The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) has requested the State Government to move the Supreme Court on the Mahanadi river dispute.
CPI(M) leader Janardan Pati in a statement here on Wednesday said the Chhattisgarh Government is constructing barrages at the upper end of the Mahanadi and providing water to industrialists in that State, as a result of which agricultural land in Odisha is getting parched.
Because of the deceasing Mahanadi water flow, farmers of around 15 districts and industries in Odisha are getting affected. The Chilika lake would also be affected due to this reason, he said.
The Odisha Government without any further delay should knock at the doors of the Supreme Court on the issue, after which let the court decide which State should get what amount of water.
Chhattisgarh cannot construct such barrages arbitrarily and snatch the rights of Odia people, Pati added.