Rs8.5 cr wall will protect Dwarka against advancing Arabian sea

The state government’s Salinity Control Division will build Rs 8.5 crore protection wall to protect the town of Dwarka against advancing Arabian sea waters that swallow that swallow sandy coastline between Sangam Narayan Mandir and Gayatri Mandir area.

The central government has allocated fund for this cause and tenders are already floated.

A 540 meter long protection wall will be built using forty thousand tonne large stones. The wall will have seven meter height. It will protect the land against waters of Arabian sea as high as 15 ft.