Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Party make public the data on water availability in Odisha’s Mahanadi basin that was reportedly presented by the state government before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), accusing it of trying to hide certain information. The BJD on Friday raised the demand following questions raised by the “Mahanadi Banchao Andolan”, a prominent citizens’ action group dedicated to protecting the Mahanadi river…
Latest Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal News & Updates
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) With the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) nearing the end of its tenure in April, the matter has once again come into political focus.Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Friday remarked that the previous state government failed to sufficiently safeguard Odisha’s interests during proceedings before the tribunal.It is worth noting that the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was constituted in March 2018 under the Inter-State Riv…