Southern States Update: May 5, 2007.

Tamil Nadu is in the midst of a threatening water crisis. Proposal of Andhra Pradesh government to build dam over Palar river has added a new angle to the water conflict.
TN to seek stay on Palar dam project, Chennai Online, May 3, 2007.

Meanwhile a team of technical experts constituted by the Tamil Nadu government inspected the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala on Saturday to check its strength and unique features.
Experts inspects Mullaperiyar dam, NDTV, April 28, 2007.

Jayalalithaa has asked Karunanidhi to announce as to when the suggestions of the Tribunal would be implemented. History shows that no tribunal has ever come out with an award satisfying all parties to a dispute. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which gave its final verdict last month after 16 years of deliberations, is no exception.
Sam Rajappa, Cauvery cantata, The Statesman, May 4,2007.

River linking project would hamper drinking water and irrigation facilities required for the southern parts of Kerala says the Kerala government.
Kerala wants river-linking project dropped, Economic Times, May 1, 2007.

Tamil Nadu has been touted as a success story in the achievement of demographic goals.The state has shown, over the last two decades, faster reduction in population growth rate when compared to all other states, except Kerala.
Sukanya Srinivasan, Planning for the future, Sunday Express, April 27, 2007.