Odisha, where a river dispute is a poll issue
6 years, 10 months ago

Odisha, where a river dispute is a poll issue

The Hindu  

The governments of Odisha and Chhattisgarh are at loggerheads over the sharing of waters of the Mahanadi. Although a tribunal has been constituted to adjudicate the dispute, the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha and the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh are refusing to budge. The dispute started in July 2016 when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the new projects launched by Chhattisgarh across the Mahanadi would hamper water flow to the Hirakud reservoir and affect life in 15 of 30 districts of Odisha, including major urban centres such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur. The Odisha government has been worried over the delay on the part of the Centre to intervene and stay the construction of the barrages across the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh. Mr. Patnaik, who is scheduled to launch the second phase of his party’s ‘Save Mahanadi’ agitation from May 16, has criticised the BJP government at the Centre and in Chhattisgarh for choking the flow of water to Odisha.

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Farmers in Karnataka condemn Centre’s decision to extend term of Mahadayi tribunal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers in Karnataka condemn Centre’s decision to extend term of Mahadayi tribunal

The Hindu  

Farmers’ associations have condemned the Union Government for extending the term of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal by around six months, terming it unnecessary. The Central government should ensure that the tribunal releases its decision immediately, and that it is implemented as soon as possible,” Kalasa Bandori agitation committee leader Vijay Kulkarni said. Krishik Samaj leader Sidagouda Modagi said that …

Delhi’s Water Wars | Power Play by Anand Mishra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi’s Water Wars | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 31, 2025 17:20 IST - 6 MINS READ Dear readers, The climate scientist and author Giulio Boccaletti once said that managing water is ultimately an exercise of power, and our relationship with water is inherently political. As the campaign for the Delhi Assembly election reaches its finale, the Haryana government this week filed a case against AAP …

Mahanadi Tribunal Chief changed; BJD terms it a ploy to delay justice for Odisha
3 months, 1 week ago

Mahanadi Tribunal Chief changed; BJD terms it a ploy to delay justice for Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A day after the appointment of Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi as chairperson of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, the Opposition BJD took on the state and central governments dubbing it another attempt to further delay justice for Odisha. Senior BJD leader and MLA Prasanna Acharya on Saturday said the people of the state have to wait …

Odisha to form inter-ministerial committee to resolve interstate disputes
4 months, 1 week ago

Odisha to form inter-ministerial committee to resolve interstate disputes

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced the constitution of an inter-ministerial committee dedicated to addressing and resolving inter-state disputes with neighbouring states. According to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, the meeting involved in-depth discussions on various ongoing disputes, including issues surrounding the Polavaram project, the Mahanadi River, and the Kotia region, among others. Attendees included law minister …

Odisha Government Concerned About Mahanadi Water Dispute, Holds Discussions with Chhattisgarh CM
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Government Concerned About Mahanadi Water Dispute, Holds Discussions with Chhattisgarh CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is concerned about the Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. He has held discussions with his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai twice on the issue and is giving it all importance. The state government is also giving emphasis on expediting the proposed barrages, dam projects on Mahanadi river in Odisha.

A look at the Supreme Court’s judgments on water disputes in the country
9 months, 1 week ago

A look at the Supreme Court’s judgments on water disputes in the country

Hindustan Times  

In the words of the United Nations Development Programme, water is ‘the stuff of life and a basic human right’. In Networking of Rivers, the Court ruled that Section 11 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 uses the expression "use, distribution and control of water in any river" and they are the keywords in determination of the scope …

Help set up panel to settle water dispute between TN, K’taka, SC directs Centre
1 year, 2 months ago

Help set up panel to settle water dispute between TN, K’taka, SC directs Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court was hearing a suit filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Karnataka government challenging the alleged diversion of water from the Pennaiyar river for various purposes. The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to help the warring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to settle their inter-state water dispute with regard to Pennaiyar …

Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu BJP chief accuses Congress of creating water dispute for political gains
1 year, 7 months ago

Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu BJP chief accuses Congress of creating water dispute for political gains

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai recently made the statement that the problem in the Cauvery water dispute started after the Congress came to power in Karnataka. The Cauvery water dispute is a long-standing issue between the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry. The hope is that the Supreme Court will be able to help the two states …

Supreme Court Bench recuses from hearing Pennaiyar river water dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Bench recuses from hearing Pennaiyar river water dispute

The Hindu  

A Bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and M. M. Sundresh on July 5 recused themselves from hearing the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over constructions on the Pennaiyar river. Tamil Nadu said that “Karnataka without furnishing the details of its new diversions or new schemes or projects and obtaining the consent of the lower riparian State, should not suo …

