Tag: Barrages

Laying the foundation stone for the projects, Patnaik said the two barrage projects in Sundargarh are part of the state government's Rs 11,700 crore in-stream storage structure scheme. Under it barrages will be constructed at 30 places over different rivers.

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism, Odisha government has decided to construct seven barrages in the downstream of Mahanadi River. Besides, 22 barrages will also be constructed on Mahanadi’s tributaries and distributaries, informed Secretary of Odisha Water Resources Department, Pradip Jena on Saturday. While addressing a presser, Jena stated that, “The government is working on a roadmap […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress has decided to take to streets to protest the unilateral construction of barrages over river Mahanadi by neighbouring Chhattisgarh. At a press meet in Bhubaneswar today, one of the newly-appointed working presidents of Odisha Congress, Naba Kishore Das said that water flow in Mahandi has largely reduced due to construction of barrages […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday strongly opposed illegal construction of barrages by neighbouring Chhattisgarh government during the Regional Conference of Eastern States on Water Resources convened by the Central government at Kolkata. At the meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Odisha’s Food and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro […]

New Delhi: Odisha has once again reiterated its demand for setting up a tribunal for resolving the ongoing water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha on Thursday, leader of BJD’s Parliamentary party Bhartruhari Mahatab accused the Centre of intentionally delaying the formation of the tribunal. “In 2016-17, […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the water bearing capacity of Hirakud dam has considerably decreased. “The water bearing capacity of Hirakud dam, which was 5834 million cubic feet after its construction, has now come down to 4823 million cubic feet,” Patnaik said in a written reply to a question by BJD member Prafulla […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress today alleged that the Odisha government is doing petty politics on the Mahanadi issue. Briefing media persons here today, leader of the Opposition Narasingh Mishra said all political parties in Odisha, except the ruling BJD, are strongly opposed to the construction of projects in the upper reaches of Mahanadi by the Chhattisgarh […]

Bilaspur: In a statement that is certain to be contested by Odisha, the senior-most engineer of the Water Resources department in Chhattisgarh today asserted that there would be no impact on Odisha if barrages are constructed in the upper reaches of River Mahanadi. “During monsoon season, the volume of water released by the Chhattisgarh government […]

Bhubaneswar: Undeterred by the lack of response to his two earlier letters on the matter, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Narasingh Mishra has again urged chief minister Naveen Patnaik to attend an all-party meeting convened by him tomorrow to discuss the ongoing row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over construction of barrages and dams on the […]