Modi Kicks Off Ambitious Ken-Betwa River Project
Hindustan Times Punjab|December 26, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the interstate Ken-Betwa river linking project to channel excess water from the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh into the Betwa, saying the long-awaited linkage will open new doors of prosperity in the Bundelkhand region.
HT Correspondent

KHAJURAHO:

Nearly 4.4 million people across 12 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 2.1 million in 10 districts areas of Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the project, which is estimated to cost ₹44,605 crore, and overall a million hectares of farmland covering 2,000 villages will benefit from the project that is also projected to generate 103MW of hydropower and 27MW of solar energy, officials aware of the plans said.

The project was first envisaged following a feasibility study by the National Water Development Authority (NWDA) in 1995 at a cost of ₹1998.74 crore.

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