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Amit Shah to Mediate Mahanadi Water Dispute Between Odisha, Chhattisgarh on October 1
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CNBC TV18•29-09-2026, 12:14
Amit Shah to Mediate Mahanadi Water Dispute Between Odisha, Chhattisgarh on October 1
- •Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting on October 1 with the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh to resolve the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute.
- •Odisha's Advocate General Pitambar Acharya confirmed the meeting, which will also include chief secretaries, technical committee members, and Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil.
- •The Chief Ministers, Mohan Charan Majhi of Odisha and Vishnu Deo Sai of Chhattisgarh, previously met on July 30 and agreed to an amicable settlement.
- •The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal and the Central Water Commission are also working towards a resolution, with Odisha raising objections to upstream barrages affecting downstream flows.
- •The dispute, ongoing for over a decade, led Odisha to file a complaint in 2016 and the constitution of a tribunal in 2018 following a Supreme Court order.
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has convened a meeting with the chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on October 1 in New Delhi to resolve the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute.
The Odisha government filed a complaint in 2016 objecting to the construction of six barrages for industrial purposes upstream in Chhattisgarh, which led to low water flow downstream during the lean period.
Following orders from the Supreme Court on the Odisha government's suit, the Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal was constituted in 2018.