Explained | The Telangana- Andhra Pradesh water dispute
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | The Telangana- Andhra Pradesh water dispute

The Hindu  

The story so far: The nagging dispute over the water share of the Krishna river between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana remains unresolved, even nine years after the bifurcation of the combined State. Further on, in 1969, the Bachawat Tribunal was constituted to settle the dispute around water share among the riparian States of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Besides, it …

Karnataka moves SC on Krishna river water dispute
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka moves SC on Krishna river water dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Karnataka government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishna river, flowing in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, after two judges recused themselves on January 10. A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, hailing from Maharashtra, …

Karnataka to file objections against Tamil Nadu\'s river linking projects: CM Bommai
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka to file objections against Tamil Nadu\'s river linking projects: CM Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that his government has decided to oppose Tamil Nadu's Hogenakkal hydroelectric project and Cauvery, Gundar and Vaigai river linking project by filing objections in the court. Speaking to media persons in New Delhi after chairing a meeting with senior counsels who represent the state in the legal battle, State Advocate General …

Information not forthcoming from Karnataka on Krishna water: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
3 years, 3 months ago

Information not forthcoming from Karnataka on Krishna water: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh submitted in the Supreme Court on Monday that there is no information forthcoming from Karnataka for the past 14 years about how much Krishna river water it has diverted. Karnataka has sought the vacation of a November 16, 2011 of the Supreme Court which stopped the Centre from publishing in the Official Gazette the final order …

Odisha-Andhra Pradesh Border Dispute Likely To Be Settled; Supreme Court Adjourns Contempt Plea
3 years, 6 months ago

Odisha-Andhra Pradesh Border Dispute Likely To Be Settled; Supreme Court Adjourns Contempt Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for a month the contempt petition filed by State of Odisha against the State of Andhra Pradesh alleging that the latter has taken over certain villages belonging to the former in violation of a top court order.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice JK Maheshwari granted the adjournment on request …

Resolve Krishna water dispute amicably: SC to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana govts
3 years, 7 months ago

Resolve Krishna water dispute amicably: SC to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana govts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday advised Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to amicably resolve the dispute on sharing the Krishna river water for drinking and irrigation, “without the involvement of any third party”. Dushyant Dave, on his part, commended the CJI’s views, adding he would have to speak to the competent authorities in the Andhra Pradesh government. Otherwise, we will have …

Mahadayi Water Dispute: Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team To Submit Report On Alleged Contempt By Karnataka
4 years, 1 month ago

Mahadayi Water Dispute: Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team To Submit Report On Alleged Contempt By Karnataka

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Monday directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion of water of Mahadayi water by State of Karnataka. Through these petitions, the order of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal allocating 13.42 thousand million cubic feet of water from the Mahadayi to Karnataka …

‘Ready to fight even with God’: KCR on river water dispute with Andhra
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Ready to fight even with God’: KCR on river water dispute with Andhra

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday decided to confront the Centre for its failure to resolve the river water disputes between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, even after six years of bifurcation of the combined state. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has accused the Centre of not doing anything to solve his state’s river water dispute with Andhra …

‘Fight there, not here’: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla jokes after Karnataka BJP MP brings up dispute with Tamil Nadu over Cauvery
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Fight there, not here’: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla jokes after Karnataka BJP MP brings up dispute with Tamil Nadu over Cauvery

Firstpost  

“Fight there, not here,” was the remark of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla when a BJP member from Karnataka spoke in the Lok Sabha on Thursday about the state’s long-standing dispute with Tamil Nadu over Cauvery water. New Delhi: “Fight there, not here,” was the remark of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla when a BJP member from Karnataka spoke in …

Mahanadi water dispute: Row reduced to spat between Centre and Odisha govt over formation of tribunal
6 years, 9 months ago

Mahanadi water dispute: Row reduced to spat between Centre and Odisha govt over formation of tribunal

Firstpost  

New Delhi/Odisha: In May-end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Odisha on the occasion of completion of four years of the NDA government at the Centre. A proposal to form a tribunal put forth but that too was rejected.” An enraged Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha called his statement “untrue, misleading and confusing”, saying that the prime minister gave …

Odisha Assembly adjourned over Mahanadi issue; ruling BJD members accuse Centre of depriving state of water
6 years, 11 months ago

Odisha Assembly adjourned over Mahanadi issue; ruling BJD members accuse Centre of depriving state of water

