SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT

Sardar Sarovar Project: 

• The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat. 
  
  
• The Sardar Sarovar Project includes two power houses, the River Bed Power House (RBPH; 1,200 MW) and the Canal Head Power House (250 MW). 
  
  
• Power is shared among Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat in a 57:27:16 ratio. 
  
  
• The RBPH has been shut since 2017, when the gates were closed and the reservoir height was raised to 138.63 m. Gujarat has sought that generation should not start until the water reaches the full reservoir level (FRL). 
  
  

Recent controversy: 

• Madhya Pradesh has threatened to restrict the flow of water into the Sardar Sarovar Dam, located in Gujarat. 
  
  
• This was after Gujarat, in April, had requested the Narmada Control Authority for permission — which was granted — not to start generation at a power house until the dam fills to its full level.