Jakhau

Jakhau is a nice village 17 km south of Naliya, Jakhau Salt- the port Jakhau is situated further 15 km southwards. Jakhau has population of around 5000 people in 2005, and M/s Wellbrine cO. of Korea has got on lease most of the surrounding salt pans for manufacturing of industrial grade salt.Jakhau Port is famous fishing port of Gujarat, where the fishing communities from almost all of the Gujarat Coast migrates during the eight months fishing season. All types of fishing boats, Tony(small fibre boat), trawlers(bigger wooden craft), Pillani(vary small long boat) and Hodas(country crafts) are found there. All types of fishes pomfrets, salmons, cheris, crabs, lobsters, narsingas, shrimps etc. are found in large variety and volume there. In fact it can be said that the life of village Jakhau and town Naliya depended upon Jakhau fishing Port only.
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