Bhubaneswar: Advocate General of Odisha Pitambar Acharya today launched a scathing attack on the then Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government over the Mahanadi interstate water dispute with Chhattisgarh terming it as ‘artificial’ and deliberately created to serve some vested interests.

“The Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh is an artificial one. The dispute was deliberately created and there were plans to benefit certain ‘highly-paid’ lawyers,” said Acharya while questioning the sincerity of the then BJD government in its efforts for resolution of the interstate dispute.

Soon after coming to power in Odisha last year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been making all possible efforts for early resolution of Mahanadi water dispute, claimed Acharya.

“Efforts ar

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