Bhubaneswar, Nov 26: Further intensifying its fight at an administrative level, Odisha chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi sought immediate halt to the work of various projects on the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi through a letter to his Chhattisgarh counterpart yesterday.
Padhi has also requested the neighbouring State to release the required amount of water needed for Odisha through the projects that have already been completed. According to sources, the letter from the chief secretary mentions the amount of water that Chhattisgarh is currently using and the effects of future water usage on Odisha. The letter also informs the Chhattisgarh government about the petition filed by Odisha government with the Union Water Resources ministry and the demand for formation of a tribunal to settle the dispute.
On the other hand, BJP and BJD confronted each other on the demand for a tribunal and the letter of the chief secretary.
