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The Central government, along with the Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments, is implementing the ₹44,605 crore Ken-Betwa project. | Latest News India

The Ken-Betwa Link Project involves the transfer of water from Ken to the water-deficit Betwa river through the construction of a dam and a canal to link the rivers

The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has formed a Steering Committee for the implementation of the controversial Ken Betwa Link Project and also set up the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA), a step that environmentalists said showed complete ...

The chief minister informed that more than Rs 44,000 crore have been approved for connecting Ken and Betwa rivers in Union Budget 2022-23.

Days after the Union Cabinet gave its nod for interlinking of two rivers- Ken and Betwa, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has described it as the first step towards realising the vision of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari ...

Chouhan said the development will change the fate of lakhs of farmers and about 12 lakh hectare lands of both -- Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh -- will get the benefit.

Days after the Union Cabinet gave its nod for interlinking of two rivers- Ken and Betwa, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has described it as the first step towards realising the vision of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayees River Link campaign to tackle drought and floods simultaneously.

The completion of the Rs 44,605 crore-project will boost agricultural production in the area and provide relief from water crisis, the chief minister said in a statement.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the funding and implementation of the project for interlinking of rivers Ken and Betwa at a cost of Rs 44,605 crore, a move criticised by experts as the approval came without the statutory clearances.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project.