Photographs: AMit Dave/Reuters.
The 35-kilometre dam project named Kalpasar Dam Alignment would lead to a sweet water reservoir. Besides, it will also have a road and rail overbridge, which will reduce the distance between Bhavnagar and Surat by 200 kilometre.
While, the main dam help generate tidal power, the reservoir is expected to supply water for drinking and agricultural purposes.
Image: The man climbed 150-feet down the well with a seven-litre rubber pouch strapped on his back to fetch a days' supply of drinking water for local residents.
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Gujarat plans first-of-its-kind sea dam
Image: People gather to get water from a huge well in the village of Natwarghad, Gujarat .Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
The timeframe will be decided once the environmental and other clearances come. The Gujarat government has already set up a dedicated department for the project -- the Kalpasar department.
...Gujarat plans first-of-its-kind sea dam
Image: Women fill their buckets with drinking water that is leaking from a broken pipeline at Dharji.Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
Travelling between Bhavnagar in Saurashtra and Surat in South Gujarat currently require a long detour through Ahmedabad. The dam is also expected to take thousands of square kilometre in the northern coast of the Gulf of Khambat out of Coastal Zone Regulation (CZR) rules.
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Gujarat plans first-of-its-kind sea dam
Image: Villagers travel through heavy rain waters in the district of Kutch.Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
The Dholera Special Investment Region lies close to the proposed dam area. "The State Maritime Board is studying the proposal for upgradation and expansion of the Bhavnagar port," the official said.
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