Sardar Sarovar Dam

Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Narmada River at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia) in Narmada district, Gujarat. It is the largest dam in the Narmada Valley Project and the second-largest concrete gravity dam by volume in the world. The dam creates a large reservoir and provides irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and is a major visitor attraction near the Statue of Unity.

Visitors can expect a large concrete gravity dam structure across the Narmada River with a vast reservoir, spillway gates, and panoramic viewpoints. The site includes viewing galleries, an exhibition hall explaining the dam's engineering and river valley project, and landscaped surroundings. The reservoir offers views of water expanse and hills, with Ekta Cruise boating nearby. The dam is visited as part of the Ekta Nagar tourism circuit alongside the Statue of Unity.

Foundation stone laid by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 April 1961. Construction under the Narmada Valley Project resumed in 1987 and the dam was completed in 2017. Inaugurated on 17 September 2017, it stands 163 metres high and 1,210 metres long. It is the terminal and largest dam on the Narmada River, designed for irrigation, water supply and hydroelectric power generation.

The dam is a major engineering landmark and a symbol of water security for western India, supplying irrigation and drinking water to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is central to the Ekta Nagar tourism development and is visited alongside the Statue of Unity, representing regional development and river-resource management.