The size of Narmada dam
June 18, 2017
Bharuch: Narmada dam is world’s second largest concrete gravity dam. The dam is 1,210 meter(3790 ft) long. The height from its foundation level is 163 meter. With 68.20 lakh cubic meter concreting, Narmada dam is just second to America’s 80 lakh cubic meter Grand Coulee dam. The total concrete used to construct the Narmada dam can build 15 meter wide and 23 cm thick 2,000 km long four lane highway connecting Ahmedabad to Bengaluru. Narmada is fifth major river in India. Narmada dam at Kevadia colony is the third tallest dam in India after Bhakra dam in Himachal Pradesh and Lakhwar dam in Uttarakhand. When Narmada dam will be filled with water upto the highest level, the storage will be equal to 2.5 ft water logging in entire greater Rann of Kutch which spreads across 7,500 square km.
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