Tag: Mahanadi

Amidst the ongoing row between the Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments on the issue of sharing of Mahanadi water, Chhattisgarh Water Resources minister Brijmohan Agrawal today claimed that construction of projects on the upper catchments of Mahanadi will not have any adverse impact on the Hirakud dam

Bhubaneswar: A day after the announcement by the Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh that his government will go ahead with the construction of projects despite the stiff resistance put up by the Odisha government, chief minister Naveen Patnaik today said the statement of his Chhattisgarh counterpart is ‘grossly unfortunate’. “The statement of the chief minister […]

Raipur/Bhubaneswar: Upping the ante on the construction of barrages on the upstream of Mahanadi, the Chhatisgarh government on Tuesday announced its decision to go ahead with the projects despite the stiff resistance put up by the Odisha government. “Chhattisgarh is taking water after getting nod from the CWC. In fact, we have the right to […]

New Delhi: The Centre will convene a joint meeting between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on July 29 to discuss the sharing of Mahanadi water, which has snowballed into a major row between the two neighbouring states after Chhattisgarh embarked on a host of projects in the upper catchments of Mahanadi. The announcement about the Centre-brokered meeting […]

Bhubabneswar: A seven-member delegation of the Congress, led by Opposition leader Narsingh Mishra, visited the construction site of the contentious barrage in the upper catchment of Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh today. Soon after the site inspection, Mishra said the team will hold talks with officials of Chhatisgarh government regarding the ongoing construction work on the […]

Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra today invited chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik to an all-party meeting proposed to be convened by the Congress to discuss the unilateral decision of the Chhattisgarh government to construct a host of projects in the upper reaches of Mahanadi and decide on appropriate steps to protect the interests of the state

In a sudden development, the ruling BJD today decided to send a high level delegation to Chhattisgarh to collect detailed information about the number of barrages and dams built on the upper catchments of Mahanadi and other projects which are in the pipeline

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh today said a Congress team from Odisha will visit Chhattisgarh within a week to conduct a ground study on the construction of barrages and dams and other proposed projects on Mahanadi river

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will send two senior engineers to Chhattisgarh on July 25 for a detailed survey of the ongoing barrage projects on the upper catchments of Mahanadi. Informing this to media persons here today, Janaki Ballav Mahapatra, Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources department, said he has informed his Chhattisgarh counterpart about the visit of two […]

The ruling BJD has decided to launch a protest against Chhattisgarh’s proposed barrage on the upstream of the Mahanadi River in 15 districts from July 25 till August 11

Bhubaneswar: Union Water resources minister Uma Bharti told OTV today that the Centre has sought a report from the Chhattisgarh government on the proposed projects on the upstream of Mahanadi river, which the Odisha government has been opposing vehemently. Steps will be taken only after the report is received from the Chhattisgarh government, said Bharti. […]

Raipur: Amid Odisha government’s concern over proposed irrigation projects on Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh said his state has been utilising legitimate share of water without affecting interests of the neighbouring state. Singh alleged the issue was being raised by the BJD government in Odisha to seek “political gains”. Singh’s statement came […]

New Delhi: BJD MPs today protested a host of projects being built by Chhattisgarh in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi. Demanding discussion on the matter, BJD MPs staged a walkout in Lok Sabha. Moreover, in Rajya Sabha, the party MPs moved an adjournment motion in this connection. Earlier, they staged a demonstration on the […]

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

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Odisha government of sleeping while Chhattisgarh obtained environmental clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF) for the Arpa-Bhaisajhar Barrage Project on May 8, 2015, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan today advised the government to form a joint regulatory board with the Chhattisgarh government on sharing of […]