Sardar Sarovar project is the biggest dam in the world after the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States. The Sardar Sarovar Dam has two power houses - river bed power house and canal head powerhouse. Sardar Sarovar Dam is also the most controversial development project of the nation. As per the arrangement, the power generated from the Sardar Sarovar Dam will be shared among Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. About 57 per cent of the electricity produced from the Sardar Sarovar Dam would go to Maharashtra while Madhya Pradesh will get 27 per cent and Gujarat 16 per cent.

Source: India Today September 17, 2017 04:32 UTC