Mahanadi Tribunal to visit Chhattisgarh; 'Hirakud stares at dead storage level’

Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra, on the other hand, today targeted the Odisha government and expressed concern over severe water crisis in Hirakud dam.

Mahanadi Drying Up In Odisha

At a time when scenes of drying Mahanadi River have emerged as a major concern for the people in Odisha, the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal on Saturday decided to conduct a field visit in neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

After a hearing, the Mahanadi Tribunal decided to conduct the field visit in Chhattisgarh in two phases-from April 17 to 21 and from April to April 29. Once the field visit at the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh to Kalma barrage is completed, the dates for the field visit by the Tribunal in Odisha will be announced.