Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office informed his counterpart’s office that the state government is ready ... Read More

THIRUVANTHAPURAM: Tamil Nadu government says no to the help offered by the Kerala government to provide drinking water. The chief minister’s office here extended the offer to supply the drinking water since Tamil Nadu has been severely affected with the shortage of drinking water.

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan ’s office informed his counterpart’s office that the state government is ready to immediately transport 20 lakh litres of drinking water through train. The government was ready to send a special train for this to Chennai from Thiruvananthapuram .

The Kerala government said this would be a solace for the farmers and people who are facing acute shortage of water.

However, the Tamil Nadu government turned down the offer and informed the chief minister’s office that there was no immediate requirement of water.

Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been at loggerheads over Mullaperiyar dam and the state has been opposing the every attempt of the TN government to increase the water level of the dam. Since then both the states were having a strained relation.

