--- title: "Ken river and Betwa river, which were seen in the news recently, are the tributaries of which river?" description: "Ken river and Betwa river, which were seen in the news recently, are the tributaries of which river?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-21 updated: 2022-02-21 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95944/ken-river-and-betwa-river-which-were-seen-in-the-news-recently-are-the-tributaries-of-which-river category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "ken river", "betwa river"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Ken river and Betwa river, which were seen in the news recently, are the tributaries of which river? Ken river and Betwa river, which were seen in the [news](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/95901/advantage-of-reading-news-from-online-sources) recently, are the tributaries of which river? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **The Ken and Betwa rivers, which have lately made headlines, are tributaries of the Yamuna.** \ The **Union Cabinet** has approved the financing and implementation of the **Ken-Betwa [river](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93562/is-there-any-rivers-learning-options-available-at-kidszone) connectivity initiative**. The project calls for water to be transferred from the **Ken to the Betwa rivers**, which are both tributaries of the **Yamuna**. The project would take eight years to finish. **National Perspective Plan** for is the only project river interconnection. The **Ken-Betwa Link Canal** will be 221 kilometers long, such as a 2-kilometer [**tunnel**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39365/in-the-union-budget-2018-the-union-government-has-announced-to-build-a-tunnel-through-the-sela-pass-the-sela-pass-is-located-in-which-state) in the middle. \ ![Ken river and Betwa river, which were seen in the news recently, are the tributaries of which river?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/065e485e-8109-4a4d-841b-4233728a6526/images/3348f839-9474-4224-81c6-a7543fe9f4db.jpeg)\ \ **Also Read: [Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, the first self-paying space tourists since 2009, are from which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95943/yusaku-maezawa-and-yozo-hirano-the-first-self-paying-space-tourists-since-2009-are-from-which-country)** \ The notion of connecting Ken and Betwa received a big boost in August 2005, when the Centre and the [**governments**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51413/what-are-local-governments-powers-in-order) of **Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh** signed a tripartite agreement of understanding for the creation of a **Detailed Project Report (DPR)**. The Centre designated **KBLP** as a **National Project in 2008. I**t was then incorporated into the Prime Minister's strategy for the implementation of the drought-prone **Bundelkhand area**. In 2021, the **Ministry of Jal Shakti** and the group of states inked a memorandum of understanding for the project's execution. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95944/ken-river-and-betwa-river-which-were-seen-in-the-news-recently-are-the-tributaries-of-which-river Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.