Gujarat will have coastal highway

Another key project that was approved by Patel during the cabinet meeting that was held on Wednesday is the construction of a new corridor or highway between the Statue of Unity near Kevadia in Narmada district and Shabri Dham, a famous pilgrimage-cum-tourist spot in Dang district, said government spokesperson and education minister Jitu Vaghani.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given his approval to various infrastructure projects worth INR 4,437 crore, including construction of a coastal highway, with the aim of boosting tourism activity and strengthening connectivity, according to a state government minister. Another key project that was approved by Patel during the cabinet meeting that was held on Wednesday is the construction of a new corridor or highway between the Statue of Unity near Kevadia in Narmada district and Shabri Dham, a famous pilgrimage-cum-tourist spot in Dang district, said government spokesperson and education minister Jitu Vaghani said.

The new corridor will connect other tourist destinations such as Saputara, Ukai, Devmogra and Zarvani. At present, people wanting to go towards Bhavnagar or nearby districts like Amreli and Gir Somnath from South Gujarat have the only option of taking the Borsad-Tarapur-Vataman route to reach Bhavnagar via Dholera.

“This will help tourists wanting to go directly towards Saputara and other destinations in Dang. This corridor will also provide a shorter route to the traffic going towards Maharashtra as well as Bardoli and Mandvi.”

— Jitu Vaghani, Gujarata Education Minister

Local MLAs and MPs have been demanding an alternative and shorter route since a long time to reduce the travel time, Vaghani said. Vaghani announced that the CM has accepted the demand and gave his approval to build a 135 km long coastal highway which will connect Bharuch with the coastal town of Khambhat and go till Kamatalav and Ambli Patiya near Dholera on Bhavnagar-side.

Another major project that received approval during the cabinet meeting is a new bridge over river Narmada near Moti Koral-Nareshwar in Bharuch district and development of a new corridor connecting Karjan, Nareshwar, Netrang and Mandvi at a cost of INR 300 crore.

“This will help tourists wanting to go directly towards Saputara and other destinations in Dang. This corridor will also provide a shorter route to the traffic going towards Maharashtra as well as Bardoli and Mandvi,” said Vaghani.

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