Ekta Nagar/Jammu, Feb. 26 -- As part of the ongoing media tour organised by the Press Information Bureau, Jammu, led by the Director Neha Jalali, the media delegation visited the Sardar Sarovar Dam and the iconic Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat.
During the visit to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, officials briefed the delegation on the technical and developmental aspects of one of India's largest multipurpose river valley projects constructed on the Narmada River. The dam has a height of 138.68 metres and a length of about 1.2 kilometres.
It was informed that the Dam is designed with a gross storage capacity of approximately 9.5 billion cubic metres and plays a crucial role in irrigation, drinking water supply, and power generation. The ...