Ankleshwar: In major good news for the people of Ankleshwar and those traveling to and from South Gujarat, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved a new entry and exit point connecting the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway (VME) with National Highway 64 Dandi Path at Punagam village. The approval came during a site visit on 6 October 2025 by NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, addressing a long-standing demand from local authorities and commuters. The new connectivity is expected ...Read More

Ankleshwar: The Local Crime Branch, along with GIDC Police, has arrested three Bangladeshi women living illegally in Laxman Nagar in the Sarangpur area of the town and has initiated legal proceedings against them. Police suspect that the women entered India without valid visas, possibly through infiltration. Bharuch Crime Branch personnel had received a tip-off that two Bangladeshi women were residing in the Royal Building, Laxman Nagar on Sarangpur-Rajpipla Road. Acting on this tip-off, the po...Read More

Bharuch: The long-awaited entry and exit point on the Delhi–Mumbai Superfast Expressway near Ankleshwar’s Pungam village has been reopened, offering major relief to motorists after a five-day closure caused by heavy rains. With this, those coming from Ahmedabad and Vadodara can utilize the new river bridge over Narmada on Delhi - Mumbai Expressway's Vadodara - Surat stretch and reach Ankleshwar through Pungam exit, using an approach road. Traffic on the Pungam–Vadodara stretch has now res...Read More

Bharuch: A greenfield airport is being built at Ankleshwar in Bharuch district in a phased manner. In the latest breakthrough, the development of the airstrip has been completed, according to the Roads and Buildings Department of the Gujarat government. The airstrip, built at a cost of around ₹105 crore adjacent to National Highway 48, measures 2,135 meters in length and 45 meters in width, making it the fifth longest airstrip in Gujarat. In the next phase, essential infrastructure facilities...Read More

Bharuch / Ankleshwar: Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (DGVCL) has announced scheduled power cuts in Ankleshwar during 10th to 21st June 2025 for maintenance of feeders. 'Therefore, we would like to inform our valued customers that due to important repairs being carried out by JETCO on the following feeders during the date and time mentioned below, there will be no power supply'- DGVCL stated in its announcement regarding power outage. Power outage will be witnessed in Ankleshwar industrial...Read More

Ankleshwar: An electric car erupted in flames near Ankleshwar GIDC on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred when the car owner was driving near Ganesh Park in Ankleshwar GIDC. Suddenly, smoke started emanating from the Tata EV, prompting the passengers to escape before the car, worth lakhs, burst into flames in front of their eyes. The fire department reached the location and doused the fire, which left the entire car gutted. In another incident, a car caught fire in Surat near Maheshwari Sc...Read More

Bharuch: After four workers lost their lives in a blast while working atop a feed tank at the Detox India unit in Ankleshwar GIDC on Tuesday, the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) issued a closure notice to the facility on Wednesday. The Detox India Pvt Ltd unit in Ankleshwar, operated by Veolia, was inspected on Wednesday. Officials identified several safety violations related to worker protection, leading to the closure notice. DISH issued the closure order under The Fac...Read More

Bharuch: An explosion occurred at Detox India Pvt. Ltd. in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) area in Ankleshwar on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of four workers. According to preliminary reports, the blast was caused by a ruptured steam pressure pipe at the company’s M.E. plant, sending shockwaves throughout the area. Workers were reportedly installing railings on the feed tank when the blast occurred during welding operations. It is learned that among the f...Read More

Bharuch: Movement of very heavy vehicles has been banned on the Narmada Maiya bridge, which is located in Bharuch district over the river Narmada. The bridge, which was opened for traffic on 12 June 2021, parallel to the age-old Golden Bridge, has witnessed several minor and major accidents since its opening, especially at night due to heavy vehicles such as private buses and trucks. The bridge that connects Bharuch to Ankleshwar is, through a notification, banned for movements of very heavy ...Read More