Police Clear Ken-Betwa River Link Site After 15-Day Occupation

Authorities removed hunger-striking villagers protesting displacement and compensation at the contested infrastructure project.

Police cleared the Ken-Betwa river-linking project site after protesters had occupied it for 15 days, ending a standoff that began with demands for constitutional compliance and ended with authorities intervening against activists on a hunger strike [1]. The removal marks the latest physical collision between state infrastructure ambitions and local communities who argue the project’s human costs have been tallied incorrectly or ignored entirely. While the occupation has ceased, the underlying dispute over land, water, and legal rights remains unresolved in a region where development projects frequently outpace rehabilitation frameworks.

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