Bundelkhand Water Project: Bundelkhand region which is known for drought and drinking water crisis. Now it is taking an important step towards finding a solution to its problem through interlinking of rivers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started the Ken-Betwa Link Project to provide relief to this area. Under this project, a plan has been made to overcome the water crisis by connecting Mahoba and other districts of Bundelkhand through rivers.
With the completion of Ken-Betwa Link Project, 45 thousand hectares of land in Mahoba district will be irrigated, which will benefit the farmers here. Apart from this, about 5 lakh people will also get pure drinking water who till now were facing water crisis. Under this project, work will be done to fill the Chandela era ponds by sending river water to Mahoba district.
Now the picture of Bundelkhand will change
This project will prove to be a project for Mahoba and districts of Bundelkhand like Banda, Hamirpur, Jhansi and Lalitpur. Due to the absence of a river in Mahoba, the water problem was very serious, but now under the Ken-Betwa project, two channels will be built to deliver water to Mahoba. Through these channels, major ponds of the area will be revived and the irrigation system will be strengthened.
Target to complete the project in 3 years
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a dream to link the rivers of the country and this project was flagged off on his birth anniversary. Under this project, a budget of Rs 5735 crore will be spent in Mahoba and a target has been set to complete it in the next three years. This scheme is not only expected to change the fortunes of the farmers, but is also likely to change the picture of the entire Bundelkhand.
People will get relief from water crisis
The main objective of this project is to provide relief from water crisis in Bundelkhand. The process of connecting ponds and dams in other districts including Mahoba will provide water for irrigation and farmers will get the opportunity to grow more than two crops. Apart from this, in the next phase of the project, a plan has been made to connect 11 Chandel period ponds with canals and pipelines, which will bring prosperity to the entire area.
People of Bundelkhand are praising PM Modi
There is enthusiasm among the people of Bundelkhand towards this scheme and they are appreciating this initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A new hope and confidence has arisen regarding this scheme in Mahoba and surrounding areas. In the coming time, this project can prove to be a milestone in the development of Bundelkhand.
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