24 Villages, 7,000 Families Displaced: Why Farmers are Desperate to Stop the Ken-Betwa Project

Why are villagers in Madhya Pradesh ready to die over India's first river-linking project? The Ken-Betwa river linking project sparked protests over concerns that it would displace thousands of families, submerge villages and forests, and that rehabilitation and compensation had been inadequate. In this video, we look at what the project is, why it is controversial, and what the protesters are demanding.
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07
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2026

24 Villages, 7,000 Families Displaced: Why Farmers are Desperate to Stop the Ken-Betwa Project

Why are villagers in Madhya Pradesh ready to die over India's first river-linking project? The Ken-Betwa river linking project sparked protests over concerns that it would displace thousands of families, submerge villages and forests, and that rehabilitation and compensation had been inadequate. In this video, we look at what the project is, why it is controversial, and what the protesters are demanding.
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16
/
07
/
2026

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