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Bhubaneswar, April 11 The central government has extended the tenure of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months until January 13 next year, providing much-needed time to resolve issues related to the sharing of river water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, an official said on...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 Expressing dissatisfaction over the lack of meaningful action to stop illegal activities along the Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, Odisha, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela, March 4 At least six people, including four minors, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.Two such incidents occurred in the Jajpur and Sundergarh districts, while one each occurred in the Cuttack and...

Bhubaneswar, March 4 At least three people, including a boy, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.Two incidents occurred in the Jajpur district, while the third took place in the Cuttack district.A report from Jajpur...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) completed its five-day visit to Odisha on Monday, inspecting key sites linked to the river basin, amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute with neighboring Chhattisgarh, officials said.On the last day of the tour, the tribunal...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 Odisha's Advocate General (AG) Pitambar Acharya said the state's BJP government was taking steps to correct the "historical mistake" made by the previous BJD regime, which led to the Mahanadi water dispute with neighboring Chhattisgarh.Acharya made the statement while...

Bhubaneswar, March 1 Odisha's Advocate General (AG) Pitambar Acharya said on Sunday that the state's BJP government was taking steps to rectify the "historical blunder" made by the previous BJD regime, which led to the Mahanadi water dispute with neighboring Chhattisgarh.Acharya made the...

Bhubaneswar, February 27 The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal, led by its Chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi, visited the Hirakud reservoir and other locations in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Friday as part of its crucial on-site assessment of the situation downstream, officials said.The MWDT...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 A 10-member team of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal began a five-day visit to Odisha on Thursday to inspect key sites related to the river basin amid the ongoing inter-state water-sharing dispute.Led by Tribunal chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi, the team arrived...