Tamil Nadu, Kerala meet on Mullaperiyar "inconclusive"

New Delhi, Nov 29 (UNI) The Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala today failed to arrive at an immediate solution to the vexed Mullaperiyar dam dispute, but succeeded in achieving "some progress" with both the sides deciding to hold talks again at the ministerial level, within a fortnight, to find an amicable settlement.

During a Centre-sponsored 90-minute long meeting, in the presence of Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and his Kerala counterpart V S Achuthanandan put forward the viewpoints of their states with regard to the controversy regarding the safety of the 112-year old inter-state Mullaperiyar river dam in Idukki district of Kerala.

Mr Soz told UNI that the meeting was held in a "dignified and