Mahanadi river dispute to be resolved soon, says Odisha CM
Chief ministers said technical talks and Centre mediation are narrowing differences, with a final framework expected soon after months of political and administrative engagement.
- On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting at Kartavya Bhawan where Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented their states' positions on the Mahanadi water dispute.
- Invoking the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sai framed the dispute as an opportunity for cooperative federalism, leveraging technical support from the Central Water Commission to reach an amicable settlement.
- Calling Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi his "younger brother," Sai stressed the close social ties between the two states, while Majhi noted that with the BJP in power in both states, the process has "accelerated."
- The Biju Janata Dal demanded public disclosure of the meeting's decisions, as BJD MLA and former Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo argued that informing the public is essential given the dispute's importance to Odisha's interests.
- An expanded technical committee will meet October 13 to examine pending aspects, and the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Bela M. Trivedi, is scheduled to convene October 15.
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Efforts to find an amicable resolution to the long-pending Mahanadi water dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha received a fresh push, as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and his Odisha counterpart Mohan Charan Majhi presented their respective states’ positions at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah at Kartavya Bhawan today.
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