The Award of the Tribunal has laid down the responsibility of each participating State in the implementation of the project. In particular, it has laid down detailed guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project Affected Families. It also provides for a statutory mechanism to monitor the implementation of the project, as also to ensure that the provisions of the Award are complied with.

The major benefits of the project are as follows:

• The SSP would provide assured irrigation to 1.8 million h.a.(445 million Acre) in Gujarat and 75,000 ha (185 thousand Acre) in Barmer and Jalore districts of Rajasthan.
• 8215 villages and 136 towns in Saurashtra, North Gujarat and Kutch and 131 villages in Barmer and Jalore districts in Rajasthan would get drinking water.
• The Narmada River water estimated at 28 MAFT-(Million Acre Feet- 1200 billion litres) annually, is to be shared, with Madhya Pradesh recieving 18.25 MAFT, Gujarat recieving 9 MAFT, Rajasthan recieving 0.5 MAFT and Maharashtra recieving 0.25 MAFT.
• 1450 MW power generated at teh Sardar Sarovar dam is to be shared with Madhya pradesh receiving 57%,Maharashtra recieving 27% and Gujarta recieving 16%.

Subsequent to the Award of the Tribunal, the project proposal was examined in detail and given the necessary clearance by the Planning Commission of the Govenment of India from the investment point of view, and by the Ministry of Environment and Forests from the Environment Protection angle. Compliance of the conditions of environmental clearance is monitored by the Environmental sub-group of the Narmada Control Authority, which is the statutory mechanism got up by the Government of India to monitor the project implementation and to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Award and conditions of environmental clearance.

The implementation of this Mega Project has progressed satisfactorily inspite of many hurdles. As on March,1998, excavation for Main damis complete by 98% and 82% of concrete works are completed. Works for Canal; head Power House is completed and 5 tribunes of 50 MW each is ready for power generation. Excavation for River-bed Power House is completed to the extent of 90%. Works for Main Canal of Phase – 1(0-144 km viz. From dam site to Mahi river crossing) are 90% completed. More than 75% works of branch canal and more 80% works for distribution systems of Phase-1 are completed. In Phase-11 (144-458 km viz. From Mahi river crossing Gujarat- Rajasthan border) works upto 263 km (offtake of Saurashtra Branch Canal) are under progress. More than 95% works of Excavation, more than 55% works of lining and concreting of main canal are completed. More than 25% of concreting works of branch canals and works for two of six branc canals offtaking from Saurashtra are also in progress. Works beyond 263 km of Main Canal will be taken up shortly.