Centre On Mahanadi Issue

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today again demanded that the Centre immediately set up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute between the state and neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday rejected the central government's proposal to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water sharing dispute.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the Centre has proposed to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water issue but the state government rejected it as it did not stop construction on the river in Chhattisgarh.

The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.

Normal life was crippled in most parts of Odisha today due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Congress protesting the construction of dams on the upstream of the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh and demanded immediate intervention by the Centre to halt these projects.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today again demanded that the Centre immediately set up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute between the state and neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday rejected the central government's proposal to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water sharing dispute.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the Centre has proposed to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water issue but the state government rejected it as it did not stop construction on the river in Chhattisgarh.

The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.

Normal life was crippled in most parts of Odisha today due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Congress protesting the construction of dams on the upstream of the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh and demanded immediate intervention by the Centre to halt these projects.