Protest against Ken-Betwa river link project

Notes

• The Ken-Betwa river link project is a major infrastructure initiative with an estimated cost of ₹44,000 crore.
• Tribal communities from Panna and Chhatarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh have been protesting against the project and other irrigation developments.
• Protesters utilized symbolic methods, including tying nooses around their necks and lying on makeshift funeral pyres in the Barana river.
• Local administration cleared the protest site citing safety concerns due to rising water levels in the Barana river following heavy rainfall.
• Protest leader Amit Bhatnagar, who was on a 14-day hunger strike, was hospitalized by authorities during the clearing operation.
• The administration stated that protesters were safely transported back to their respective villages in Panna district.

Part of a longer story

This is day 4 of 9 in Ken-Betwa river-linking project implementation and displacement concerns, which has been running since 11 July 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

• Protest against Ken-Betwa Link Project Before
• Activist ends fast against Ken-Betwa river linking After
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