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On his birthday, Narendra Modi dedicates the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation

UPDATED: Sep 17, 2017 22:49 IST

56 years after Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the highest embankment on a river in the country to the nation.

Originally commissioned in 2006, the Sardar Sarovar Dam's height was recently raised to 138.68 metres. The increased height will enable the dam to store 4.73 million acre feet (MAF) of water.

The Sardar Sarovar Dam has been built on the Narmada, which originates in Madhya Pradesh and passes through Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Narmada forms some portions of borders between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and between Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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