Prime Minister Narendra Modi after inaugurating the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Gujarat Governor OP Kohli and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani are also seen. Pics/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river, saying no other project in the world has faced so many hurdles as this "engineering miracle" which many people had "conspired to stop".