Maha Tribunal completes three years, government draws Opposition flak
The ruling BJD, however, said the issue should not be politicised by the Opposition to settle political scores.
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BHUBANESWAR: The State government on Thursday drew flak from the Opposition BJP and Congress as the tenure of Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal will be over on March 12 without Odisha getting any benefit out of it. Official sources, however, maintained that as per the provisions of Inter-state River Water Disputes Act-1956, the tribunal’s term is likely to be extended by two years.
Launching a scathing attack on the government over the delay in resolving the long standing dispute with Chhattisgarh, BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra alleged that the issue is being used for political gains. Stating that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has remained silent over the issue, Mishra said he is using the issue to garner votes. Even after 19 hearings, t
Odisha and the future of Mahanadi
The BJP has demanded a white paper while the Congress sought an all-party meeting to discuss the matter that was a raging issue before the 2017 panchayat elections.
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Mahanadi river (Photo | EPS)
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal’s tenure is slated to end in two months and the focus is back on the water war between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. As the state’s Budget approaches, opposition parties have trained their guns at the ruling BJD government.
The BJP has demanded a white paper while the Congress sought an all-party meeting to discuss the matter that was a raging issue before the 2017 panchayat elections. As the then BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh government constructed several barrages upstream of the river, stirring intense controversy over water scarcity in Odisha, both the BJD and Congress exploited it. After the Centre constituted the tribunal in 2018, the issue has been on the political backburner, but mod