Jairam says no to Ken-Betwa river linking project

摘要

On his first visit to Bundelkhand, Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced that the Ken-Betwa river linking project, the first of its kind proposed in India, was a disastrous idea and should not be pursued. 'I say very strongly that it would be disastrous to link the two rivers and my ministry will never give the required environmental clearance to this,' 'Mr. Ramesh told. The ambitious project, estimated to cost over Rs. 9000 crore, is expected to be included in the 12th Five-Year Plan. Interestingly, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had earlier instructed the Water Resources Ministry to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment of the project.