<span style="color: #222222;">Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today held virtual meeting with Water Resources Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Jal Shakti Minister of Uttar Pradesh to expedite the implementation of Ken – Betwa Link Project.<br />''<br />''During the meeting, Mr Shekhawat requested both the States to rise above small issues and reach consensus for early implementation of the project.<br />''<br />''He said, the project will transform the drought prone and water starved Bundelkhand region and is likely to trigger regional economic growth.<br />''<br />''The project will provide an annual irrigation of 10.62 lakh hactare, drinking water supply to a population of about 62 Lakhs in the region and also generate 103 Mega Watt of hydropower and 27 Mega watt solar power.<br />''<br />''The Minister emphasized that the Ken-Betwa Link is a dream project of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the development of the drought prone Bundelkhand Region.<br />''<br />''He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also stressed the need for early implementation of this project for the overall socio-economic development of Bundelkhand Region.</span><br />''