Articles tagged under: Sardar Sarovar

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam Achieves Full Reservoir Level; Gujarat CM Worships the Waters

October 01, 2024
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam Achieves Full Reservoir Level; Gujarat CM Worships the Waters

Gandhinagar: Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam which is called the lifeline of Gujarat achieved full reservoir level of 138.68 meters at 8 am today (1st October). The dam which is designed storage capacity of 9460 mcm had same number of water stored today. The inflow was 82,408 cusecs aginst which outflow was 46,548 cusecs in river bed and 6,119 cusecs in canal by opening of one gate in 0.6 m gap. At 12 noon inflow was 79,811 cusecs and outflow was 72,254 cusecs in river bed and 8,114 cusecs in canal b...Read More

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam to achieve full storage on Tuesday; Gujarat CM to worship the waters 

September 30, 2024
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam to achieve full storage on Tuesday; Gujarat CM to worship the waters 

Narmada: The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam, the largest dam in Gujarat and often referred to as the lifeline of the state, is set to reach its full reservoir level tomorrow, October 1st, Tuesday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is scheduled to visit the Sardar Sarovar Dam site in Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, where he will offer prayers to water of Maa Narmada to mark this milestone. The dam, which is crucial for providing drinking water to the majority of Gujarat as well as meeting irrigation nee...Read More

Narmada , Ukai nearing full levels ; 1.42 lakh cusecs discharge from Narmada dam, 1.21 lakh from Kadana

September 28, 2024
Narmada , Ukai nearing full levels ;  1.42 lakh cusecs discharge from Narmada dam, 1.21 lakh from Kadana

Gandhinagar: Significant volume of water is being discharged from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, Ukai dam, Kadana dam and Vanakbori in Gujarat. Narmada dam is 99.22% full with water level at 138.45 m against highest level of 238.68 m. The outflow in river is 1.42 lakh cusecs at 6 pm today. Ukai level is 105 m against highest level of 105.16 m. Over 47,000 cusecs discharge is going on in river. Both Narmada and Ukai would achieve highest level even last month, but lot of water is being dischar...Read More

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam May Achieve 100% Level On PM Modi’s Birthday

September 15, 2024
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam May Achieve 100% Level On PM Modi’s Birthday

Gandhinagar: Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, which is known as the lifeline of Gujarat is likely to achieve the full reservoir level on the birthday of the Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi who completed the construction of this dam. Ever since the completion of the dam and isntallation of gates, approval for which was cleared within 15 days after Narendrabhai became the Prime Minister, the grand dam is conventionally filled to its highest level on the birthday of Narendrabhai Modi which is on Sep...Read More

Water level at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam crosses 90% mark again

September 11, 2024
Water level at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam crosses 90% mark again

Gandhinagar: In line with the conventional practice of filling Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam to its top level on the birthday of the Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi who completed the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam project,  the dam it appears is being filled up now to its top level after prolonged period of release of water in high volume. The dam today morning again crossed the level of 90%, and at 8.30 am it was 90.31% full. The inflow is over 1.07 lakh cusecs, while outflow is nearly 94,000 cus...Read More

Major dams in Gujarat generate 1,067.3 Million Units electricity in August 2024

September 09, 2024
Major dams in Gujarat generate 1,067.3 Million Units electricity in August 2024

Gandhinagar: Gujarat is experiencing consistent rainfall this monsoon season and the state's dams are overflowing due to abundant water inflow. As a result, record power generation is taking place at hydropower stations. From Gujarat's renowned dams such as Ukai, Kadana, and Sardar Sarovar, 1067.3 million units (MU) of electricity were generated in August 2024 compared to 308.7 million units in July 2024. Sardar Sarovar Dam, critical to addressing Gujarat's water issues, achieved electricity ...Read More

Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat as of 4 PM today

September 03, 2024
Water level situation in some important dams in Gujarat as of 4 PM today

Narmada: The discharge from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River, the largest dam in Gujarat, is over 2.4 lakh cusecs as of 4 pm on Tuesday. Against an inflow of around 2 lakh cusecs, 15 gates of the dam are open by 2.0 meters to release the water downstream. Presented below is the report showing the situation of water levels, inflows, outflows, etc., in some important dams across Gujarat. It can be seen that the outflow from Ukai Dam, which is the second-largest dam, is over 1.8 lakh ...Read More

Water level situation of major dams in Gujarat as of 10 AM today

August 29, 2024
Water level situation of major dams in Gujarat as of 10 AM today

Narmada: With nearly 110% of average monsoon rainfall recorded as of this morning, some major dams in Gujarat are witnessing a good inflow of water. Sardar Sarovar Dam, the state's largest dam, is 85.36% full with an inflow of over 2.7 lakh cusecs, and downstream discharge from the dam has been reduced to 1.9 lakh cusecs into the river and 18,000 cusecs into the canal. Ukai, the second-largest dam, is 77.52% full and at 102.17 meters, which is above the rule level of 102.11 meters. Due to thi...Read More

Water storage in dams across Gujarat on Wednesday morning; 118 reservoirs on high alert

August 28, 2024
Water storage in dams across Gujarat on Wednesday morning; 118 reservoirs on high alert

Narmada: With 105% of the average monsoon rainfall completed in Gujarat, the following are the details of water storage across the state: As of 10 a.m. this morning, the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River, the largest dam in Gujarat, is discharging 2.5 lakh cusecs of water downstream with its 15 gates open up to 2 meters. The dam had an inflow of over 2.3 lakh cusecs and is currently at a level of 134.18 meters, compared to the full level of 138.68 meters. The Ukai Dam in Tapi district i...Read More

3.5 lakh cusecs discharge from Narmada Dam; Updates on dams in Gujarat this evening

August 27, 2024

Narmada: Nearly 3.5 lakh cusecs of water are being discharged from the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam, the largest dam in Gujarat, as per the data at 6 PM today, August 27. However, the inflow into the dam has decreased to over 2.4 lakh cusecs, down from nearly 3.2 lakh cusecs this morning at 8 AM. On the other hand, over 2.3 lakh cusecs of water are being released from the second-largest dam, Ukai, which has 15 gates open as of 6 PM. Kadana, the state’s third-largest dam, is over 87.27 percent...Read More