| Aji River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | India |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saurashtra |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rajkot district, Jamnagar district |
| Subdivision Type5: | City |
| Subdivision Name5: | Rajkot |
| Length: | 164km (102miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Jasdan mountain range, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India |
| Mouth: | Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea |
| Mouth Location: | Ranjitpara,[1] Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 22.9597°N 70.4388°W |
| Tributaries Left: | Nyari River |
The Aji River is one of the main rivers of the Saurashtra region in Gujarat, India. Aji I dam on this river is called the lifeline of Rajkot City[2] and separates Rajkot in east-west parts.[3] There are four dams on Aji River, the water from which is used for agriculture and as drinking water.
Rajkot Municipal Corporation has started project for the purification of Aji River and to provide retaining walls and plantations at both ends.[8] Originating from the hilly areas of Sardhar and Hingolgadh, it has a length of 250 km and flows into the Gulf of Kutch. Some of the major tributaries of Aji are the Nyari, Khokaldadi, Bhankudi & Dondi rivers originating from the hills of Sardhar near Atkot. There are major irrigation projects on Aji, but none of them support any canal system for irrigation.
But recently in June 2017, the Prime Minister inaugurated the filling of Aji dam near Rajkot under Sauni Yojana. Sauni stands for Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation, is envisaged to fill dams across Saurashtra by diverting floodwaters from Sardar Sarovar dam across Narmada river, through pipelines.[9]