Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 on Tuesday, stated the federal government has earmarked Rs 1,400 crore for implementation of the Ken-Betwa Linking Project.
Under the challenge, water from the Ken river will probably be transferred to the Betwa river — each tributaries of river Yamuna. The challenge will cowl Bundelkhand, a drought-prone area, which spreads throughout 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Work for the challenge is anticipated to be accomplished in 8 years.
“The implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link Project at an estimated cost of Rs 44,605 crore will be taken up. This is aimed at providing irrigation benefits to 9.0 lakh hectare of land, drinking water supply to 62 lakh people, 103 MW of hydro [power], 27 MW of solar power. Allocations of Rs 4,300 crore in the RE 2021-22 and Rs 1,400 crore in 2022-23 have been made for this project,” Sitharaman stated throughout her Budget speech in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The announcement was made simply weeks earlier than seven districts of Uttar Pradesh, which fall below the Bundelkhand area, are scheduled to vote within the third, 4 and fifth phases (February 20, 23 and 27) of Assembly elections.
The minister additionally stated draft challenge reviews for 5 different river hyperlinks — Damanganga-Pinjal, Tapi-Narmada, Godavari-Krishna, Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Kaveri — have been finalised.
