In an effort to resolve long-standing disputes over Mahanadi river water-sharing between Chhattisgarh and Odisha, a three-member committee led by Supreme Court JusticeA M Khanwilkarhas arrived inRaipur.
The committee will begin its inspection from the origin of the river and continue downstream to the river basins in Odisha. The Mahanadi River is the lifeline of Chhattisgarh, with 78% of the state’s Population living in the Mahanadi basin.
The Odisha government has lodged a complaint with the Central government regarding the construction of six industrial barrages on the Mahanadi and the lack of water inflow from the Mahanadi river and other sources located in the state of Chhattisgarh during the non-monsoon period.