Earlier on Friday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a meeting with officials regarding complaints of irregularities in urea distribution in the Jabalpur division and ordered them to take strict action against those responsible.
The most worrisome storage position is for three major dams: Govind Sagar (Bhakra), Pong dam (Beas), and Sardar Sarovar. While Govind Sagar is 73 percent, Pong Dam is 58 percent of the normal storage levels.
The Narmada Bachao activist said that thousands were badly affected by the increased water levels in the dam. People in 192 villages were suffering so they observed PM Modi's birthday as 'dhikkar diwas.'
PM Modi visited Gujarat's Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river whose water level has reached its highest mark for the first time to celebrate the feat and kick off "Namami Narmade" festival.
Patkar was on a hunger strike since August 25 after Gujarat government decided to raise the water level at the Sardar Sarovar dam without making proper arrangements for the people living in nearby villages.
Sharing a few pictures, Modi urged people to visit the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat and hoped that those visiting the superstructure will also go to the Statue of Unity.
The 182-metre structure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US and is built on Sadhu Bet, an islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
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