The Narmada Control Authority has permitted Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL), Government of Gujarat to carry out Phase-I proposal comprising construction of piers, overhead bridge and installation of gates in open or raised position at SSP as per the approved design, subject to conditions of Environment Sub-Group; and Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Sub-Group of NCA, in accordance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order dated 18.10.2000 in Writ Petition No. 319 of 1994.
Full utilization of water would be possible only on completion of the Project. As such, partial utilization of dam water, to the extent possible, is being realized.
The Sardar Sarovar Project envisages a vast canal network comprising of main canal (458 Km), branch canals (2585 Km), distributaries (5112 Km) and minors (18413 Km) and sub-minors (48058 Km) on completion. As informed by Narmada Control Authority, main canal (458 Km), branch canals (2188 Km), distributaries (2728 Km) and minors (7640 Km) and sub-minors (10185 Km) has been completed, as on 30.09.2013. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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