Raipur, Oct. 1 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai left for Delhi on Thursday to attend a meeting convened by union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss a resolution to the long-pending Mahanadi water dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The meeting is a part of continuing efforts at the Centre to find a mutually acceptable way forward on the dispute, which has remained unresolved for years.
Before leaving for Delhi, Sai said both Chhattisgarh and Odisha had assured the Central Water Commission (CWC) in writing that any decision taken by the commission in the broader interests of the two states would be acceptable to them. "We are making sustained efforts to find a solution in the larger interest of both states," Sai said, expr...