Mahanadi water allocation draws HC attention
Jul 27, 2011, 11.33pm IST
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to file a reply on allocation of water from river Mahanadi to different industries within two weeks. The directive came from the bench of Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice B N Mohapatra on Tuesday following a PIL filed by Gouranga Charan Hota, convenor of Mahanadi Banchao Andolan, opposing water being allocated to industries.
The petitioner stated that according to the Water Policy of 2007, river water should be first used for drinking and followed by irrigation. But the state government is busy allocating the river water to industries without considering the plight of the common man and farmers.
The petitioner cited that Mahanadi water has been allocated to industries like Posco and Oil India Limited. This diversion would lead to acute shortage of water and?farmers would face problems in irrigating their land
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