Parambikulam Aliyar Project pact, a symbol of inter-State cooperation

The project, billed by former Union Minister G.B. Pant as an example for the other States, harnesses the water of the Bharathapuzha, Chalakudi and Periyar basins for irrigation and power production in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, besides transferring water from the surplus areas to the deficit areas. It diverts and integrates eight west-flowing rivers