Barrage on Mahanadi: Odisha team to visit Chhattisgarh on Jul 25

Bhubaneswar: A two-member team from Odisha would visit Chhattisgarh on July 25 to collect detailed information about the construction of barrages on Mahanadi river by the Chhattisgarh government.

This was informed by Janaki Ballav Mahapatra, Engineer-in-Chief, Odisha, after talks with his Chhattisgarh counterpart today.

He said the two-member team has the Executive Engineer, Hirakud Circle and Director, Dam Safety.

Mahapatra said the team will visit the barrages, collect relevant information on them and submit its report to the state government after its visit.

Meanwhile, a meeting of officials of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and the Central Water Commission, has been postponed.

The meeting would be held after August 15, sources said.