On Wednesday, a team of a tribunal of the Supreme Court visited various places where Andhra Pradesh is constructing an illegal dam over the Bansadhara river to take ground report. The team had visited the Kasinagar block of Gajapati district and all the areas which will be affected highly if the dam is constructed.
The team comprised two specialists such as AB Vardharaj and MS Agarwal besides former Chief Engineer Ramesh Chandra Tripathy. Many wise men met the team and apprised about their plight if the dam is constructed. After the tribunal team reached the spot, district Collector Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, SP Sushil Kumar Panigrahi and various district officials like Rabindra Panda, SurajPatnaik, Sanjay Kumar Ratha welcomed it and accompanied it to the sites.
Notably, a long fight is on between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over water issues in the Bansadhara river. The Andhra Government has carelessly constructed a dam on the downstream of the river to utilise water illegally and the matter is in the Supreme Court.