Raipur, Oct. 1 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting in the national capital today to discuss the long-standing Mahanadi River dispute with Odisha, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday.

He said that he will be attending the meeting in Delhi.

Speaking in Raipur before his departure, Sai said both states had agreed to accept the decision taken by the Central Water Commission (CWC) in the interest of the two states.

"Today, I am going on a visit to Delhi. There has been a water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh for so many years, so today we will hold a meeting under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister," Sai said.

He added that the Chief Ministers of both states had written to the CWC,...