Odisha government Wednesday constituted an all-party high-level committee for resolution of the Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh, an official said.

The eight-member committee will be headed by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, and will have one member each from Opposition BJD and Congress.

“Considering the complexity and sensitivity of the Mahanadi water issue, the state government has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. The committee has been constituted under the directions of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,” an official release issued by the CMO said.

The other members of the committee are Suresh Pujari (Revenue and Disaster Management minister), Prithviraj Harichandan (Law and Works min

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