Congress stands with tribals staging 'satyagraha' against 'Ken-Betwa project', will pressure government: Rahul
In this fight of our tribal brothers and sisters, the Congress and I stand with them, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed solidarity with tribal groups staging a satyagraha against the Ken-Betwa river-linking project, vowing to visit the site and put pressure on the government. In a recent video, a tribal representative claimed the project would impact 21 tribal-dominated villages, affect around 4.6 million trees, and displace approximately 11,500 acres of land belonging to about 7,000 families.
The Rs 44,605-crore Ken-Betwa Link Project, India's first under the National Perspective Plan, aims to irrigate 1.062 million hectares of land, provide water to 6.2 million people, and generate hydropower in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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