, State of Kerala as well as State of Tamil Nadu to constitute a separate sub-committee u/s. 9 of the 2005 Act, to exclusively monitor the measures for ensuring a high level of preparedness to face any disaster, occurring from Mullaperiyar Dam – All States to work in harmony with the Central sub-committee – Disaster Management Act, 2005 – ss. 9, 21, 23(4).
State of Tamil Nadu v. State of Kerala and another [2014] 12 SCR 875 : (2014) 12 SCC 696 – referred to.
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