The Sardar Sarovar dam on the river Narmada, the life line of Gujarat was filled to its highest capacity today, September 15.
The water level at the dam has reached the historic 138.68 meters today which is above the highest capacity of the dam. This is for the third time in history that the dam is filled to its highest capacity after 2019 and 2020.
AIR correspondent reports, that by showering flowers and chanting Namami Devi Narmade, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel offered prayers to the waters of the Narmada River and celebrated the historic occasion of filling up of the state’s largest dam today.
Following the good monsoon rainfall this year, the dam is filled to the brim after two years. The present 5.75 lakh crores litres of water stock in the dam has ensured that the state will not face water scarcity in the coming summer.
The government said farmers in the command area of the dam can be provided water for rabi crops. The Sardar Sarovar dam is truly a life line of the state through which the water of River Narmada has reached around 4 crore population of the state.
