In Context
- Recently, as part of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), a comprehensive Integrated Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) has been prepared for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) & surrounding areas.
AboutÂ
- The plan will help to holistically consolidate the landscape for biodiversity conservation and human well-being, especially in forest-dependent communities.Â
- Panna Tiger Reserve:
- It is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.
- It was declared in 1994 as the twenty-second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh.
- Panna was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India.
- In 2020, UNESCO included Panna National Park of Madhya Pradesh under its list of Biosphere reserves
- Among the animals found here are the tiger, leopard, chital, chinkara, nilgai, sambhar and sloth bear.
Ken Betwa Link Project
- About:Â
- It is the first interlinking of rivers project under National Perspective Plan (NPP) taken for implementation in Bundelkhand region, which faces recurrent drought situation.Â
- Under this, the transfer of excess water from the River Ken to the Betwa basin through the use of a concrete canal is proposed.
- Aim:Â
- providing water security in the BundelkhandÂ
- also ensuring the overall conservation of the region and specially for landscape dependent species such as tiger, vulture and gharial.Â
- About Ken and Betwa Rivers:
- Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are the tributaries of Yamuna.
- Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.
- Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.
- Implementing Agency:
- A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA) will be set up to implement the project.
- The National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA) has the powers to set up SPV for individual link projects.
Source:PIB
