A Japanese trade delegation has
evinced interest in the ambitious Rs 30,000-crore Kalpasar Project which proposes to build a dam on the Gulf of Khambat in
Gujarat and establish a huge reservoir of fresh water.
"Discussions were held with the Japanese delegation and if all goes well, the project could be a joint venture with them," Principal Secretary, Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpasar department, H K Dash, said.
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Kalpasar project has a lot of potential and shall help the government fulfil its commitment for supplying water to parched areas of Saurashtra region, Dash added.
The re-designed dam is proposed to be built from Kalatalav in Bhavnagar district in Saurashtra to Aladar in Bharuch district in south Gujarat, which is 15-km north of the place from where the dam was earlier envisaged - from Ghogha in Bhavnagar to Hansot in Bharuch.
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The project proposes construction of a 30-km-long dam on Gulf of Khambat, leading to creation of 2,000 square km fresh water reservoir in the region.
"The mega project shall also link Saurasthra to South Gujarat by a 30-km dam, with a ten lane road," Dash said, adding a proposal for energy generation, both solar and wind, also falls under the ambit of the project.
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