The Centre's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will impact "very significantly" the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a green panel has said while suggesting that the issue needs to be studied more carefully before granting final green signal.
The environment ministry gives green nod to 'A' category projects based on the recommendations of its Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC).
The observations made by EAC could delay the project in getting the green clearances from the ministry. Consequently, the work on the project, linking Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh, might miss the December deadline.
