Mahanadi River

BJD leader blames Centre for Mahanadi river dispute, says prime minister Narendra Modi should intervene in the matter

BJD leader Prasanna Acharya has blamed the Centre for the Mahanadi row and sought PM Narendra Modi's intervention to resolve the river water dispute

Ahead of Chhattisgarh election, privatisation of Shivnath river looms large for Raman Singh govt

Chhattisgarh goes to the polls this December and, considering the RWL contract is up for renewal in October 2020, the Shivnath issue is bound to loom large once again.

Tribunal only way to resolve Mahanadi river dispute between Odisha, Chhattisgarh, says Naveen Patnaik

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the formation of a tribunal is the only way to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute with Chhattisgarh. The two states have been at loggerheads for the past three years over the sharing of Mahanadi waters

Nitin Gadkari asks Odisha govt to settle Mahanadi water dispute through talks with Chhatisgarh

Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the Odisha government to settle the Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Chhattisgarh through dialogue

Chhattisgarh govt accuses Odisha of politicising Mahanadi construction, BJD hits back

Chhatisgarh industries minister Amar Agarwal said the construction of barrages in that state on Mahanadi river was not a recent development and Odisha government was politicising the issue to "mislead" people, a charge which elicited sharp response from the ruling BJD.

BJD calls for bandh in Odisha against Chhattisgarh's closure of Mahanadi river's barrage gates

A four-hour long bandh called by the ruling Biju Janata Dal over the Mahanadi river dispute with Chhattisgarh disrupted normal life across four districts in Odisha

Mahanadi row: Despite failures, Naveen Patnaik govt leads the battle of perception

Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government has a lot to explain about the series of projects initiated by Chhattisgarh to harness Mahanadi water for industrial and agricultural use.

Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh: Here's all you need to know about the row

In his Independence Day speech on Monday, 15 August, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik centered on the Mahanadi river water dispute between the state and neighbour Chhattisgarh.

Fear of flood in Mahanadi river, Odisha govt intensifies evacuation process

With several rivers in Odisha crossing the danger mark and fear of a high flood in Mahanadi river system, the state government today intensified measures to evacuate people from low-lying areas and transport relief material to worst-hit villages.

Odisha flood: death toll rises to 27, relief operations intensified

The toll in the current spell of Odisha flood rose to 27 today, even as the state government intensified relief operation in over 1,100 marooned villages.