Caught in a row: Kerala says diversion of excess water from the Siruvani dam to arid regions of eastern Attappady would not reduce daily supply of 90 million litres of water to Coimbatore. | Photo Credit: K_K_Mustafahmore-inThe decision of the Kerala government to withdraw excess water from the Siruvani dam in violation of the 1973 agreement is seen by officials here as an arm-twisting tactic by that State to make Tamil Nadu give more water from the Aliyar reservoir. Water flow blockedHowever, Kerala suddenly started drawing a large quantum of water from Siruvani from the night of February 20. Kerala was constructing make shift check dams using sand bags at three places to prevent water from reaching the Pilloor dam in Tamil Nadu, the officials said. The officials here say there is not enough water in the Aliyar to be released to Kerala.

Source: The Hindu February 24, 2018 18:22 UTC