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Odisha, Chhattisgarh Report Progress in Mahanadi Water Dispute Talks
Odisha and Chhattisgarh have been trying to agree on how to share water from the Mahanadi.
Their chief ministers met with central government leaders in New Delhi to discuss the issue.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the conversation was positive.
He said the two states are getting closer to an agreement.
Odisha wants enough water for people and also raised issues such as irrigation and flood control.
The leaders also discussed drinking water, hydropower and the environment.
Information about both states’ water needs is being sent to the Central Water Commission.
The meeting set a goal of finding a way forward within three months, and Majhi said two months had passed.
He hopes the outcome will protect both states’ interests.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi called talks on the Mahanadi dispute cordial and positive.
The meeting in New Delhi was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and included both states’ chief ministers.
Majhi said the states were moving closer to a resolution and hoped a final framework would be released soon.
He raised irrigation, flood control, hydropower, drinking water and environmental concerns, stressing Odisha’s need for adequate water.
The meeting provisionally set a three-month period to find a resolution; Majhi said two months had passed.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other officials.
- What
- A high-level meeting discussed ways to resolve the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- When
- Thursday; the article also refers to discussions in July and August 2025 and a July meeting this year.
- Why
- To resolve the long-pending water dispute while safeguarding both states’ interests.
Odisha’s stated priorities
Shared resolution goal
Water allocation and state interests
Odisha’s stated priorities
Majhi stressed that Odisha must receive an adequate quantity of water and that its concerns, including irrigation and drinking water, should be addressed.
Shared resolution goal
Majhi said a solution should safeguard the interests of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh; the article does not give Chhattisgarh’s specific position on water allocation.
Key facts
- States involved
- Odisha and Chhattisgarh
- Meeting chair
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Odisha chief minister
- Mohan Charan Majhi
- Chhattisgarh chief minister
- Vishnu Deo Sai
- Resolution timeline
- A path to resolution was provisionally targeted within three months; Majhi said two months had passed.
- Issues raised
- Irrigation, flood control, hydropower, drinking water supply and environmental concerns
- Data-sharing
- Information on both states’ requirements is being provided to the Central Water Commission.
Quotes
Mohan Charan Majhi
Chief Minister of Odisha
“After our double-engine government came to power, the process of resolving the Mahanadi issue in both Chhattisgarh and Odisha has accelerated. Alongside the legal process, administrative and political resolution pathways have also expanded.”
thehansindia.com
“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the development of the country and the States is being accelerated through double-engine governments, the path for resolving disputes between States is also opening up.”
thehansindia.com
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