Nitin Gadkari approves construction of sea-link to connect Okha, Bet Dwarka

Speaking on the occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and state Roads and Buildings Minister Nitin Patel requested Gadkari to approve the state government’s proposal to construct a sea-link to connect Okha and Bet Dwarka where temple of Lord Krishna is located.

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Gadkari responded positively to the plea. “ I hereby approve the construction of a sea-link connecting Okha and Bet Dwarka at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore. We shall start work on it very soon. But, the Prime Minister has told me that the end of the bridge should be an undersea tunnel. I request Nitinbhai and the Chief Minister to give me suggestions as to how we can materialise this dream of Modi.” Around 5,000 people live on Bet Dwarka which is 2.2 km off Okha coast and one can reach the island only on a boat.

Gadkari also announced the work on widening Somnath-Porbandar-Dwarka section of National Highway 8E to four-lane will start before August 15 and the project cost will be Rs3,000 crore. The Bhavnagar-Veraval road will be the second cement concrete road in Gujarat after NH-59 connecting Godhra to Dahod.

He also announced to convert five state highways totalling 675 km into national highways. He said over the next two years, the Centre will invest Rs1 lakh crore in Gujarat in the road sector.