Odisha declines request of AP to grant consent in publication of Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal in official Gazette
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | July 06, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, July 6: Odisha has declined to agree to the request of Andhra Pradesh to grant any consent in the publication of Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal in the official Gazette, subject to finalization of the SLP in the Supreme Court, clarified the Department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha today. It is further stated by the department that the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (VWDT) had pronounced its final order on September 13, 2017, wherein the Tribunal had allowed the construction of Neradi Barrage on river Vansadhara by the State of Andhra Pradesh. However, the State of Odisha had immediately filed a SLP No. 8030/ 2018 before the Supreme Court on December 12, 2017 against the final order of the Vansadhara Water Dispute Tribunal based on the grounds that the Tribunal has overlooked the important conditions laid down in the various inter-State Agreements held between the States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. In view of the pending SLP in the Supreme Court, the order of the Tribunal cannot be published in the official Gazette under section 6(1) of the inter-State River Water Dispute Act,1956, which is essential for operationalization of order of the Tribunal.
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