Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti while referring to the Mahanadi water row said on Tuesday that "Odisha should think more about Chhattisgarh and vice versa to resolve disputes."
She was inaugurating Bhujal Manthan-II, a National Seminar on 'Aquifer Mapping and Ground Water Management' in New Delhi.
Expressing concern over inter-state water disputes, the Minister urged for a ‘National prospective’.
She said, “It should be the endeavour of every concerned State to think more about the other side. "
“Odisha should think more about Chhattisgarh and similarly Chhattisgarh about Odisha. Similarly Tamil Nadu should be more concerned about Karnataka and vice-versa. By this way only we would be able to promote national integration and unity”, he said.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, Union Rural Development, Panchayatiraj, Drinking Water & Sanitation Minsiter Narendra Singh Tomar expressed concern over the unhindered exploitation of natural resources in the country.
He said time has come when we should realize our mistake and think of conserving water for future generations.
About 1,000 experts in various fields related to ground water development, management and governance, academicians, NGOs and other stakeholders attended the seminar.
