is an interstate project with a terminal dam on the narmada river at kevadia in gujarat a multipurpose project with irrigation power and drinking water benefits it is meant to serve madhya pradesh maharashtra rajasthan and gujarat conceptualized five decades ago it ran into interstate disputes land acquisition and environmental protests and issues related to rehabilitation and resettlement of those displaced by the project this september the water level in the dam reached its highest capacity at 13868 metres on sunday evening for the first time since its height was raised in 2017 the project is seen as a lifeline for gujarat farmers it aims to provide drinking water to 131 urban centres and 9633 villages of the total 18144 villages in gujarat and irrigation facilities for 1854 lakh hectares of land covering 3112 villages in 15 districts work on subminor branch canals and giving last mile connectivity for farmers remains standing tall on december 10 the state government told the assembly that the statue of unity in kevadia narmada district was visited by over 29 lakh tourists and generated revenue of rs 8251 crore since its opening on october 31 the statue completed in a record time of 33 months was part of prime minister narendra modis poll promise which helped the bharatiya janata party bjp defeat the congress and come to power in 2014 with an average of 15000 visitors per day the statue built as a tribute to saradar vallabhai patel indias first home minister has surpassed the footfall at the 133yearold statue of liberty in the us according to a recent statement by sardar sarovar narmada nigam ltdfuture ready dholera projected as indias first planned industrial city and a part of the ambitious multibillion dollar delhi mumbai industrial corridor dmic is ready to take off the project which faced several delays is finally taking shape with companies like tata group airbus group and baba kalyani planning investments in the region a solar park with 5000 mw capacity is also planned here the first phase of dholera inaugurated last year by chief minister vijay rupani is spread across an area measuring 2254 square kilometres known as activation area roughly half the size of gandhinagar an international airport and a metro rail network are also planned the city aims to house about 20 lakh people however industry experts remain doubtful about its success in near future due to various reasons including project feasibility issues and its 80km distance from ahmedabad sea plane roro after prime minister narendra modi had used a seaplane in ahmedabad in december 2017 the central government decided to use seaplane and helicopter services at six water aerodrome sites including two in gujarat in the same year modi had inaugurated the roro rollon rolloff ferry connecting ghogha in saurashtra with the industrial hub of dahej in south gujarat both these projects have the potential to revolutionize transport but are battling with challenges of implementation