In Pics: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Sarovar Dam
PM Narendra Modi on his 67th birthday, inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation the Sardar Sarovar Dam, almost 56 years after its foundation stone was laid.
Modi, who turned 67 today, unveiled the plaque dedicating the dam to the nation, after performing a puja at the site in the Narmada district.
The foundation of the dam, commonly referred to as the lifeline of Gujarat, was laid on April 5, 1961 by the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. In June this year, the dam was raised to the maximum height of 138.68 metre.
The increase in height — from 121.92 metre to 138.68 metre — led to the dam’s storage capacity going up nearly four times, to 4.73 million acre feet, greatly benefiting the state, besides neighbouring Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.