Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river link project in Khajuraho on Wednesday. The PM will arrive at Khajuraho at 12.10 pm and will return to Delhi by 2.20 pm. The PM will also issue a stamp and a coin in memory of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Rs 44,605 crore Ken-Betwa Project includes a 77m-high, 2.13km-long Daudhan Dam in Panna Tiger Reserve and a 221km canal linking the Ken and Betwa Rivers.

Nearly 44 lakh people in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the project, which is estimated to cost Rs 44,605 crore, MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister will visit Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Khajuraho.

The Ken-Betwa River Linking Project is estimated to cost ₹44,605 crore. It will involve constructing a 77-meter high and 2.13-kilometer long Daudhan dam on the Ken River in the Panna Tiger Reserve and a 221-kilometer canal to transfer water to the Betwa River.