Previous govts ruined Bundelkhand: Modi

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the previous state and Central governments of devastating the Bundelkhand region by handing over its resources and forests to mafia elements who “looted” them.

Region suffered

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There was a time, when Bundelkhand was known for its water management. But it suffered neglect during the reign of previous regimes. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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Rs3,250 cr Cost of irrigation projects

65,000 hectares of land to be irrigated in 4 districts

“The governments which had been there in Delhi and UP left no stone unturned in devastating this region turn by turn,” Prime Minister said in Mahoba while inaugurating four projects aimed at ending the water scarcity in the parched Bundelkhand region.

“There was a time, when the Bundelkhand region was known for its water management. But it suffered neglect during the reign of previous governments,” he said at a rally.

The PM further said, “The situation came to such a pass that parents refused to marry their daughters in this area. Daughters here wished they got married to areas with surplus water.”

The cumulative cost of the four projects is more than

Rs 3,250 crore and will irrigate more than 65,000 hectares of land in four districts.

Among the four projects inaugurated, the Arjun Sahayak project is the biggest in terms of outlay (Rs 2,600 crore). Under this project, 15,000 hectares will be irrigated and four lakh people will get drinking water.