Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai|December 26, 2024
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river into the Betwa
HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, with the Congress alleging it poses a serious threat to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh while the PM accusing the principal opposition party of ignoring Dr BR Ambedkar's contribution to the development of water resources in the country.

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh into the Betwa, the first such initiative under the national river interlinking policy, during a function at Khajuraho in Bundelkhand region.

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