Ken-Betwa river link protest escalates; Villagers stage symbolic noose and funeral pyre demonstrations. Ken-Betwa River Linking Project aims to improve irrigation and drinking water supply in drought prone Bundelkhand region, which spans parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. However, residents of several villages in Chhatarpur and Panna districts have been protesting the project over fears of displacement and demanding better rehabilitation and improved compensation.
