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I visited the Mahanadi Barrage at Naraj and came to know that Chhattisgarh is releasing Mahanadi water without consultation. BHUBANESWAR: The row over Mahanadi river water resurfaced on Wednesday as the ruling BJD blamed Chhattisgarh of unilaterally releasing flood waters to Odisha without consulting the later. The release of water in Mahanadi by Chhattisgarh caused a low to medium range flood in Odisha.“What we expected has happened. Chhattisgarh did not give us water when there was a scarcity, our people lost their livelihood and farming got badly affected. In the meeting, Odisha also requested Central Water Commission to get the flood forecast before 72 hours.Meanwhile, union minister of state for water resources, Arjun Ram Meghwal reviewed Mahanadi water dispute in the city and said “Odisha and Chhattisgarh dispute should be resolved through discussions..