Guj govt to spend Rs 100 cr to develop Shivrajpur beach

    Ahmedabad, Jan 20 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani on Wednesday said his government would spend a total of
Rs 100 crore in two phases to turn Shivrajpur beach in
Devbhumi-Dwarka district into an international level beach.
    Shivrajpur, located around 10 kms from Dwarka city, is
the only beach in Gujarat to have the prestigious 'Blue Flag'
certification, an official release said.
    It was accorded the Blue Flag certificate in October
last year on various criteria, such as water quality and
cleanliness.
    On Wednesday, Rupani laid the foundation stone for
various tourist-centric projects worth Rs 20 crore under
phase-1 of the beach development project.
    Under phase-2, Rs 80 crore would be spent to add some
more facilities and attractions to make it an international
level beach, Rupani was quoted as saying in the statement.
    "At a cumulative cost of Rs 100 crore, we will turn
Shivrajpur, a Blue Flag beach, into an international level
beach. It will have more facilities than those at beaches in
Goa. This project would also create employment opportunities
for the local youths," he said.
    Under phase-1, the beach would get a bicycle track,
pathway, parking area, drinking water facility, toilet blocks,
arrival plaza and tourist facility centre, said Tourism
Minister Jawahar Chavda in his address at Shivrajpur. PTI PJT
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