Odisha govt unable to resolve Mahanadi dispute, allowed Chhattisgarh to build more dams: BJD

BHUBANESWAR: (Feb 7) The opposition BJD in Odisha attacked the BJP government, accusing it of lacking a clear strategy to resolve the Mahanadi dispute and allowing Chhattisgarh to construct more dams to obstruct the free flow of water.

Deputy Opposition Leader in the Assembly, Prasanna Acharya, BJD's senior vice president Debi Prasad Mishra and MLA Niranjan Pujari made the allegations at a press conference on Friday.

"As the BJP-led state government has failed to take proper steps to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute, Chhattisgarh has constructed several check dams and barrages over the last 19 months," alleged Mishra.