The Standing Committee of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) approved the establishment of a conventional barrage on the Tapi river for water conservation at a cost of Rs 941.71 crore on Tuesday.
SMC officials said that the barrage will be built on Tapi river joining Rundh and Bhata villages and it will prevent the saline seawater from entering the river.
The design of the one-kilometre-long barrage was approved by top rank officials in Gandhiangar.
The barrage’s construction will be completed in three stages. This project will acquire approximately 11,974 square metres of private land in Rundh and 14,363 square metres of private land in Bhata village, as well as 1.92 lakh square metres of government land. Unique constructions will be given the construction work.
Standing Committee Chairman Paresh Patel said, “In the first phase, documentation and approvals from different departments will be taken and in the second phase, constructions will be done. We will get Rs 100 crore from state government and we will also get funding from the Centre, remaining amount we will be bored by SMC. The daily requirement of water from Tapi river for household purpose of Surat is 1200 MLD (Million Litres per Day)”.