Tag: Mahanadi Water Dispute

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Cyclone Fani casts 'eye' on Mahanadi water dispute; hearing postponed to July13

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In yet another instance of cyclone Fani impact, the hearing over Mahanadi water dispute scheduled for today in the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal here has been postponed to July. The next hearing will be held on July 13. As soon as the proceedings started in  the tribunal, both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have pleaded […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Op-Ed: Odisha Must Assert Its Rights Over Mahanadi

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: A section of the media has reported that Chhattisgarh is planning more projects on Mahanadi, the river considered to be the lifeline of people in Odisha. One of the mightiest rivers of the country it caters to the water needs of people in around 15 districts of the state. It is […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Asks Odisha, Chhattisgarh To Undertake Field Visits

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal today directed the Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments to send their representatives to conduct field visits, informed Advocate General of Odisha, Ashok Parija. While the technical team from Odisha will visit Chhattisgarh between October 30 and November 2, the representatives of Chhattisgarh will visit Odisha between November 17 and […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
Mahanadi Water Dispute: Odisha Seeks Details Of Barrages From Chhattisgarh
Mahanadi Water Dispute: Odisha Seeks Details Of Barrages From Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has demanded Chhattisgarh to furnish details of the barrages constructed over the Mahanadi during a hearing in the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal over the water sharing dispute on Saturday. Odisha has asked Chhattisgarh to provide the necessary details in the common information format. While hearing the State government’s plea, the Tribunal said Odisha […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
'No Remarkable Progress By Mahanadi Tribunal To Resolve Water Dispute'
'Mahanadi Tribunal Has Failed To Live Up To Expectations'

Bhubaneswar: Even though the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal will turn three next month, the panel has failed to resolve the long-standing water sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, alleged Mahanadi Bachao Andolan on Saturday. Expressing resentment over the tribunal’s tardy response to the dispute, Sudarsan Das, the convenor of Mahanadi Bacho Andolan said, “The tribunal […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Mahanadi Water Dispute: Odisha To Receive Less Water In Coming Years, Says Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi riverbed in Odisha is gradually drying up and the lifeline of the State will receive less water in the coming years owing to the number of barrages built on the upper catchment area of the river by Chhattisgarh government, informed Odisha Water Resource Development Minister Raghunandan Das in Assembly on Thursday. In […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha CM Using Mahanadi Water Dispute Issue To Garner Votes: Opposition

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on the Odisha government over the ‘inordinate delay’ in resolving the long-standing Mahanadi water sharing dispute with the neighbouring Chhattisgarh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that the issue is being used for political gains. BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra said, “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has never uttered a […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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