Description
One of the 30 dams planned on river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is the largest structure. The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 April 1961. It is reckoned as one of the largest dams in the world and India’s third highest concrete dam, a large hydraulic engineering project comprising construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada River.