Bhubaneswar, Sept 25 (PTI) Describing the Mahanadi water dispute as a political one, Odisha’s Advocate General Pitambar Acharya on Thursday said he was hopeful that it would be settled outside the court through negotiations.

The dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of the river's water has been pending before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) since 2018.

Addressing a press conference on the upcoming National Mediation Conference in Bhubaneswar, Acharya said the Mahanadi water dispute can be settled outside the court through negotiation, and the Odisha government has been making all efforts in that direction.

"No water tribunal in the history of India has ever been successful in solving the dispute. The previous government had spent Rs 33 crore on the disput

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