Rajya Sabha MP and former minister Prasanna Acharya who led the team, and party general secretary and minister Debi Prasad Mishra presented the 23-page report to Patnaik.
"The fact-finding team that went to Chhattisgarh to examine the Hirakud water problem has just presented its report," Patnaik said here.
Refusing to disclose contents of the report, Acharya hit out at Chhattisgarh government for undertaking construction of barrages and other projects saying these would severely affect flow of the Mahanadi river water into Odisha through Hirakud Dam.
The BJD team, formed by Patnaik, who is also the party chief, had undertaken a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh last month and made spot visits to different projects being taken up on Mahanadi river and its tributaries in that state.
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The team members had also spoken to Chhattisgarh officials before preparing the report, Acharya said.
Submission of the report assumes significance as the Odisha Chief Minister has suggested to the Union Water Resources Ministry that he could join the proposed tripartite talks on Mahanadi river water dispute on September 17 in Delhi.
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