The Ken-Betwa project was approved by the Union Cabinet last December with a total cost of Rs 44,605 crore. The project will be completed in eight years and benefit the Bundelkhand region, including Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh and Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Datia, Vidisha, Shivpuri and Raisen of Madhya Pradesh.
