Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada River

Travel & Tourist Destinations in Gujarat

Sardar Sarovar Dam is near by Rajpipla, 1163 km away up the river from the sea. The foundational stone laid by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961, a site with a side view of the flow a garden of the water from the dam. At the reception center there is a map and an interpretation center. You can book a guided tour which will take you through six points around the dam site. There were a lake boating takes place, the first lock gate of the main canal; a trekking site with a nature education camp for students. The Surpaneshwar Shiva temple that the Government had built to replace the original ancient temple that was submerged by the dam.

At a height of 128 m and growing, it was the largest dam on the Narmada. The dam builders state their mission as "harnessing the untapped waters of the Narmada for survival of millions of people and environmental sound sustainable development of the western India by providing the essence of life-Water and Energy." At the foot of the dam is the Kevadia colony, where the employees of the dam live and where there are also places for visitors to stay. The dam provides water for irrigation and drinking water supply, hydropower, and flood protection across the state of Gujarat.