The project involves construction “Salwa Canal”. This canal is being built to separate Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It will add 60 kilometres (37 mile) to the Saudi coastline when completed. Five international companies have applied for the tender and the winner will be announced no later than 90 days after the deadline. Construction will be completed in one year. The planned canal will stretch from Salwa to Khor Al Adeed and be 200 metres wide and 15 to 20 metres deep. The canal is hoped to give a boost to Saudi’s tourism industry, with plans for resorts with private beaches, marinas for yachts and seaports planned. It will also allow ships up to 295 metres long and 33 metres wide to navigate it. A one-kilometre stretch of land on the northern area separating the waterway from Qatar could become a “military zone.” Another section will be converted into a dump site for waste from the Saudi nuclear reactor – which is currently being planned in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut strategic, exchange and transport ties with Qatar in June 2017, blaming it for supporting fear mongering. Doha denies that charge and says the boycott is an endeavor to encroach on its power. The debate has evaded intercession endeavors by the United States and Kuwait, with the two sides attempting to verify the help of Western partners through strategy, media and business bargains. The project is anticipated to be financed by the private sector as well as Saudi and UAE investment authorities.