Bhopal:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the inspiration of the long-awaited Ken-Betwa river-linking undertaking on Wednesday in Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. The occasion coincides with the beginning centenary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who envisioned the nationwide river-linking initiative in 2002.
The Rs 49,000-crore undertaking, the nation’s first river-linking initiative below the nationwide river interlinking coverage, goals to deal with drought and migration points within the Bundelkhand area of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
The undertaking guarantees to present irrigation advantages of greater than 8.11 lakh hectares in Madhya Pradesh and 59,000 hectares in Uttar Pradesh, impacting round seven lakh farmers and stabilising current irrigation amenities.
It additionally goals to supply ingesting water to 44 lakh folks in Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh, alongside producing 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of photo voltaic power. It additionally consists of the restoration of 42 Chandela-era heritage ponds to reinforce groundwater ranges.
“Prime Minister Modi has taken the initiative to grasp the dream of former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the river linking marketing campaign,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav mentioned.
Mr Yadav mentioned Ken-Betwa is the most important irrigation undertaking within the nation, adopting an underground pressurised pipe irrigation system.
The undertaking includes setting up a 77-meter-high Daudhan Dam on the Ken River throughout the Panna Tiger Reserve, transferring surplus water to the Betwa River through a 221-km canal. It’s anticipated to enhance forest ecosystems and mitigate floods in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district.
The Daudhan reservoir will present ingesting water to wild animals within the Panna Tiger Reserve all year long, enhance the forest ecosystem and convey aid to UP’s Banda district from the flood menace, Mr Yadav mentioned.
Lately, a tripartite settlement for the Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal river hyperlink undertaking was signed within the presence of PM Modi in Jaipur.