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Sardar Sarovar Dam features, architecture, height, location, history
Sardar Sarovar Dam features, historical importance, architecture, world record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar dam on his birthday and Vishkarma Jayanti occasion 17th September 2017.
Special features of Sardar Sarovar Dam:
- Sardar Sarovar Dam is India's biggest dam and 2nd in the world with 138 meters in height.
- The total cost of Sardar Sarovar Dam is 65 thousand Crores Rupees and it took 56 years to complete.
- The foundation stone of Sardar Sarovar Dam laid down by the first PM of India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru on 5th April 1961.
- Sardar Patel was the first person who took initiative to construct the dam for Gujrat in 1945.
Architectural features of Sardar Sarovar Dam:
- The height of Sardar Sarovar Dam is 138 meter second highest dam in the world.
- Sardar Sarovar Dam has total 30 doors with the 450-ton weight of every door.
- Sardar Sarovar Dam can store up to 4.73 cubic million water.
- Sardar Sarovar Dam has 6000 megawatt potential for electric power generation.
- Total 86.20 Lakh Cubic meter concrete used in building up the dam.
