New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will launch a mass tree plantation campaign in Ahmedabad on Sunday, alongside the inauguration and foundation stone laying of public infrastructure projects worth an estimated Rs 405 crore.According to the programme schedule released ahead of the visit, Shah will begin the day at 8.30 a.m. at the Science Dome in Science City in the Sola area, where he will formally inaugurate the city-wide plantation campaign under the Ahmed…
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Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will launch a mass tree plantation campaign in Ahmedabad on Sunday, alongside the inauguration and foundation stone laying of public infrastructure projects worth an estimated Rs 405 crore. According to the programme schedule released ahead of the visit, Shah will begin the day at 8.30 a.m. at the Science Dome in Science City in the Sola area, where he will formally inaugurate the city-wide plantation campaign under the Ah…
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) With forecasts indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat over the coming days, the state government on Tuesday reviewed its monsoon preparedness at a high-level meeting of the Weather Watch Group, with officials assessing emergency response plans and inter-departmental coordination to minimise the impact of any weather-related incidents. The meeting was held at the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar under the cha…
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government has launched a statewide energy conservation campaign across all government and semi-government offices, public sector boards, corporations and public buildings, making it mandatory to set air conditioners (ACs) at a default temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and requiring departments to prepare energy efficiency action plans within 45 days.The campaign, jointly launched by the state’s Energy and Petrochemicals Department and Roads and Buildings …
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) Ahmedabad civic officials are weighing the complete reconstruction of the 53-year-old Subhash Bridge after a panel of leading bridge experts concluded that replacing the ageing structure would be the safest and most durable long-term solution. Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani said on Wednesday that experts from IIT Roorkee, IIT Gandhinagar, renowned bridge specialist Mahesh Tandon and other experienced engineers had carried out a detailed technical ass…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to send advance and consolidated proposals to the Centre for diversion of protected forest land required for future road widening projects, as part of an effort to speed up infrastructure works while maintaining environmental safeguards. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the Chief Minister had issued d…
Gir Somnath, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to preside over a first-of-its-kind ‘Kumbhabhishekam’ ceremony at the reconstructed Somnath Temple on Monday, with sacred water from 11 pilgrimage sites to be offered on the temple’s 90-metre-high shikhar (spire) as part of the ‘Somnath Amrut Parv-2026’ celebrations marking 75 years of the shrine’s re-consecration.The four-day celebrations, being held from May 8 to 11, commemorate 75 years since the re-establishment of the first …
Ahmedabad, April 21 (IANS) Administrative action intensified in Dhandhuka town of Ahmedabad district on Tuesday as authorities launched a demolition drive against illegal structures and disconnected electricity supply to two accused historysheeters, days after a fatal stabbing triggered violence and unrest in the area.Bulldozers were deployed to clear encroachments across key stretches, while the power company disconnected electricity to the residences of Shabbir Chopda, an accused in the Kishan…
Anand, Jan 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday laid foundation stones and inaugurated 49 public welfare development projects worth Rs 234.01 crore in Khambhat, giving a fresh boost to infrastructure and social development in Anand district. Addressing a public gathering at Chakdol Ground, the Chief Minister said the state government is committed to ensuring development reaches the last citizen.“These projects are not merely buildings or structures, but milestones that wi…
Gandhinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday issued strict instructions to heads of state departments to ensure that there is no compromise on the quality of construction works undertaken for the state’s development. The directions were given during a Cabinet meeting, with the Chief Minister emphasising that all ongoing and upcoming projects must meet the highest standards.Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said, “The Chief Minister has made i…