Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
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Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has directed all district administrations to remain on round-the-clock alert, deploy disaster response teams wherever required, and ensure the timely evacuation of residents from vulnerable areas as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall continued to affect several parts of the state over the past 24 hours. The directions were issued during a high-level review meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.Conducted …
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has stepped up its preparedness measures in Saurashtra following heavy rainfall across the region, with a high-level review of disaster management, rescue operations and public safety held for Amreli, Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts. Amreli and Rajkot district minister-in-charge Jitu Vaghani chaired a virtual meeting from Gandhinagar on Tuesday with district administrations to assess the evolving situation, review emergency preparedness and monito…
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has intensified its monitoring of the ongoing monsoon situation in Saurashtra, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani scheduled to chair a key virtual review meeting on Tuesday to assess the prevailing rainfall conditions in Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Amreli districts.The meeting comes as heavy rainfall continues across parts of Gujarat, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for intense monsoon activity in several districts…
Gandhinagar, June 13 (IANS) A statewide review meeting chaired by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi earlier this month set the stage for what has become one of the state’s largest coordinated crackdowns on cybercrime-linked financial networks. Held through video conference and attended by the then Director General of Police (DGP) K.L.N. Rao, city police commissioners and district police chiefs, the meeting directed law enforcement agencies to intensify action against…
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar to review the recent deaths of lion cubs in the Gir region and to assess the preventive and healthcare measures being undertaken by the Forest Department to protect Asiatic lions. During the meeting, Principal Secretary, Forest and Environment, Vinod Rao, informed the Chief Minister that four lion cubs had been found dead at different locations in the Gir region.”Around 17 …
Amreli, May 13 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation and austerity amid global uncertainty and rising concerns over fuel imports, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday travelled with a significantly reduced convoy during his visit to Rajula town in Amreli district for the inauguration of the “Mahatma Gandhi Arogya Mandir”.According to government sources, CM Patel arrived at the event with a convoy of only five vehicles, in what offic…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recorded a sweeping victory across Gujarat in the local self-government elections, retaining control of all 15 municipal corporations and securing an overwhelming majority across municipalities and panchayats, according to results declared on Tuesday. Polling was held for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Even before counting began, the BJP had won 732 of the 10,005 …
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a fresh round of transfers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), appointing new district collectors in Jamnagar, Surendranagar and Gandhinagar as part of an administrative reshuffle.According to an official notification issued on Wednesday, P.B. Pandya, currently District Development Officer in Amreli, has been appointed Collector of Jamnagar.He will assume charge on March 31, succeeding K.B. Thakkar, who is set to …
Gandhinagar, March 19 (IANS) An unseasonal spell of rain and thunderstorms across Gujarat has prompted the state agriculture department to issue a fresh advisory, urging farmers to take immediate protective measures for standing and harvested crops, as weather conditions have become unstable over the past 24 hours. The advisory follows rainfall and hail reported in parts of Saurashtra, including Amreli and Jamnagar, on Thursday, which disrupted harvesting activity and raised concerns about cr…