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Kalpasar: Potential Coastal Impacts for India of a Mega-Engineering Project “Fulfilling All Wishes”

Author : D. Venkata Subba Rao

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The Gulf of Khambhat, (also known as the Gulf of Cambay, Gujarat), an inlet of the Arabian Sea is located between 20° 35′–22° 20′N and 72° 05′–72° 55′E on the West Coast of India (Fig. 1). A high tidal energy environment this Gulf receives freshwater from 12 rivers including the Shetrunj, Mahi Sagar, Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Kim and the Dhadhar, that flow through Gujarat State (Fig. 2). These rivers have traditionally supported thriving human settlements (Karanth et al. 2005). Known as the ‘lifeline of Madhya Pradesh’ Narmada has 34.537 × 106 m3 of utilizable freshwater to be shared by Madhya Pradesh (65%), Gujarat (32%), Rajasthan (1.78%) and Maharashtra (0.89%). …

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Metadata
Title
Kalpasar: Potential Coastal Impacts for India of a Mega-Engineering Project “Fulfilling All Wishes”
Author
D. Venkata Subba Rao
Copyright Year
2011
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-14778-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-14779-1

Copyright Year: 2011

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14779-1_32