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    The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project (NVDP) which was conceived in 1946. The project aims to build 3,200 dams along the 1,200km long Narmada River to optimize water usage. Construction began in 1979 and was completed in 1987. The project is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water, flood protection and hydroelectric power to the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Key benefits include irrigation of over 18 million hectares of land, drinking water supply to 30 million people, and production of 1,200 MW of hydroelectric power.

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    The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project (NVDP) which was conceived in 1946. The project aims to build 3,200 dams along the 1,200km long Narmada River to optimize water usage. Construction began in 1979 and was completed in 1987. The project is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water, flood protection and hydroelectric power to the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Key benefits include irrigation of over 18 million hectares of land, drinking water supply to 30 million people, and production of 1,200 MW of hydroelectric power.

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    The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project (NVDP) which was conceived in 1946. The project aims to build 3,200 dams along the 1,200km long Narmada River to optimize water usage. Construction began in 1979 and was completed in 1987. The project is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water, flood protection and hydroelectric power to the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Key benefits include irrigation of over 18 million hectares of land, drinking water supply to 30 million people, and production of 1,200 MW of hydroelectric power.

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    Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP)

    SSP History

    In 1946 Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) become a part of the Narmada Valley Development Project (NVDP)
    It was the late Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel who conceived the idea of constructing a dam over the river Narmada in 1946-47 for the optimum use of Narmada waters for the welfare of the Nation.
    the Narmada Main Canal would be the largest irrigation canal in the world.

    Project began in 1979 3,200 dams to be built along 1,200km Narmada river
    1961 Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurates project The consturction work was started in 1987 and it took almost two decages to be completed

    Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan likely to benefit Estimated Cost - Rs. 392.4 billion (8 billion USD)

    Narmada is the fifth largest river in India

    Benefits of the Project

    Irrigation
    State Gujarat (73 talukas, 15 districts) Rajasthan Land Covered 18.45 lac ha. 2.46 lac ha.

    Maharashtra

    37,500 ha.

    About 75% of the command area in Gujarat is drought prone while entire command in Rajasthan is drought prone. Assured water supply to make these area drought proof.
    Provide safe drinking water to 30 million people.

    Drinking water supply

    Power Production

    Produce 1200 MW and 250 MW of Power with the help of two type of power houses River Bed Power House and Canal Head Power House. A series of micro hydel power stations are also planned on the branch canals where convenient falls are available. Provide flood protection to riverine reaches measuring 30,000 ha. covering 210 villages and Bharuch city

    Flood Protection

    Develop wild life sanctuaries

    On completion, annual additional aggregating about Rs. 2175 crores every year equivalent to about Rs. 6.0 crores a day. Benefits to small and marginal Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe farmers Additional Benefits:

    Fisheries development, Recreational facilities, Water supply for industries, Agro industrial development, Source of Tourism Employment generation, Increase in vegetal cover Gains due to compensatory forest, Tree plantation

    Secondary benefits

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