The Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of the SSP dam has been fixed by the NWDT at EL 455.0 ft. (138.68 m). The concrete gravity dam when completed will have a length of about 1210m and a maximum height of about 163.0m. The Canal network of the project comprises of 458 km long main canal up to Gujarat-Rajasthan border, 42 branch canals, 7500 km distributaries, and nearly 30,000 km minors and sub-minors. The vast network of distribution system will have an aggregate length of about 75,000 km. The Narmada main canal will also extend into Rajasthan portion for a length of about 74 km, to provide water to the drought prone districts of Jalore and Barmer. The Hydropower complex comprises of an underground River Bed Power House of 1200 MW capacity and a surface Canal Head Power House of 250 MW capacity.

The reservoir formed by the dam will have a gross storage capacity of 0.95 million hectare meters and a live storage of 0.58 million hectare meters to provide irrigation to about 18.42 lakh hectares in about 3400 villages in Gujarat, 2.50 lakh hectares in arid areas of Rajasthan. The project will also provide drinking water to about 8215 villages and 135 urban centers of Gujarat and about 124 villages of Rajasthan. The annual power generation at the project is estimated at 5469 GWH in initial years. The total cost of the project estimated at the 1986-87 price level was about Rs.6406 crores.