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A tripartite meeting among the Centre, Odisha and Chattisgarh were held in New Delhi yesterday over the Mahanadi water issue. The meeting was chaired by Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati. Chief Ministers of both the states were present.
Odisha and Chhattisgarh are at loggerheads over sharing waters of the Mahanadi River. Odisha has accused Chhattisgarh of not consulting it while building seven to eight barrages on the Mahanadi saying that it is effecting the flow of the river.
The Chhattisgarh government has questioned Odisha’s objection to the barrages, saying the barrages are not at all hampering the flow. There has been a demand from Odisha to set up of a tribunal to look into the issue of water-sharing.