The decision was taken by the cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The move to regularise the services of ‘safai sewaks’ and sewermen will benefit 4,587 contractual employees working in the urban local bodies department, according to an official statement issued here. For this purpose a comprehensive landscape management plan is under finalization by Wildlife Institute of India,” it added.The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave approval to regularise the services of ‘safai sewaks’ and sewermen and to waive outstanding water bills of consumers worth Rs 500 crore. “This project also comprehensively provides for environment management and safeguards. It would also help in arresting distress migration from this region,” it said. “The project is expected to boost socio-economic prosperity in the backward Bundelkhand region on account of increased agricultural activities and employment generation.
This project will provide enormous benefits to the districts of Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Datia, Vidisha, Shivpuri and Raisen of Madhya Pradesh and Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi & Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh,” the statement said. “The project will be of immense benefit to the water-starved Bundelkhand region, spread across the states of MP and UP. The statement said that the project is proposed to be implemented in 8 years with “state of the art technology.” “The project will provide an annual irrigation of 10.62 lakh ha, drinking water supply to a population of about 62 lakhs and also generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW solar power,” the statement said. Under the Ken-Betwa link project, water will be transferred from Ken to Betwa river through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers. “The project will pave the way for more interlinking of river projects in India and also showcase to the world our ingenuity and vision,” the statement said. The Union Cabinet has approved central support of Rs 39,317 crore for the project, covering grant of Rs 36,290 crore and loan of Rs 3,027 crore,” the statement said. “The total cost of Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at Rs.44,605 crore at 2020-21 price levels.
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