53. Consider the following statements about the Ken-Betwa River linking project :

1. The project aims to transfer surplus water from the Betwa River to the Ken basin.

2. The project aims to irrigate India’s worst drought-prone Bagelkhand region.

3. It will submerge the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

a) 1 and 2 only

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b) 2 and 3 only

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c) 1, 2 and 3

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d) None

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Solution

The correct option is D d) None
Answer : D

Explanation :

The Ken-Betwa River linking project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken

River to the Betwa basin through concrete canal to irrigate India’s worst drought- proneBundelkhand region.

The project will benefit Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in terms of meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs.

On the other hand, about 20,000 people in 38 villages will be affected due to the submergence by Daudhan reservoir and Makodia reservoir.

The main feature of the project is a 230-km long canal and a series of barrages and dams onnecting the Ken and Betwa rivers.

Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will be the first river project that will be located within a tiger reserve.

It will submerge about 10% of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh which has been feted as a model tiger-conservation reserve.

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