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... , plans had been afoot to dam the river at Gora in Gujarat . In 1961 , Nehru laid the foundation stone for a 49.8 metre high dam - the midget progenitor of the Sardar Sarovar . Around the same time , the Survey of India drew. 16 ...
... , plans had been afoot to dam the river at Gora in Gujarat . In 1961 , Nehru laid the foundation stone for a 49.8 metre high dam - the midget progenitor of the Sardar Sarovar . Around the same time , the Survey of India drew. 16 ...
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... metres of concrete and 35,000 cubic metres of rock were torn out of a stilling basin , leaving a crater 65 metres wide . The riverbed powerhouse was flooded . The damage was kept secret for months.56 Reports started appearing about it ...
... metres of concrete and 35,000 cubic metres of rock were torn out of a stilling basin , leaving a crater 65 metres wide . The riverbed powerhouse was flooded . The damage was kept secret for months.56 Reports started appearing about it ...
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... metres wide , has cut off access to the river . Women carrying water pots now have to walk miles , literally miles , to find a negotiable entry point . Cows and goats get stranded in it and die . The little single- log boats that tribal ...
... metres wide , has cut off access to the river . Women carrying water pots now have to walk miles , literally miles , to find a negotiable entry point . Cows and goats get stranded in it and die . The little single- log boats that tribal ...
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