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Detailed explanation-1: -The project will irrigate an area of 6, 35, 661 ha annually, provide drinking water supply to population of 13.42 lakh and also generate 78 MW of power, the government claims. And now, Rs 1, 400 crore have also been allocated to implement this project.

Detailed explanation-2: -The implementation of Ken-Betwa rivers linking at an estimated cost of Rs 44, 605 crore will be taken up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 on Tuesday, said the government has earmarked Rs 1, 400 crore for implementation of the Ken-Betwa Linking Project. Under the project, water from the Ken river will be transferred to the Betwa river-both tributaries of river Yamuna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced an allocation of Rs 1, 400 crore in Union Budget 2022-23 for the implementation of the Ken-Betwa river-linking project in Bundelkhand, a drought-prone region spreading across 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Union Cabinet has approved central support of Rs. 39, 317 crore for the project, covering grant of Rs.