Mahanadi

Halfway through monsoon, 72 of 100 major reservoirs in India record below-normal water storage; Gujarat, Maharashtra worst-hit

The scenario is particularly worrying in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The basin storage in Tapi, Sabarmati, and rivers of the Kutch and Godavari are "highly deficient", the data revealed.

Odisha: 12 killed, 49 injured after bus plunges into Mahanadi riverbed in Jagatpur

At least 12 people were killed and 49 injured after a bus fell into the Mahanadi riverbed from a bridge near Jagatpur in Odisha on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening

Residents of Chhattisgarh's Lakha village, displaced for construction of Kelo Dam, vow to boycott BJP in polls

Nearly a decade has passed since the Kelo Dam was constructed in Chhattisgarh, but many displaced villagers are waiting to get full compensation from the BJP government that took over their land.

Odisha rains: Government expects 'low to medium' floods, issues high alert in six districts after toll reaches 12

Odisha government put the collectors of six districts on high alert with the water level in Mahanadi and Baitarani rivers swelling due to heavy rainfall.

Narendra Modi gives full marks to NDA government, calls Opposition unity drama to save corrupt leaders

Modi attacked the Opposition unity, saying the corrupt leaders were coming together "not to save the country but to save themselves", making an apparent attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi

Narendra Modi's 26 May meet on banks of Mahanadi an attempt to insult people of Odisha, says BJD's Prasanna Acharya

An MP of the ruling BJD in Odisha dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled public meeting on the banks of river Mahanadi as an attempt to "insult" the people of the state.

Centre in favour of single tribunals to resolve inter-state water disputes, says Arjun Ram Meghwal

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the proposed single national tribunal for settling inter-state water disputes would expedite resolutions and facilitate irrigation facilities across the country

Odisha Assembly adjourned over Mahanadi issue; ruling BJD members accuse Centre of depriving state of water

The second phase of the budget session of Odisha Assembly began on Wednesday amid uproar by the ruling BJD members over the Mahanadi river water issue.

Cabinet approves setting up of tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on sharing Mahanadi river water, official sources said.

SC asks Centre to set up tribunal to resolve Mahanadi dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to set up a tribunal within a month to resolve the long-standing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of water from river Mahanadi.