In all likelihood, the water flow in the Mahanadi may further dip this year also during non-monsoon period. It would further decrease in coming years because of the construction of barrages in the upper stream in Chhattisgarh.
This was stated by Water Resources Minister Rahunandan Das in the State Assembly on Thursday to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati. Das further said that despite plenty of water in the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh, they are not allowing water to flow down to Odisha. In this background, the Odish Government had lodged a complaint with the Central Government, following which the Latter set up a Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal. In 2018, Odisha also filed an interim affidavit to ensure flow of water to the State in non-monsoon period.