Ahmedabad, June 9 -- The long-pending Kalpasar project, which proposes a dam across the Gulf of Khambhat to create a massive freshwater reservoir for water-scarce Saurashtra, has received a fresh push after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Netherlands last month and the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) on technical cooperation between the two countries.

The Detailed Project Report (DPR), which will determine the project's technical and economic viability, is in its final stages, officials aware of the matter said.

Estimated to cost at least Rs.1.2 lakh crore, the project aims to store river water that currently flows into the sea and could transform water availability in Saurashtra, while also improving connectivity and ge...