Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has called a high-level meeting with the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on October 1 to resolve the long-pending Mahanadi water-sharing dispute, Odisha Advocate General Pitambar Acharya said on Tuesday. The development...
A 10-member team of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, led by Chairperson Justice Bela M. Trivedi, commenced a five-day inspection tour of Odisha on Thursday. The visit is part of an ongoing effort to evaluate key sites within the river...
BJD President Naveen Patnaik raised sharp questions regarding the Odisha government's "sincerity" in addressing the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh, accusing the ruling BJP of merely shedding crocodile tears over the matter. This critique followed the Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal’s...
The Odisha government on Friday decided to put on hold a proposed all-party meeting regarding the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. Despite the postponement, the government asserted its commitment to safeguarding the river, which it described as a vital "heritage"...
