Sardar Sarovar Dam
Location
4 km From SOU
Visiting Hours
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Closed On
Every Monday
Tickets
Free Entry
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is one of the largest dams in India, built on the Narmada River. It is a key part of the Narmada Valley Project and provides water for irrigation, drinking, and hydroelectric power.
Facilities include viewing platforms, information centers, restrooms, and food stalls. There are also guided tours available.
Visitors are expected to follow safety guidelines, stay within designated areas, and avoid littering. Photography might be restricted in certain areas.
Sardar Sarovar Dam
OVERVIEW: The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on April 5, 1961. The construction for the dam began in 1987, but the project was stalled by the Supreme Court of India in 1995 in the backdrop of Narmada Bachao Andolan over concerns of displacement of people. In 2000–01 the project was revived but with a lower height of 111 meters under directions from SC, which was later increased in 2006 to 123 meters and 139 meters in 2017. On the occasion of his 67th birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River.
