Bhubaneswar, Aug 2:Odisha & Chhattisgarh, that are suing each other for legal battles on the Mahanadi Water dispute for over decades, are now coming closer towards reconciliation.
The development followed the two state’s sincere bilateral correspondences and the intervention of the Ministry of Water Resources, government of India, as the the three governances are collinearly working on bringing a permanent resolve on the long-pendig dispute.
Meanwhile, the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi has granted additional time for both the states to discuss & decide amicably over the issues, acknowleging the Chief Minister-level correspondences, which indicate towards a beacon of hope for an emerging solution on the bone of contention between the two neighbors.
Thus, the hearing on the Mahanadi water dispute in the special Tribunal that was scheduled today, was postponed for September 6.
As the case was tabled today, Advocate General of Odisha, Pitambar Acharya, apprised the Tribunal and informed that both states are in favour of ammicable discussions at the level of Chief Secretaries with the consonance of the concerned state leaderships.
The development on the Mahanadi issue follows an informal exchange of letters between Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai recently wherein both the state-heads expressed their interests to go for resolving the long-standing water dispute as soon as possible.
