The Bundelkhand Development Board wants local representation in the special purpose vehicle, the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority, set up by the Centre to implement the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project for the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.
The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the ₹ 44,605 crore project to address water scarcity problem of Bundelkhand region spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It will be completed in the next eight years.
“For proper implementation of the project, there must be local representation in the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority. Without monitoring at the local level and by locals, we cannot ensure proper execution of the project,” Raja Bundela, vice-chairman of Bundelkhand Development Board, said on Thursday.
