The Odisha Government has declined the proposal of its Andhra Pradesh counterpart to publish Vansadhara Tribunal verdict in Gazette Notification on the ground that a special leave petition (SLP) is pending with the Supreme Court in this connection. Notably, the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (VWDT) had ponounced its final order on 13.09.2017, wherein the Tribunal had allowed the construction of Neradi Barrage on river Vansadhara by the State of Andhra Pradesh. However, Odisha had immediately filed an SLP No. 8030/ 2018 before the Supreme Court on 12.12.2017 against the final order of the Vansadhara Water Dispute Tribunal based on the grounds that the Tribunal had overlooked the important conditions laid down in the various inter-State agreements held between the States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Odisha had also filed an application for clarification before the Vansadhara Tribunal against its final order of 13.09.2017. The Tribunal meanwhile pronounced the further Report on June 21, wherein the Tribunal has, by and large, kept its final order dated 13.09.2017 intact, but subject to the finalization of SLP in the Supreme Court.
Odisha has also filed SLP No. 27930/2019 against the order dated 23.09.2019 of the Vansadhara Water Dispute Tribunal directing for joint survey in the territory of Odisha, which is also pending before the Supreme Court.