Firstpost  

The second phase of the budget session of Odisha Assembly began on Wednesday amid uproar by the ruling BJD members over the Mahanadi river water issue. Bhubaneswar: The second phase of the budget session of Odisha Assembly began on Wednesday amid uproar by the ruling BJD members over the Mahanadi river water issue leading to adjournment of the House. They …

Why the Cauvery verdict may impact other disputes
7 years ago

Why the Cauvery verdict may impact other disputes

The Hindu  

What is the issue? On February 16, the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the long-standing dispute among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry on how they ought to be sharing water from the Cauvery. While the headline-grabber was that Karnataka would have to share 14 tmc ft less with Tamil Nadu, the text of the judgment reveals several new …

Cabinet approves setting up of tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh
7 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves setting up of tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on sharing Mahanadi river water, official sources said. New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on sharing Mahanadi river water, official sources said. The tribunal …

Cabinet approves tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute
7 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of a tribunal to settle a row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on sharing the waters of the river Mahanadi. The order on constituting a new tribunal comes even as the government plans to introduce a new bill that would have a single tribunal to replace all existing water tribunals. The driving …

Congress-backed bandh and a diatribe by Amit Shah sets a nasty tone for Karnataka Assembly poll
7 years, 1 month ago

Congress-backed bandh and a diatribe by Amit Shah sets a nasty tone for Karnataka Assembly poll

Firstpost  

Thursday’s bandh was an election-eve political stratagem, a new diabolical invention in Karnataka. Thursday’s bandh in Karnataka, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to resolve the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute with Goa, “coincided” with BJP president Amit Shah’s visit to the state. And for the BJP, it’s equally important to get back the state which it lost in the …

All you need to know about the Mahadayi dispute
7 years, 1 month ago

All you need to know about the Mahadayi dispute

The Hindu  

The dispute over sharing of water from Mahadayi or Mandovi river that flows between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra has escalated in the recent months. Goa is opposing Karnataka’s move to divert water from tributaries of the river through the Kalasa-Bhanduri Nala project towards the parched Malaprabha river basin.While the demand for drawing water from the Mahadayi is four decades old, …

SC asks Centre to set up tribunal to resolve Mahanadi dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh
7 years, 2 months ago

SC asks Centre to set up tribunal to resolve Mahanadi dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to set up a tribunal within a month to resolve the long-standing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of water from river Mahanadi. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to set up a tribunal within a month to resolve the long-standing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh …

Where a fight over a river escalated
7 years, 2 months ago

Where a fight over a river escalated

The Hindu  

The row between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra over the sharing of the Mahadayi river has escalated. With Karnataka headed for elections and the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal setting a February date for the final hearing, political parties in both States have upped the ante. Karnataka seeks to divert water from tributaries of the river through the Kalasa-Bhanduri Nala project towards …

Manohar Parrikar blames media for blowing Mahadayi river dispute 'out of proportion'; issue to be fought before tribunal
7 years, 2 months ago

Manohar Parrikar blames media for blowing Mahadayi river dispute 'out of proportion'; issue to be fought before tribunal

Firstpost  

Making a U-turn on Mahadayi river water sharing issue, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that ongoing dispute with Karnataka will be fought before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal Panaji: Making a U-turn on Mahadayi river water sharing issue, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that ongoing dispute with Karnataka will be fought before the Mahadayi …

Nitin Gadkari asks Odisha govt to settle Mahanadi water dispute through talks with Chhatisgarh
7 years, 2 months ago

Nitin Gadkari asks Odisha govt to settle Mahanadi water dispute through talks with Chhatisgarh

Firstpost  

Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the Odisha government to settle the Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Chhattisgarh through dialogue New Delhi: Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the Odisha government to settle the Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Chhattisgarh through dialogue, saying records show that moving a tribunal only delays a solution. Responding to a …

Odisha panchayat polls: By inviting Raman Singh to campaign, BJP has scored an own-goal
8 years, 1 month ago

Odisha panchayat polls: By inviting Raman Singh to campaign, BJP has scored an own-goal

Firstpost  

What made the state’s BJP unit invite Raman Singh is still unclear, for it has certainly caused more damage than good to the party’s prospects in the polls. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s recent visit to Odisha reflects his apathy towards the local people, making him come off as a piercingly cold individual. But Odisha’s BJP unit, expected to stand …

Mahanadi water dispute: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik moves Supreme Court
8 years, 3 months ago

