TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ken-Betwa Interlinking Project

December 10 , 2020 1440 days 803 0
  • An expert panel of India’s environment ministry has deferred environment clearance for the Lower Orr Dam.
  • It is part of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
  • 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 MP.
  • They are the tributaries of Yamuna.
  • Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.

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