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SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT
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THE NARMADA RIVER,
The Narmada, a west flowing river, rises near Amarkantak in the Shahdol
district of Madhya Pradesh and travels about 1,312 km. before joining the Gulf
of Cambay in the Arabian Sea. It's First 1,077 km length is in Madhya Pradesh
and the last 161 km. is in Gujarat. Of the remaining length, 35 km forms a
common boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and another 39
km between Gujarat and Maharashtra. The total length of the river from origin
upto the Sardar Sarovar Dam is 1163 km. The river has 22 tributaries on its left
bank and 19 on the right bank. The important tributaries include Burhner,
Banjar, Sher, Tawa, Chhota Tawa, Kundi, Hiran, Orsang and Karjan.
Out of the total catchment area of the river of 97410 sq. km, 85858 sq. km. is
in Madhya Pradesh 1658 sq. km. in Maharashtra and 9894 sq. km. in Gujarat.
The drainage area upto Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) dam site is 88000 sq. km.
The average annual rainfall in the basin is 112 cm. The maximum recorded
flood at the dam site was 70847 Cumecs (25 lacs Cusecs) on the 7th Sept.
1994.
THE NARMADA WATER DISPUTES TRIBUNAL
The Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) was constituted in October
1969 to adjudicate upon the dispute regarding sharing of the Narmada waters
amongst the States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The NWDT gave its Award in December 1979. The Tribunal assessed the
utilizable quantum of the Narmada water at the SSP Dam site at 75%
dependability as 28 Million Acre Feet (34537.44 Mm3.) and gave its decision
regarding apportionment of water among the party States.