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Experts also said the approval is premature for coming before environmental clearances required by law, and could really be motivated by electoral gains.
Experts also said the approval is premature for coming before environmental clearances required by law, and could really be motivated by electoral gains.
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 project will address the water scarcity in the Bundelkhand region spanning across Madhya Pradesh and poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.