Kerala: Drop The Proposal To Increase The Water Level Of Peppara Dam, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala: Drop The Proposal To Increase The Water Level Of Peppara Dam, Thiruvananthapuram   SUMMARY   The Peppara Dam, in Kerala, South India, was commissioned in 1984, with the reservoir level specified at 104.5 meters, for the augmentation of the Aruvikkara reservoir that provides drinking water to the Thiruvananthapuram city and suburbs. Due to the ecological significance of the area, it was also declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in the same year. Now the state government is planning to...

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