Mahanadi Issue

According to a statement issued by Mahanadi Coalfields, the company broke its own record of dispatching 5.45 lakh tonnes of coal within a fortnight

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today again demanded that the Centre immediately set up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute between the state and neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state has sought an injuction from the Supreme Court against Chhattisgarh's "unilateral" constructions on the Mahanadi river.

With the Odisha government rejecting their proposal for a joint fight against construction on the upstream of river Mahanadi, the Congress Legislature Party on Tuesday said they will take the matter to the President.

Congress today accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of "failing" to announce any action plan to resolve Mahanadi water issue and that he "decided against taking any step" to stop projects on theriver in Chhattisgarh in 2001 to benefit the industrialists.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday rejected the central government's proposal to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water sharing dispute.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the Centre has proposed to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water issue but the state government rejected it as it did not stop construction on the river in Chhattisgarh.

Stalemate continued in the Odisha Assembly for the second day of the monsoon session today as ruling BJD members created a ruckus over the Mahanadi and Polavaram issues.

The Odisha cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday empowered the state government to explore all possible options to protect the interests of the state on Mahanadi project dispute with Chhattisgarh, an official said.

The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the second consecutive day on Thursday held parleys with above 100 organisations including some political parties on the Mahanadi water dispute issue ahead of the tripartite meeting in Delhi on September 17.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met the representatives of at least 16 organisations, including two Left parties, and discussed the sensitive issue of Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Normal life was crippled in most parts of Odisha today due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Congress protesting the construction of dams on the upstream of the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh and demanded immediate intervention by the Centre to halt these projects.

All non-BJD political parties in Odisha today urged President Pranab Mukherjee to direct the Chhattishgarh government to stop construction on the upstream of the Mahanadi to save the lives of millions of people living in the downstream.

According to a statement issued by Mahanadi Coalfields, the company broke its own record of dispatching 5.45 lakh tonnes of coal within a fortnight

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today again demanded that the Centre immediately set up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute between the state and neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state has sought an injuction from the Supreme Court against Chhattisgarh's "unilateral" constructions on the Mahanadi river.

With the Odisha government rejecting their proposal for a joint fight against construction on the upstream of river Mahanadi, the Congress Legislature Party on Tuesday said they will take the matter to the President.

Congress today accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of "failing" to announce any action plan to resolve Mahanadi water issue and that he "decided against taking any step" to stop projects on theriver in Chhattisgarh in 2001 to benefit the industrialists.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday rejected the central government's proposal to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water sharing dispute.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the Centre has proposed to set up an expert committee to look into the Mahanadi water issue but the state government rejected it as it did not stop construction on the river in Chhattisgarh.

Stalemate continued in the Odisha Assembly for the second day of the monsoon session today as ruling BJD members created a ruckus over the Mahanadi and Polavaram issues.

The Odisha cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday empowered the state government to explore all possible options to protect the interests of the state on Mahanadi project dispute with Chhattisgarh, an official said.

The Centre today attempted to resolve the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh at a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. But Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was not happy with the meeting and said his government will on Sunday decide on steps to safeguard the state's interests.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the second consecutive day on Thursday held parleys with above 100 organisations including some political parties on the Mahanadi water dispute issue ahead of the tripartite meeting in Delhi on September 17.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met the representatives of at least 16 organisations, including two Left parties, and discussed the sensitive issue of Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

Normal life was crippled in most parts of Odisha today due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Congress protesting the construction of dams on the upstream of the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh and demanded immediate intervention by the Centre to halt these projects.

All non-BJD political parties in Odisha today urged President Pranab Mukherjee to direct the Chhattishgarh government to stop construction on the upstream of the Mahanadi to save the lives of millions of people living in the downstream.