Q. Sardar Sarovar Dam, recently seen in the news, is built on which river?
Answer:
Narmada
Notes: The water level of Gujarat’s Sardar Sarovar Dam recently reached 136.43 meters, just over two meters short of its full capacity. This concrete gravity dam is situated on the Narmada River in Kevadia, Gujarat, and is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. At 163 meters high, it is the third highest concrete dam in India, following Bhakra and Lakhwar. It ranks as the second largest gravity dam by concrete volume, after the Grand Coulee Dam in the USA. Part of the Narmada Valley Project, the dam supports extensive irrigation and hydroelectric systems. The river catchment area is 88,000 sq. km., and the dam’s spillway can discharge 87,000 cubic meters per second. The canal network includes the world's longest canal system and the largest irrigation-lined canal, the Narmada Main Canal, at 458.3 km.