Ken-Betwa: No Cost Analysis or Environment Impact Study, Structures Make Way into Project
Several new structures, including barrages and pick-up weirs, which were initially not part of the draft Memorandum of Agreement were added at the last minute through a manipulative choice of words, like 'repair' for 'reconstruction'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Photo: PTI.
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Note: This is the fifth in a six-part series on the Ken-Betwa Link Project. Read the first, second, third and fourth parts.Â
New Delhi: On March 22, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the âJal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rainâ campaign on World Water Day, pointing out the importance of water conservation, he also witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link project (KBLP).