Ken-Betwa link project

👉The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project at a cost of ₹44,605 crore at the 2020-21 price level.

👉The project involves transferring of water from the Ken river to the Betwa river through the construction of Daudhan dam and a canal linking the two rivers, the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage and the Bina Complex Multipurpose Project.

👉The project is slated to irrigate 10.62 lakh hectares annually, provide drinking water supply to 62 lakh people and generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar power.

👉The project will be of immense benefit to the water-starved Bundelkhand region, spread across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

👉The project is expected to boost socio-economic prosperity in the backward Bundelkhand region on account of increased agricultural activities and employment generation.

👉It would also help in arresting distress migration from this region.

❇️Ken and Betwa

✔️Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are the tributaries of Yamuna.

✔️Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.

✔️Rajghat, Paricha and Matatila dams are over Betwa river.

✔️Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.



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