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
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