When the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala — Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Pinarayi Vijayan — meet later this month in Thiruvananthapuram to discuss issues concerning the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement, it will mark the first meeting at the chief ministerial level after a gap of nearly 15 years.
Though there are indications that the proposed meeting may take place on September 25, a senior government official said the date was yet to be finalised.
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In November 2004, the then CMs of the two States — Jayalalithaa and Oommen Chandy — met in Chennai. Barring statements from the two leaders that the States were keen on an early solution to water issues, the meeting did not see any breakthrough.
Since then, several rounds of talks have taken place between the two sides. The last time the political executive of the two States met was in April 2013, when a decision was taken to attend to a few immediate issues.