Narmada River Project.
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Narmada River Project The Narmada River is 1057m above sea level, in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. It is 1312km long, and flows through three states Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Most of the river is in Madhya Pradesh but some of it is in Gujurat. It only flows for a very brief stretch in Maharashtra. The Narmada River is very important to the people of India because its banks are dotted with temples, myths and folklore, these are all living symbols of a timeless Indian tradition. The Narmada River has also supported a large variety of people and different cultures. The main reason for the Narmada River project was that one billion people had no access to clean water, so therefore the equivalent of 12 jumbo jets full of children die every day from diseases from unclean water. With no access to water, people will die within three to...

