{"id":55943,"date":"2026-01-17T17:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/?p=55943"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:02:21","slug":"the-second-meeting-of-the-inter-ministerial-committee-on-mahanadi-water-dispute-held-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2026\/01\/17\/the-second-meeting-of-the-inter-ministerial-committee-on-mahanadi-water-dispute-held-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second meeting of the Inter- Ministerial Committee on Mahanadi Water Dispute held today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhubaneswar,17\/1\/2026 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat Mohapatra )-The second meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Amicable Resolution of the Mahanadi Water Dispute was held on 17th January 2026 at Rajib Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, under the chairmanship of Shri K. V. Singh Deo, Hon\u2019ble Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55944 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-1-300x186.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The meeting was attended by Hon\u2019ble Ministers Shri Suresh Pujari and Shri P. Harichandan, along with Hon\u2019ble MLAs Shri Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Shri Niranjan Pujari, and Ms. Sofia Firdous. The Learned Advocate General was also present along with the concerned officers and engineers of DoWR were also present in the meeting to give necessary inputs to the Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After detailed deliberations, the Committee agreed that:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with the proceedings before the Tribunal, the Committee suggested exploring alternative solutions to address the challenges faced by the State of Odisha due to the construction of industrial barrages across the main Mahanadi River upstream of Hirakud by the State of Chhattisgarh.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55945 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-2-300x132.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-2-300x132.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MND-2.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dialogue between the Government of Chhattisgarh should be initiated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to initiating discussions with the Government of Chhattisgarh, discussion should be held with different stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accordingly, Inter-Ministerial Committee of Odisha would plan to visit Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar,17\/1\/2026 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat Mohapatra )-The second meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Amicable Resolution of the Mahanadi Water Dispute was held on 17th January 2026 at Rajib Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, under the chairmanship of Shri K. V. Singh Deo, Hon\u2019ble Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. 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