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Protests over Ken-Betwa river link project resume in Madhya Pradesh

Protests over Ken-Betwa river link project resume in Madhya Pradesh

Adivasis affected by the Ken-Betwa link project’s compensation hold ‘Chita Andolan ‘ in Chhatarpur on Friday. (ANI Video Grab) Residents of several villages, mostly tribals, who are allegedly being impacted by the Ken-Betwa river linking project, have restarted their agitation in Chhatarpur district over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, after their talks with officials failed to reach a conclusion.  Several protestors, most of them women, have launched a symbolic protest by placing a hanging noose around their necks which has now reached its fifth day on the banks of the Barana River near Kupi village.  Earlier in April, protestors had demonstrated for days by lying on symbolic pyres over water, which had gained national attention. The protested had been suspended due to discussions being held with officials from Chhatarpur and Panna districts. The protestors have alleged an inadequate rehabilitation package, and several villagers have also been left out of the rehabilitation plan of the Ken-Betwa project and the Majhgaon and Runjh irrigation projects. They have demanded that their rehabilitation package be increased from …