Naveen raises Mahanadi Pitch, writes to PM Modi again

ONI Bureau: Armed with Supreme Court’s directive to the centre to form a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, CM Naveen Patnaik has written a fresh letter to PM Narendra Modi, seeking his immediate intervention.

The CM requested the PM to follow the Supreme Court directives and take immediate steps to form a tribunal to resolve the water dispute.

He also urged the PM to instruct the Union Water Resources Ministry to issue necessary administrative directions to Chhattisgarh Government to stop construction works on the ongoing projects, particularly the 6 barrages across the river Mahanadi.

The CM again reminded the PM that 60% of the population of Odisha depends on Mahanadi waters for meeting the needs of irrigation and drinking water. “The ecology and environment dependent on Mahanadi is far too important to be ignored”, he added.