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News18
28-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Over 17,000 trees to be felled for Ken-Betwa project: Centre
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) More than 17,000 trees are set to be felled in Madhya Pradesh for the ambitious Ken-Betwa river interlinking project, including over 12,000 trees from within the Panna Tiger Reserve, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said on Monday. The government said no protest against the decision to fell trees has been reported by the concerned project authority, district administration and forest department. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said the Ken-Betwa Link Project is the only river interlinking scheme under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) that has reached the implementation phase. 'Under the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), in the state of Madhya Pradesh, approximately 17,101 trees have been identified for felling to facilitate the execution of the Daudhan Dam and allied infrastructure. Of these, 12,404 trees have been felled within the Panna Tiger Reserve Forest," the minister said in a written response. A total of 7,193 families are expected to be affected by the project, and the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are responsible for carrying out land acquisition and resettlement as per the law. A special compensation and rehabilitation package was approved by the Madhya Pradesh government in September 2023. 'As per records available at the time of issuance of Section-11 under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013), the project involves 7,193 project affected families (PAFs)," he said. The Centre said the figures were based on project assessments, and implementation is being done as per the legal provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The reply also noted that out of the Rs 4,469.41 crore budgeted for the project over the last three years, Rs 3,969.79 crore has already been spent. The Ken-Betwa link is the first of 30 river-linking projects identified under the National Perspective Plan to reach the implementation stage. Detailed project reports have been prepared for 11 projects so far, with the rest at various stages of feasibility assessment. PTI UZM SKY SKY view comments First Published: July 28, 2025, 19:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
21-07-2025
- Business
- News18
Building consensus among states biggest hurdle in river-linking projects: Centre
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The Jal Shakti ministry has acknowledged that building consensus among participating states on the interlinking of rivers (ILR) programme remains the most challenging aspect due to apprehensions over water-sharing. In a written response in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary underlined that the success of ILR projects hinges on inter-state agreement. 'The consensus building amongst states is the most challenging task due to apprehensions of states related to water sharing," Choudhary said. Out of the 30 link projects identified under the National Perspective Plan, five have been prioritised for implementation. This includes the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), which is currently under execution. With an estimated cost of Rs 44,605 crore, the KBLP aims to provide irrigation to over 10.6 lakh hectares across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and supply drinking water to around 62 lakh people. It will also generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar energy, with completion targeted for March 2030. The modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal (PKC) link project, jointly taken up by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, is expected to provide irrigation to six lakh hectares, drinking water to 21 districts in Rajasthan and 15 in Madhya Pradesh, and industrial water to regions including the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. Another major initiative under consideration is the Godavari-Cauvery link, which would divert unutilised waters from the Indravati sub-basin in Chhattisgarh and provide annual irrigation to 6.78 lakh hectares, along with drinking and industrial water to a population of over 21 million people. The draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has already been circulated among the participating states. In Bihar, the Kosi-Mechi intra-state link scheme is expected to divert surplus monsoon water to irrigate over 2.1 lakh hectares and reduce flood impact downstream of the Kosi river. PTI UZM UZM KSS KSS view comments First Published: July 21, 2025, 17:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
New Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
MP, Maharashtra sign MoU for implementing world's largest ground recharge project
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly implement the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project, described by officials as the world's largest groundwater recharge scheme. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis attended the 28th meeting of the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra Inter State Control Board here, where both the BJP-ruled state governments inked the MoU. The Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project is the third major inter-state river project featuring MP in the last five months, after the Ken-Betwa Link Project, which features MP and UP, and Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link project, which has participation of MP and Rajasthan. Through the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project, three streams of the Tapti river, which originates from Multai in MP, will be developed in collaboration with the Maharashtra government to ensure optimal use of every drop of river water for irrigation in across both the states.
Mint
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Mint
‘Bharat ka paani, Bharat ke haq me bahega': PM Modi's swipe at Pakistan after suspending Indus Waters Treaty
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the significance of the Indus Waters Treaty suspension in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The PM said, "Pehle Bharat ke haq ka paani bhi bahar ja raha tha, ab Bharat ka paani, Bharat ke haq me bahega, Bharat ke haq mai rukega aur Bharat ke hi kaam aayega." (Earlier, even the water that rightfully belonged to India was flowing out of the country. Now, India's water will flow for India, will be retained for India, and will be used for India's own needs). India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old agreement with Pakistan governing the shared use of key rivers. India suspended the water-sharing pact that ensures supply to 80 per cent of Pakistani farms after it identified two of the three assailants in an attack that killed 26 people in Kashmir as Pakistanis. PM Modi was speaking at an ABP News event. "For decades, the water of our rivers has been a subject of tension and conflict, but our government, in collaboration with the state governments, has launched a massive campaign to link the rivers. The Ken-Betwa Link Project and the Parvati-Kalisindh Chambal Link Project will benefit millions of farmers," PM Modi added. All gates of the Baglihar Dam, a key hydroelectric power project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, remain closed, even as a limited volume of water continues to flow downstream. The Baglihar Dam, a key hydroelectric power project on the Chenab River, has been at the centre of past disputes between India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty framework. Pakistan alleged that India has almost entirely stopped the flow of water across the border through the Chenab river as fears of a clash between the two neighbours mount following the terror attack in Pahalgam. Since Sunday morning, the water flow has been throttled by almost 90 per cent of the usual volume that passes to Pakistan, according to Muhammad Khalid Idrees Rana, spokesman for Pakistan's Indus River System Authority. The nation had anticipated water supplies to farms would be short by a fifth for the next two months, even before this curtailment, he said.
