PM Modi inaugurates Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat on his b'day
The dam, whose foundation stone was laid six decades ago, was launched on Modi's 67th birthday.
The foundation stone of the dam was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on April 5, 1961.
The dam is 1.2-km-long and 163 metres deep.
The inauguration took place even as activist Medha Patkar is protesting against the project while demanding rehabilitation of the families affected by the construction of the same.
PM Modi performed a puja at the site of the dam in Kevadia in Narmada district before he unveiled the plaque.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani were present during the occasion.
PM Modi will later address a rally in Dabhoi, a few kilometers away from Ahmedabad.
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