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A river that rises in the Maikala range in
Madhya Pradesh state, central India, and
flows 1,245 km/778 mi WSW to the Gulf of
Khambat, an inlet of the Arabian Sea. Forming
the traditional boundary between Hindustan
and Deccan, the Narmada is a holy river of
the Hindus. India's Narmada Valley Project is
one of the largest and most controversial
river development projects in the world.
Between 1990 and 2040 it is planned to build
30 major dams, 135 medium-sized dams and
3,000 smaller dams in a scheme that will
involve moving 1 million of the valley's
population of 20 million people.