The Kerala government has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court seeking relaxation in its June 3, 2022 order, which mandated a minimum of one km Eco Sensitive Zone around all protected forests in the country
The Kerala government told the Supreme Court that keeping water level at 142 feet will put immense pressure on the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam. It will also put lives at stake in several districts downstream. Tamil Nadu has been releasing water due to surfeit rainfall.