Mahanadi Row: Odisha CM proposes Tripartite Meet on Sep 17

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed his willingness to fix the tripartite meeting with the Union Ministry for Water Resources and the Chhattisgarh Government over Mahanadi water dispute on September 17 in Delhi.

Earlier, a BJP delegation from Odisha led by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti regarding ongoing Mahanadi issue.

The Union Minister Uma Bharti on August 24 had informed media persons that she would invite Chief Ministers of Odisha & Chhattisgarh for a meeting on a suitable date between 10 to 20 September.