GUJARAT STATE – AN OVERVIEW
- Situated on the west coast of India.
- Total geographical area 1,96,000 sq.kms.
- Coastal length over 1600 kms. One third of the coastal length of India.
- Cultivable area 1,24,000 sq.km. – two third of total area of the State.
- Over 65,000 sq.kms. of land can not be supplied irrigation water even after completion of Narmada Project.
- 17 river basins in Gujarat main land, 71 river basins in Saurashtra region and 97 river basins in Kachchh region.
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