Sardar Sarovar Dam

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concrete gravity dam multipurpose dam

Sardar Sarovar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete gravity dam on the Narmada River in western India, known for its major role in irrigation, drinking water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.

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Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concrete gravity dam → multipurpose dam →
alsoKnownAs	Sardar Sarovar Project →
constructionBegan	1961 →
controversy	displacement of local communities → environmental impact →
country	India →
designedDrinkingWaterPopulation	about 30 million →
designedIrrigationArea_ha	1800000 →
drinkingWaterBeneficiaryState	Gujarat NERFINISHED → Madhya Pradesh → Maharashtra NERFINISHED → Rajasthan →
foundationStoneLaidBy	Jawaharlal Nehru →
hasHydroelectricPlant	Sardar Sarovar Power House →
hasTouristAttractionNearby	Statue of Unity →
heightFromFoundation_m	163 →
heightFromRiverBed_m	138 →
inauguratedBy	Narendra Modi →
inauguratedFullHeight	2017 →
installedCapacity_MW	1450 →
irrigationBeneficiaryState	Gujarat NERFINISHED → Rajasthan →
isOneOf	largest dams in India →
latitude	21.82 N →
length_m	1210 →
locatedInRegion	western India →
locatedInState	Gujarat →
locatedOnRiver	Narmada River NERFINISHED →
longitude	73.74 E →
majorConstructionPeriod	1980s → 1990s →
managingAuthority	Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited →
namedAfter	Vallabhbhai Patel →
nearCity	Kevadia →
opposedBy	Narmada Bachao Andolan →
powerBeneficiaryState	Gujarat NERFINISHED → Madhya Pradesh → Maharashtra → Rajasthan →
powerhouseType	riverbed powerhouse →
projectAuthority	Narmada Control Authority →
purpose	drinking water supply → flood control → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation → water storage →
reservoirGrossStorageCapacity_m3	9.5e9 →
reservoirLiveStorageCapacity_m3	5.8e9 →
reservoirName	Sardar Sarovar Reservoir →
riverBasin	Narmada basin →
spillwayCapacity_m3_per_s	85000 →
spillwayType	gated overflow →
typeOfDam	concrete gravity →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gujarat → Reva →	hasMajorDam
Sardar Sarovar Dam ("Sardar Sarovar Project") →	alsoKnownAs
Indira Sagar Dam →	downstreamFrom
Sardar Sarovar Dam ("Sardar Sarovar Power House") →	hasHydroelectricPlant
Rajpipla →	hasNearbyTouristAttraction
Narmada Dam project →	mainDam
Statue of Unity →	near
Sardar Sarovar Dam ("Sardar Sarovar Reservoir") →	reservoirName