Archive · 11 Dec 2025

Odisha Forms Committee for Mahanadi Water Dispute

Odisha Forms Committee for Mahanadi Water Dispute

The Odisha government has created a special committee to solve a big problem with Chhattisgarh about sharing water from the Mahanadi River.

This committee includes leaders from different political parties and will try to find a fair solution.

The problem started because Chhattisgarh built dams that Odisha says block the river's natural flow.

The government hopes to resolve this issue through talks and negotiations, even though a tribunal has been dealing with it since 2018.

The committee will look at all the important details and give advice on how to handle the situation.

This is part of Odisha's efforts to solve similar disputes with other neighboring states.

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