Bhopal : , Dec 13, 2013 : .Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan referred to it as the first step in realising Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s vision for a ‘River Link Campaign’ that would tackle both drought and flooding simultaneously. Chouhan stated that the new development will make a difference in the lives of thousands of farmers.The benefit will also be extended to 12 lakh hectares of land from both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Bundelkhand will be saved by this project.This will allow irrigation to be done in nine Madhya Pradesh districts and the Bundelkhand region.
The Union Cabinet approved the interlinking of Ken-Betwa Rivers on December 8th.It also assessed the cost at Rs 44 605 crore.This project will be complete in eight years.
According to the plan, the plant will produce 103 MW of hydropower and 27MW of solar power.
The project involves the transfer of water from Ken to Betwa through construction of Daudhan Dam, a canal linking both rivers and the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage-and Bina Complex Multipurpose Project.
“The land of Bundelkhand is very fertile, which has been a victim of drought due to lack of water.
This water will change the fate and picture of the people of Bundelkhand.The project is going to prove to be a life-giver for the people of Bundelkhand running far and wide for water during summer,” Chouhan said ahead of leaving for Varanasi, where the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will assess the development works done in BJP-ruled states.
Both Ken and Betwa rivers originate from Madhya Pradesh.The Ken river originates from the Kaimur hills of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and after traversing a distance of 427 km, joins the Yamuna River in the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh.
The Betwa also originates from Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh and covers a distance of 576 km and joins the Yamuna in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The first of its kind of project is expected to give benefit to several districts falling in both – Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
As many as nine districts of MP such as Raisen, Vidisha, Sagar, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Shivpuri and Datia along with Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur districts of UP will get the benefit of drinking water besides irrigation.
The decision of interlinking has come at the time when the campaign for Assembly elections in UP is in its full swing, while the Assembly polls in MP are scheduled in 2023.
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