Tribunal constituted to solve Mahadayi issue gets 7th extension

THE Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), which was constituted to adjudicate disputes over the sharing of Mahadayi River water between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, has been granted another extension of six months by the Centre.

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According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the period of the tribunal has been further extended for six more months with effect from February 16, this year. It is the seventh time that the term of the tribunal has been extended by the ministry, since the announcement of the final verdict of the tribunal in August 2018.

The tribunal, constituted in 2010 by the Centre, has been unable to address the long-drawn dispute between the stakeholder states, even after 14 years. The MWDT was established under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to resolve water disputes relating to the Mahadayi river and valley.