Gandhinagar, July 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government intensified relief and restoration efforts across several flood-affected districts on Saturday as senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders reviewed recovery operations, damaged roads were repaired, blocked highways reopened and damage assessment surveys gathered pace following days of heavy rainfall. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil visited the Navsari District Disaster Control Room to review oper…
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Ahmedabad/Surendranagar, July 25 (IANS) Heavy rainfall across several parts of Gujarat on Saturday prompted authorities to close key highways, issue flood warnings for dozens of downstream villages, evacuate vulnerable residents and carry out overnight rescue operations as the administration remained on high alert.Traffic on the Sanathal-Bagodara Highway between Changodar and Bavla was suspended because of heavy rain. Authorities advised motorists to use the Dholera Express Highway via the Vejal…
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday sought Central assistance for ongoing rescue and relief operations after heavy rainfall affected several parts of the state, particularly South Gujarat, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah assuring the state of all necessary support. According to the state government, Patel spoke with Shah over the phone to brief him on the rain situation and the relief measures being undertaken.During the conversation, the Union Home …
Surat/Dang, July 23 (IANS) Heavy spell of rains continued to disrupt normal life across South Gujarat on Thursday, with dozens of roads closed in Dang district. Two dams were reportedly overflowing in Navsari, with rescue operations underway in Tapi district and schools in Surat staying closed even as the authorities stepped up precautionary measures amid forecasts of further heavy rain.According to the Dang district administration, 47 roads under the Panchayat Roads and Buildings Department wer…
Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) Gujarat authorities intensified emergency preparedness and rescue operations on Wednesday as heavy rainfall continued to affect parts of South Gujarat, prompting high-level reviews, evacuations from vulnerable areas and the deployment of disaster response teams across Surat, Valsad, Navsari and Dang districts. Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik chaired a statewide video conference from Police Bhavan with all police commissioners, district superintendents of p…
Amreli, July 6 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continued to affect large parts of Gujarat over the past 24 hours, with Rajula taluka in Amreli district recording the state’s highest rainfall of 10 inches, while authorities evacuated 777 people from vulnerable areas and rescued 60 people trapped in floodwaters as intense showers swept across Saurashtra and South Gujarat. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, Dhari taluka in Amreli received more than 9 inches of rainfall, …
Gandhinagar/Dang, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat’s Dang district, one of India’s few districts with an overwhelmingly tribal population, has emerged as a national model for rural sanitation after achieving near-universal adoption of twin-pit toilets, a key component of faecal sludge management under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). According to officials, 51,613 of the district’s 58,966 households have adopted twin-pit toilets, accounting for nearly 95 per cent of all household toilets in the d…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat’s Dang district has emerged as the state’s leading strawberry-producing region, with cultivation expanding rapidly under the government’s natural farming initiative and farmers earning up to Rs 8 lakh annually per hectare.According to official data, the area under strawberry cultivation in the tribal district has grown from 20 hectares in 2022-23 to nearly 33 hectares in 2025-26. Production has also witnessed a sharp rise, increasing from 140 metric tonnes in 2…
Dang/Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Dang district has emerged as Gujarat’s leading strawberry-producing region, with cultivation expanding steadily under the state’s natural farming initiative and farmers reporting annual earnings of up to Rs eight lakh per hectare from the crop.According to official figures, the area under strawberry cultivation in the district has increased from 20 hectares in 2022-23 to around 33 hectares in 2025-26.Production, which stood at 140 metric tonnes in 2022-23, ros…
Gandhinagar, April 30 (IANS) Gujarat Police have achieved a mobile phone recovery rate well above the national average, ranking third among large states in the country, according to official data, in a development that underscores the growing use of technology to tackle telecom-related crime.Over the past year, Gujarat Police recovered 53,564 stolen handsets, recording a recovery rate of 46.71 per cent compared with the national average of 32.6 per cent.Across India, a total of 50,48,516 mobile …