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Marathwada is a politically significant region, and the government has been on the backfoot here after the hunger strike by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil | Mumbai news
While the project has been given the green light, important prior assessments related to land, water, sediments and compensation remain.
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today accused the Central government of unilaterally announcing the river-linking project in the Union Budget without taking Karnataka into confidence.
The Ken-Betwa river linking project got additional allocation of Rs 1,400 crore this year. Five more river-linking projects have been finalised, prompting serious concern for the environment.