Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- At a time when drying up of Mahanadi River has triggered a major concern among the people of Odisha, the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal undertook a field visit to the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district on Saturday.

As per reports, the tribunal is studying the situation on the ground amid the ongoing dispute between the Chhattisgarh and Odisha governments over the water of Mahanadi River.

The tribunal is headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar of the Supreme Court while Justices Dr Ravi Ranjan and Indermeet Kaur Kochhar of Patna and Delhi High Courts respectively are its members. The Centre had constituted the three-member Tribunal in 2018.

Apart from the members of the Tribunal, officials of the Water Resources Departme...