An angry mob led by women vandalised a licensed liquor shop in Bamhori village in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district on Sunday, destroying stock worth Rs 25 lakh. The protesters were furious over…
With a strengthening El Nino threatening rainfall, the government has prioritised farm ponds and water conservation. In Bundelkhand, however, many such ponds fail due to seepage, siltation, poor construction and unsuitable sites,…
In Jalaun district of Bundelkhand, Dalit residents say rising summer heat and water scarcity are intensifying caste-based barriers at communal handpumps. Mamta, a 40-year-old from the Valmiki community, walks up to 10…
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed officials to visit villages in Panna and Chhatarpur districts and hear grievances of families impacted by the Ken-Betwa river link project. The directions came…
A NITI Aayog project in Bundelkhand has enabled 1,700 farmers to transport silt from rejuvenated waterbodies to their fields, improving soil quality and supporting a shift to natural farming. The silt, called…
Adivasis in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region are resisting the Ken-Betwa river-linking project, which will submerge or displace 22 villages across Panna and Chhatarpur districts. The Union Cabinet approved the interlink in 2021…
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) has selected the Parichha Weir in Jhansi as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. Built across the Betwa river in 1881 at a cost of…
The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the only one among 30 identified river-linking projects to have entered the implementation stage, the Centre told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Jal…
