If the board okays the project, it would go for National Wildlife Board for further clearance
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ken-betwa-river-linking-project-mp-govt-mulls-creation-8000-ha-buffer-zone
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shashikant-trivedi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-linking
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ken
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/betwa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-clearance-0
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panna-np
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources