It is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam Four Indian states Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Maha...........

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It is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Rajasthan receive water from the dam. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme funded by the World Bank through their International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. The construction for dam project was stalled by the Supreme Court of India in 1995 in the backdrop of Narmada Bachao Andolan over concerns of displacement of people.

Which of the following Dam is being described in the passage given above?

Hirakund Dam

Sardar Sarovar Dam +

Tehri Dam

Nagarjuna Sagar dam

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Explanation:

Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam. The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 April 1961. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme funded by the World Bank through their International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. The construction for dam begun in 1987, but the project was stalled by the Supreme Court of India in 1995 in the backdrop of Narmada Bachao Andolan over concerns of displacement of people.