Mahanadi water dispute: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik moves Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said the state has sought an injunction from the Supreme Court against Chhattisgarh’s “unilateral” constructions on the Mahanadi river. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the state has sought an injunction from the Supreme Court against Chhattisgarh’s “unilateral” constructions on the Mahanadi river. “We have claimed as part of our equitable share a …

Is Mahanadi dispute going the Cauvery way? It's time political parties rise above vendetta
8 years, 3 months ago

Is Mahanadi dispute going the Cauvery way? It's time political parties rise above vendetta

Firstpost  

The dispute surrounding the sharing of Mahanadi river water between Odisha and Chhatisgarh has snowballed into a political movement in Odisha with all the three major political outfits stringing in their hopes on the issue to sail through the upcoming panchayat polls. The state BJP, which had maintained an unusual silence till now, gained strength under the leadership of Union …

Will take issue of construction on the upstream of Mahanadi river to President: Congress
8 years, 5 months ago

Will take issue of construction on the upstream of Mahanadi river to President: Congress

Firstpost  

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. Bhubaneswar: 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 …

Raman Singh tries to defuse crisis as Mahanadi row threatens to escalate
8 years, 6 months ago

Raman Singh tries to defuse crisis as Mahanadi row threatens to escalate

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday said Mahanadi River is for both Chhattisgarh and Odisha and added that there is no controversy with regard to its water sharing. Singh said Mahanadi is a connecting river between Odisha and Chhattisgarh and if the water of the river is used scientifically, it would be beneficial for both the states. Mahanadi has …

Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh: Here's all you need to know about the row
8 years, 7 months ago

Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh: Here's all you need to know about the row

Firstpost  

In his Independence Day speech on Monday, 15 August, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik centered on the Mahanadi river water dispute between the state and neighbour Chhattisgarh. In his Independence Day speech on Monday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik focused on the Mahanadi river water dispute between the state and neighbour Chhattisgarh. On 9 August, the Orissa High Court asked …

Mahadayi protests: Karnataka's long history of disputes over water-sharing
8 years, 7 months ago

Mahadayi protests: Karnataka's long history of disputes over water-sharing

Firstpost  

Normal life came to a standstill in Karnataka last week as farmers and pro-Kannada groups protested Wednesday’s interim order of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal. Karnataka has a decades old dispute going on with Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery river water. Both parties stated that they would resolve both the Mullaperiyar dam issue with Kerala and the Cauvery …

Venkaiah blames Cong. for Mahadayi issue
9 years, 6 months ago

Venkaiah blames Cong. for Mahadayi issue

The Hindu  

Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the Congress was responsible for present hurdles in resolving >Mahadayi river water dispute>. Taking a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Naidu said: “I am doubtful whether he is suffering from memory loss or the peoples’ memory is short.” Stating that there …

Political recipe for environmental disaster
10 years, 10 months ago

Political recipe for environmental disaster

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet’s resolution last week — to clear the proposal for constituting the Polavaram Project Authority — has attracted cautious criticism from the Odisha government. Assessing the thorny road ahead after June 2, when Telangana will become the 29th State of India, the Union government pressed for keeping the project under the Ministry of Water Resources as a national …

Changes planned to quickly resolve water disputes
12 years, 2 months ago

Changes planned to quickly resolve water disputes

The Hindu  

The Centre has proposed crucial changes in the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 to quickly resolve water sharing disputes between basin States and to give a tribunal’s award the force of an order/decree of the Supreme Court. For the first time on Monday, the Union Water Resources Ministry unfolded its draft amendments to the Act that provides for a …

Karnataka demands permanent water disputes tribunal
12 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka demands permanent water disputes tribunal

The Hindu  

Amid disputes between States over water-sharing, Karnataka on Friday demanded formation of a permanent water disputes tribunal in the Supreme Court and revisiting the Inter-State Water Disputes Act to remove “loose ends” in the legislation. “Permanent water dispute tribunal should be established in the Apex Court and its benches at all the States’ High Courts on the lines of the …

Supreme Court seeks report on interlinking of rivers
13 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court seeks report on interlinking of rivers

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday wanted to know about the work done by the Centre on the project for interlinking of rivers and asked the amicus curie to file a short note on it. Earlier, the apex court had said that it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it causes huge a financial burden on the Centre and asked …

Water issues for Punchhi Commission
15 years, 6 months ago

Water issues for Punchhi Commission

The Hindu  

The terms of reference for the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations, inter-alia, include the issues of sharing inter-State rivers and implementation of the river linking project. Though various high-power commissions and committees had examined these aspects in the past and made recommendations, some contentious points, as brought out below, on the Central government’s powers to regulate inter-State rivers, setting up …

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