In yet another attempt to put the ball on the Mahanadi water dispute row in the Central Government’s court,
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s early intervention to resolve the issue mutually.
In a letter to the PM, Patnaik said the PM’s intervention is necessary to strengthen the ties between the two States in the federal system.
He requested Modi to give instruction to Chhattisgarh Government to stop the ongoing construction of barrages upstream Mahanadi till a permanent solution comes out, sources said.
Citing example of Indus Water Treaty 1960, Patnaik stated if the water into Odisha flows as per the 1960 treaty then the State does not have any problem. He further informed that if the treaty is followed then there is no need of legal recourse to be taken by the State.