kalpasar project

The Kalpasar Project envisages building a dam across the Gulf of Khambat for generating tidal power and for establishing a huge reservoir for fresh water for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes. A 10 lane road link will also be set up over the dam, greatly reducing the distance between Saurashtra and South Gujarat.

Gujarat has been a water scarce State with 70% of the water resources available in 25% of the geographical area. Saurashtra in particular has been a region with water shortage for agricultural land. Additionally, the water storage capacity in Gujarat is quite lower that the rainwater availability. To meet these challenges, the idea of storing 10,000 MCM (million cubic metre) additional rainwater by developing a freshwater reservoir in the Gulf of Khambhat came up.

There are several benefits foreseen as an outcome of the Kalpasar Project. Some of them are as following:

• Nearly 10.54 ha. Land in 39 talukas of 6 districts of Saurashtra region will be provided with irrigation facilities.
• The increase in irrigation intensity will be upto 46% as compared to the current increase of 19%.
• The travel distance between Bhavnagar and Surat is expected to decrease leading to better connectivity to the faster growing city of Surat.
• The land which gets frequently submerged in the periphery of Gulf of Khambhat will be reclaimed.
• The development of land with Kalpasar Project will also enhance accessibility to other projects such as Dholera SIR and Delhi- Mumbai Industrial Corridor
• The saline ground water will be converted to sweet water leading in improved quality of water for drinking and agricultural purposes.
• The pumping of irrigation water will be done with the renewable resource of Wind Energy.