Context:
PM Narendra Modi Lays the Cornerstone for Ken-Betwa River Linking Project.
Key Highlights:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in the Khajuraho region of Madhya Pradesh.
- Budget
- It is estimated that about ₹45,000 crore would be required for this.
- Aim
- The project is aimed at addressing water issues of the Bundelkhand region that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
- The project is also aimed at producing more than 100 MW of hydro power and 27 MW of solar energy.
- Concern
- The various concerns raised over the river linking thereof were extinguished that they would damage the animals at the Panna Tiger Reserve.
Panna National Park
- Location
- Inhabiting a domain in the Panna and Chhatarpur Districts in Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Announcement
- The site was announced India’s 22nd Tiger reserve in the Year 1994.
- A successful rehabilitation program in 2009 helped increase tiger numbers by nearly 80, despite poaching losses.
- Area
- 542.67 km2
