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Salient
Features of Sardar Sarovar Project
Benefits of
Sardar Sarovar Project:
The
major benefits of the project are as follows :
- The SSP would provide
assured irrigation to 1.8 Million ha. (4.45 million Acre) in Gujarat
and 75,000 ha. (185 thousand Acre) in the Barmer and Jalore districts
of Rajasthan.
- The Narmada River
water estimated at 28 MAF – (Million Acre Feet 1200 billion liters)
annually, is to be shared, with Madhya Pradesh receiving 18.25 MAF,
Gujarat receiving 9 MAF., Rajasthan receiving 0.5 MAF and Maharashtra
receiving 0.25 MAF.
- 1450 MW power generated
at the Sardar Sarovar dam is to be shared, with Madhya Pradesh receiving
57%, Maharashtra receiving 27% and Gujarat receiving 16%.
Additional
Benefits:
- 8215 villages and
135 towns in Saurashtra, North Gujarat and Kutch and 131 villages in
Barmer and Jalore districts in Rajasthan would get drinking water.
- Water Supply for
Industries.
- Fisheries Development
- Wildlife Sanctuaries
Development
- Recreation Facilities
Interim
benefits at MDDL of 110.64 m:
Irrigation
50,000 ha immediate upto 48 Km. 2,50,000 ha by December, 1999 in Phase-1
of Narmada Canal (Up to Km 144.5)
Power :
Monsoon 3 Units of RBPH can be run for 4 months to deliver
138 MW each using 220 cumec. Per unit.
Non-Monsoon 1
unit of RBPH can be run to generate 138 MW. Alternately 2 Units of CHPH
can be run to generate 18.5 MW each if irrigation releases are to be
made using 118 cumec per unit.
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