Supplied 80% steel required for Sardar Sarovar Project: SAIL

The Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is one of 30 dams planned on river Narmada, and is the largest structure to be built.

State-owned SAIL on Sunday said it has supplied 80% steel required for the construction of Sardar Sarovar Project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river. (PTI Photo)

“Once again partnering in one of the most prestigious and important national projects, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied 80% steel required for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today,” the public sector firm said in a statement.

SAIL supplied around 85,000 tonnes of steel (TMT) for the entire Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) project which comprises all the canals throughout Gujarat which are connected to Narmada River and Dam, the statement said.

The Sardar Sarovar project is the second largest concrete gravity dam (by volume) and has the world’s third largest spillway discharging capacity.

The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam built on Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat, which will benefit four states – Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the company said.

A part of the Narmada Valley Project, it will help in irrigation and electrical power supply.

The company said it is a part of a large hydraulic engineering project, involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada river.

“The project will irrigate more than 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft), most of it in drought prone areas of Kutch and Saurashtra. The total installed capacity of the power facilities is 1,450 MW,” the steel major said.