Ken-Betwa River Linking Project was recently in news as it got a go ahead nod from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).

• The project will link the water surplus Ken basin to the water deficit Betwa basin.
• Both the rivers are tributaries of Yamuna.
• The nod of NBWL was required as the project required diversion of certain territory beloning to Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Betwa river has been a popular river in Indian Mythological epic - Mahabharat - and also referred to by names like Shutimati and Vetravati.