Kalpasar Project

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The Kalpasar Project or the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project is a proposed water and transport infrastructure project in Gujarat, India. It envisages constructing a dyke across the Gulf of Khambhāt to create a large freshwater coastal reservoir by storing runoff from rivers draining into the gulf, including the Mahi, Sabarmati, Dhadhar and coastal rivers of Saurashtra. The project has undergone several revisions since it was first proposed. Earlier versions envisaged a larger dam with a tidal power component, but the tidal power component was later dropped from the proposal. The 2022 pre-feasibility report described a proposed Kalpasar dyke of about 60.13 km (37.36 mi), including about 26.7 km (16.6 mi) in the gulf, with a freshwater reservoir of about 7,800 million cubic metres and an estimated cost of ₹100,200 crore. An environmental clearance application submitted in May 2026 gave an updated project estimate of ₹133,246 crore (US$14 billion). Spending on feasibility studies began...

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