Modi Launches Sardar Sarovar Dam

Ahmedabad, September 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam project, which was surrounded by controversy over the last several decades.

On the occasion of his birthday, PM Modi worshiped the Narmada river on the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam project located at KevaDia in Narmada district and after that, he inaugurated the project.

Earlier, The Prime Minister said in his tweet that, "Tomorrow Sardar Sarovar Dam will be dedicated to the nation. This project will benefit lakhs of farmers and help fulfill people's aspirations."

The Prime Minister's visit to his home state comes less than a week after he hosted his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe where the two launched India's first bullet train project in Ahmedabad.

Prior to the Gujarat assembly elections, this rally of PM Modi is being considered as very important from the political point of view. 56 years ago, the foundation stone of the Sardar Sarovar Dam was laid in Keshaviya of Narmada district.

This dam project and the electricity project created on it will benefit from four states - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

The project has emerged in controversies ever since its foundation stone was laid on April 5, 1961, by the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), led by social activist Medha Patkar, has been protesting against the project, raising several environmental concerns.