The Planning Commission of Government of India gave investment clearance to the Sardar Sarovar Project in October 1988 for a cost of Rs 6406 crore at 1986-87 prices. The project is still far from complete. The Project applied for over six fold increase in cost of the project earlier this year. This is a narration of what happened to that application in Planning Commission.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pro-dam-lobby-arm-twists-planning-commission-take-u-turn
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada-valley-project
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation