The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal has asked the governments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to nominate their representatives for adjudication of the river dispute by August 6.
"Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal has issued notice under Rule 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Rules, 1959 to the state governments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to nominate their representatives for adjudication of Mahanadi River Water Disputes latest by August 6, 2018.
"The notice also mentioned that if no nominations were received by the due date, the case may be decided in the absence of any representation of state government," a statement by the Ministry of Water Resources said.
On the request of Odisha made under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956, the central government constituted Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal on March 12.
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