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Sardar Sarovar Dam Reaches Maximum Level of 138.68 Metres
The Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is now filled to its highest approved level.
That level is 138.68 metres, or 455 feet.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the dam and held a water-welcoming ceremony.
The dam provides drinking water to more than 4 crore people.
It also supports farming and other development in Gujarat.
When full, it can hold 9,460 million cubic metres of water.
Officials said Gujarat has about 7.9 million acre-feet of water available this year.
People were asked to use the water carefully and avoid waste.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat reached its maximum level of 138.68 metres, or 455 feet.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited Ekta Nagar and performed a ceremonial Jal Poojan.
The project supplies drinking water to more than 4 crore people across Gujarat.
At maximum level, the dam stores 9,460 million cubic metres of water.
Gujat currently has about 7.9 million acre-feet of water, compared with its normal allocation of 9 million acre-feet.
- Who
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel are central to the report.
- What
- The dam reached its maximum level of 138.68 metres, or 455 feet.
- Where
- At the Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon; the article also says the dam has reached this level seven times since 2017, including in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Why
- High water availability in the Narmada basin brought the dam to its maximum level, supporting Gujarat’s drinking-water and agricultural needs.
Key facts
- Maximum level
- 138.68 metres (455 feet)
- Storage capacity at maximum level
- 9,460 million cubic metres
- Drinking-water reach
- More than 4 crore people
- Areas supplied
- 10,453 villages, 191 cities and 7 municipal corporations in Gujarat
- Current water availability
- Around 7.9 million acre-feet
- Normal state allocation
- 9 million acre-feet
- Maximum-level years since 2017
- 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
Sources
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