Bhubaneswar, Sept. 9 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/pipeline_1624860331.jpg
The Department of Water Resources (DoWR) of Odisha has issued new guidelines prohibiting any organisation from laying pipelines arbitrarily across rivers, reservoirs, or water bodies.
As per an official notification, entities must now secure a Water Body Crossing Permission before initiating any such work. The move comes amid concerns over unregulated pipeline activities and their potential impact on water resources and embankment safety.
In an order dated September 8, the DoWR introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for granting Right of Way (RoW) permission over department land, reservoirs, and water corridors.
The SOP ap...