Irrigation, drinking water facilities being strengthened from Bundelkhand to western UP

Lucknow, Oct 12 (UNI) Work is progressing rapidly on various projects to expand irrigation and drinking water facilities in Uttar Pradesh. Projects such as the Ken-Betwa Link Canal Project, Madhya Ganga Stage-2, Kanhar Irrigation Project and canal revival are important steps towards strengthening water management in the state. Once these projects are completed, lakhs of farmers will benefit from irrigation, while a large population will gain access to drinking water. According to the department of Jal Shakti, Uttar Pradesh, the Ken-Betwa Link Canal Project will develop an irrigation area of 2.51 lakh hectares in the districts of Jhansi, Banda, Mahoba…