Government of UP and MP sign agreement with Jal Shakti Ministry for ‘Ken-Betwa Link’ project

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On the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, 2021, the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh signed an agreement with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
The main purpose of this project is to carry water from surplus regions to drought-prone and water-scarce region through interlinking of rivers.
Under the project surplus water will be transferred from the Ken river in Panna district in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh.
The project will benefit Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, by resolving the water scarcity and thus bring prosperity in this region,
The water will be transferred through the construction of the Dhaudan Dam and a 221 km-long canal.
The Ken-Betwa Link Project will provide annual irrigation of 2.51 lakh hectares, 1,700 million cubic meters (mcm) of water to Uttar Pradesh and drinking water supply to about 62 lakh people and also generate 103 MW of hydropower.