 "Ken-Betwa interlinking project, Ken-Betwa")
Over two decades have passed since the Ken-Betwa interlinking project, which seeks to bring “surplus” water from Ken in Madhya Pradesh (MP) into the parched Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh (UP), was conceived. On March 22 — World Water Day — the two states signed an agreement to implement this project.
This agreement ignores years of expert advice — including from within the government — that the project is ecologically damaging and expensive. Its estimated cost is Rs 38,000 crore. “No water project was ever completed on time. This is bound to increase in cost to up to Rs
This agreement ignores years of expert advice — including from within the government — that the project is ecologically damaging and expensive. Its estimated cost is Rs 38,000 crore. “No water project was ever completed on time. This is bound to increase in cost to up to Rs
