Mahanadi River
East flowing rivers between Mahanadi, Pennar have no water at present
Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar basins that flow through Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha have no water at present, according to the Central Water Commission data. Rushikulya, Bahuda, Vamsadhara, Nagavati, Sarada, Varaha, Tandava, Eluru, Gundlakamma, Tammileru, Musi, Paleru and Manneru are the rivers left with no water, with experts blaming reduced monsoon, changing rainfall patterns, catchment degradation and groundwater depletion for it. Nitin Bassi from the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said their analysis of the Mahanadi river basin has suggested adoption of micro irrigation systems and altering cropping patterns could reduce the water deficit from 24 per cent (in a business-as-usual scenario) to about 18 per cent of the water supply requirement. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has detailed the state of water storage in reservoirs, noting that live storage capacity has dwindled to just 35 per cent of the total capacity. The reservoirs in Andhra Prade
 "East flowing rivers between Mahanadi, Pennar have no water at present")
NTPC to bid for stressed KSK Mahanadi thermal power project in Chhattisgarh
Sources said NTPC will be bidding for KSK as the union power ministry is pursuing government companies to pick stressed assets for both private and state-owned companies
 "NTPC to bid for stressed KSK Mahanadi thermal power project in Chhattisgarh")
Mahanadi Coalfields expects 13% production rise to 190 mn tonnes in FY23
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, aims to achieve approximately 190 million tonnes of dry fuel production in the current fiscal
 "Mahanadi Coalfields expects 13% production rise to 190 mn tonnes in FY23")
Flood situation in Mahanadi system grim, CM stresses on zero casualty
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik asked officers concerned to ensure "zero casualty" as the state faces flooding in the Mahanadi river with a number of villages in eight districts inundated, officials said.
 "Flood situation in Mahanadi system grim, CM stresses on zero casualty")
Odisha bracing for flood as Mahanadi swells after incessant rain: Officials
Odisha is bracing for a possible flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rain in the catchment areas over the last few days
 "Odisha bracing for flood as Mahanadi swells after incessant rain: Officials")
500-year-old temple submerged in Mahanadi river found near Cuttack
The temple was found in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area in Cuttack, he said on Sunday
 "500-year-old temple submerged in Mahanadi river found near Cuttack")
Locals participate to create Odisha's first eco village on Mahanadi banks
All 35 households in Muduligadia switched to LPG as cooking fuel, common dustbins put up for garbage collection, use of toilets end to open defecation
Pandemonium over Mahanadi water dispute in Odisha assembly
House was adjourned till afternoon as the opposition Congress and BJP members shouted slogans inside well of the House
Tripartite meet over Mahanadi deadlock inconclusive
Odisha & Chhattisgarh the sparring states refuses to budge from their avowed stand of sharing Mahanadi river waters
Chhattisgarh master plan on Mahanadi objectionable: Odisha
Naveen Patnaik urged the Chhattisgarh government to stop all construction till the issue is resolved
 "Chhattisgarh master plan on Mahanadi objectionable: Odisha")
Water war between Chhattisgarh and Odisha gets political overtones
The Chhattisgarh govt had proposed to construct over a dozen barrages on Mahanadi, which spurred Odisha CM to write to PM Modi to intervene
