MP and UP signed MoU with Jal Shakti Ministry

Published on March 25, 2021
Current Context: The governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh signed MoU with Union Jal Shakti Ministry.
MP and UP signed MoU with Jal Shakti Ministry
  • The MoU was signed to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
  • The Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will carry water from surplus regions to drought prone and water-scarce regions through interlinking of rivers.
  • The water will be transferred from Ken river in Panna district in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh by constructing the Dhaudan Dam and a 221 km-long canal.
  • The project will prove beneficial to districts of Jhansi, Mahoba, Lalitpur and Hamirpur of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Static Part: 
    • National Parks of MP: Bandhavgarh NP, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Mandla Plant Fossils NP, Pench NP, Van Vihar NP, Satpura NP
    • Wild Life Sanctuaries in UP: Bakhira Bird Sanctuary, Katarniaghat WLS, Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Samaspur Sanctuary, Ranipur WLS

Question: 

Q.1 Which of the following state governments signed MoU with the Jal Shakti Ministry to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project?
a. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh ad Uttar Pradesh
c. Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
d. Maharashtra and Karnataka

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