India - Water bodies

Geography and Environment CAPF (AC) Exam

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Consider the following statements regarding Ken-Betwa River linking project

Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) aims to transfer surplus water from the Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh (MP) to ken in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.
Ken river passes through Kanha Tiger reserve
Both Ken and Betwa are tributaries of Yamuna.

How many of the statements mentioned above is/are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

Only statement 3rd is correct.

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is designed to transfer water from the Ken River to the Betwa River to irrigate the Bundelkhand
Statement 2 is incorrect: Ken River passes through PannaTiger reserve.

Ken-Betwa link project

The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first project under the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.
Under this project, water from the Ken river will be transferred to the Betwa river. Both these rivers are tributaries of river Yamuna.
The link will be in the form of a canal that will be fed by the new Daudhan Dam on the Ken, to be built within Panna Tiger Reserve.
The Ken-Betwa Link Project has two phases.
Under Phase-I, one of the components — Daudhan dam complex and its appurtenances like Low Level Tunnel, High Level Tunnel, Ken-Betwa link canal and Power houses — will be completed.
Phase-II, three components — Lower Orr dam, Bina complex project and Kotha barrage — will be constructed

Hence option 1st is correct.

By: Shubham Tiwari