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who claimed dams as the temple of modern india
Temples of modern India was a term coined by India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru while starting the construction of the Bhakra Nangal Dam.
what does the term temples of modern india mean
Temples of modern India means, This dam has been built with the unrelenting toil of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore is worthy of worship.“
did the prime minister nehru say anything else about the temple dam besides how it was worthy of worship
Prime Minister Nehru also said, May you call it a Temple or a Gurdwara or a Mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence.
what type of dam is the bhakra dam
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam.

Question: how much was the cost of the dam
Self-contained rewrite: how much was the cost of the bhakra dam