Fortunately, in Mahanadi water dispute, the Naveen Patnaik-led party has finally found a handle to counter the new threat on the block. Stressing on the party’s claim, BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha to discuss the formation of a river water tribunal under the Inter State River Water Disputes Act 1956. The Chhattisgarh government defended the ongoing projects by stating that they would impact less than 4% of the river water. Patnaik then sought the establishment of a water dispute tribunal under the River Water Disputes Act-1956 to determine the sharing of non-monsoon water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. If all these structures operate in tandem, the non-monsoon outflow to the Odisha side of Mahanadi will be 0.67 MAF.

Source: Hindustan Times January 08, 2018 04:30 UTC