Odisha helpless over Chandigarh constructions on Mahanadi

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The State authorities appears to have given up on development actions of Chhattisgarh authorities on Mahanadi river and its tributaries which have drastically diminished the non-monsoon stream in these rivers on the Odisha aspect even because the tribunal set as much as settle the dispute between the 2 states is but to take any resolution.

Construction of barrages and different buildings on Tel and Udanti rivers, each tributaries of Mahanadi, by the Chhattisgarh authorities will additional intensify the scenario on the Odisha aspect throughout summer season. However, the State authorities doesn’t appear to be frightened in regards to the scenario. 

Though development actions by Chhattisgarh authorities on these two tributaries is seen as a really major problem for Odisha, Minister of State for Water Resources Raghunandan Das mentioned he doesn’t have any data on the problem.

The Minister mentioned since Odisha authorities has moved the tribunal over the problem, it can not take any unilateral step. The authorities will take motion solely basing on the tribunal’s resolution, he mentioned.On being additional requested on the problem, Das mentioned, “What can we do? Are they carrying out the construction activities in our State?”

The Centre constituted Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal on March 12, 2018 following intervention of the Supreme Court. The tribunal had 19 hearings, however the Odisha authorities failed to influence it to offer an interim order asking the Chhattisgarh authorities to cease the development actions. 

Centre prolonged the tenure of the tribunal for a interval of two years as much as March 11, 2023. So far, the tribunal has heard the problem twice after its extension however no progress has been made in direction of decision of the dispute.

Centre’s try to finish the dispute by way of negotiation had additionally failed because the Odisha authorities didn’t take part within the conferences. Mahanadi river water dispute was a significant marketing campaign problem for the BJD earlier than the 2019 election and the ruling social gathering had launched statewide agitation a number of occasions towards the Centre and the Chhattisgarh authorities.