Amit Shah to chair high-level meeting between both states
Water Dispute
An expert-level discussion on the Mahanadi water dispute is scheduled to be held in Delhi.
The discussion will be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will attend the discussion.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will also be present at the discussion.
Several experts will be part of the discussion.
The discussion will mainly focus on Mahanadi water sharing.
Both the states will try to address their existing disputes about the river.
Technical information could be shared by central organizations during the discussion.
The technical information provided by the Central Water Commission can be of use in this regard.
Technical information from the Union Jal Shakti Ministry could also be of help.
The Mahanadi dispute has been going on between Odisha and Chhattisgarh for many years now.
Odisha has raised issues related to constructions taking place in Chhattisgarh.
The government has also raised apprehensions regarding water downstream flow.
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal has taken up the matter since 2018.
Nevertheless, now both the states have started looking towards dialogues to solve the problem.
Previously, the Chief Ministers of both the states had met under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
It had been done under Union Minister C.R. Patil.
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Vishnu Deo Sai, later paid a visit to Bhubaneswar.
He had a meeting with the Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, on September 20.
It was during this meeting that they had discussed the issue of Mahanadi.
Thus, the coming Delhi meeting becomes significant.
