'Statue of Unity' will be a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated world's second-biggest concrete gravity dam Sardar Sarovar in Narmada district's Kevadia, fifty-six years after its foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Modi dedicated the Sardar Sarovar project to the nation after opening the 30 gates installed in it, which were closed following the directions of the Narmada Control Authority on June 17 this year. After the closure of the gates, the height of the dam was increased to 138 metres, with storage capacity raised to 4.73 million cubic metres (MCM) from the existing 1.27 million cubic metres. Earlier, the height of the dam was 121.92 metres.

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17 September 2017

13:16 IST

I had met Arjan Singh Ji, a few days back, the hero of 1965 war. Discipline was in his blood, I salute him: PM Modi. 

13:15 IST

We remember our freedom fighters from the tribal communities who gave a strong fight to colonialism: PM Modi.