Bhubaneswar, April 28 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have locked horns over Mahanadi again ahead of the 2024 Elections.

The BJP took a dig at the ruling party during a programme, 'Mahanadi Akhire Luha' (Tears in Mahanadi's eyes) held on the banks of the river in Sambalpur recently.

The saffron party slammed the BJD by terming it responsible for the pollution of Mahanadi water.

As per the allegations by the BJP, the State government couldn't construct a single barrage on Mahanadi. The party further alleged that the ongoing dispute between Odisha and the neighbouring state Chhattisgarh is still going on which shows that the ruling party has not done anything for the last 25 years and the Mahanadi...