Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati river has been witnessing heavy inflow of water, with over 1 lakh cusecs released between 12 noon and 6 pm on Monday. Due to this, the river passing through Ahmedabad city is set to carry a higher volume of water. To match the inflow, gates of the Vasna Barrage have been open for the past two days, releasing over 30,000 cusecs as of 11 pm today. As a result, the district administration has issued an alert for downstream areas. As per the notice by the Mamlatdar (Disaste...Read More

Ahmdabad: Due to release of water from Dharoi dam in North Gujarat, 25 gates of Vasna barrage are opened in Ahmedabad. Downstream areas of Vatva, Vejalpur, Daskroi, Dholka are alerted to be vigilant. The State government informed that -  'Gate numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 (total 25 gates) of Vasna Barrage are opened and 51,126 cusecs of water is currently being released into the Sabarmati River.' The government co...Read More

Mehsana: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today inaugurated Gujarat’s first and India’s longest adventure festival, the Dharoi Adventure Fest, at the iconic Dharoi Dam, located on the Mehsana-Sabarkantha border, a press release stated. The Chief Minister also launched the adventure zone and enjoyed a thrilling speed boat ride. Tourism Minister Mulubhai Bera and other dignitaries accompanied the CM as he explored various adventure activities including paramotoring, and inaugurated the Dharoi t...Read More