The centre on Tuesday suggested to the Supreme Court to let the Mullaperiyar dam supervisory committee continue for a year.
In one year, national dam safety authority under the new dam safety act will become fully functional.
Once the National dam safety authority is fully functional, the functions of the supervisory committee would be taken over by the authority and the committee would be dissolved.
# Srilanka
Srilanka’s president Gotabaya rajapaksha lost his parliamentary majority on Tuesday.
A group of lawmakers from the ruling party and its allies sat independently in the house.
In another inflection point in the crisis, newly appointed finance minister Ali sabry resigned from the cabinet barely 24 hours after taking the charge.
However, Gotabaya rajapaksha revoked the emergency late on Tuesday, ahead of a possible vote on it.
# Rajya sabha
The Rajya sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi municipal Corporation (amendment) bill, 2022.
This bill is aimed at unifying the three municipal corporations in the city to ensure a robust setup for synergised and strategic planning and optimal utilisation of resources.
The loksabha passed this on April 30.
# Brahmos
While the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile was a joint development between India and Russia, the sale of the systems to the Philippines was a transaction between two countries, and India would be able to move on bilateral basis.
The Philippines was also given a clarification on the accidental Brahmos missile launched recently.