Historical Validity of Mullaperiyar Project

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Commentary

R Seenivasan

Vol. 49, Issue No. 4, 25 Jan, 2014

Historical Validity of Mullaperiyar Project

Vol. 49, Issue No. 4, 25 Jan, 2014

Commentary

R Seenivasan

This historical analysis of the Periyar project questions the arguments and some of the contemporary claims made about the project's engineering and construction, and its environmental impact. Far from being an environmentally destructive project, this was a "pacifist" scheme when it was built. The article throws light on these issues by analysing historical documents.

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