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Ken-Betwa Interlinking
March 24 , 2021
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- The Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have signed a historic agreement to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project (KBLP).
- This is the country’s first river interlinking project.
- The project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.
- Ken and Betwa rivers originate in Madhya Pradesh and are the tributaries of Yamuna.
- Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.
- Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve at Madhya Pradesh.
- The Construction of Daudhan dam will submerge 10% of the critical tiger habitat of Panna Tiger Reserve.
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