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 .
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 .