Narmada: At 11 am today, 23 gates of the state’s largest dam, the Sardar Sarovar Dam, were opened for water releases of over 4.7 lakh cusecs as the dam reached 91.07% of its capacity. Considered the lifeline of Gujarat, the dam built on the Narmada River has a gross storage capacity of 8,614.80 million cubic metres (MCM) against its designed storage of 9,460 MCM, with the water level standing at 135.98 metres compared to the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 138.68 metres. Heavy rainfall in the N...Read More

Dediapada: In yet another similar case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava has been arrested for attempted murder following an alleged assault on a taluka panchayat official during a meeting in Dediapada. The altercation occurred today during an ATVT (Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko) committee meeting held at the prant office within Vasava’s constituency. According to the FIR lodged at the Dediapada police station, the MLA became enraged after his nominee was excluded from the committee. He...Read More

Bharuch: In a move to curb the rising number of accidents, the Bharuch District Magistrate Gaurang Makwana has issued a ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on the Narmada Maiya Bridge for a period of three months, effective from May 5th to August 4th, 2025. The decision comes in response to growing concerns from local residents regarding traffic congestion and a spate of minor accidents occurring on the crucial connecting bridge. The Narmada Maiya Bridge, inaugurated on June 12, 2021, was int...Read More

Narmada district: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on the first day of his two days visit to Narmada district in Central Gujarat inaugurated and performed ground breaking for various development projects. The Minister also monitored several ongoing development projects and reviewed their progress. Jaishankar being a Rajya Sabha member elected from Gujarat is given responsibility of Narmada district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Narmada is identified as one of the aspirational ...Read More

Narmada: Thousands of pilgrims had to face tough time due to shortage of boats, water, food and other facilities at Uttarvahini Narmada Parikrama in Narmada district of Central Gujarat. The Parikrama witnessed sudden rise of pilgrims from Gujarat and its neighboring States on Saturday Sunday, which resulted into chaos. The district administration had to call extra buses from the Statue of Unity. The visitors complained lack of drinking water at the Government facility, dirty toilets, overchargin...Read More

Rajpipla: Officials of DGVCL (Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd), along with the police, carried out inspections at the hotel and residence of Narmada District Aam Aadmi Party President Niranjan Vasava and allegedly caught him stealing electricity. According to reports, a team of DGVCL officials, while inspecting Vasava’s hotel and residence in Kunwarpura village on Sunday, detected electricity theft and immediately took action by disconnecting the power supply. It has also come to light that f...Read More

Vadodara: The work order has been issued for Rs. 4.51 crore tourism development works at Malharrao Ghat in Chanod in the Dabhoi taluka of Central Gujarat. According to local MLA Shailesh Mehta (Sotta), a Rs. 4.51 crore work order has been awarded by the state government through the District Tourism Committee and District Planning Office. The works to be completed in the next 12 months under this project include the creation of facilities such as a toilet, changing room, parking, food court, rai...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

Ekta Nagar: In celebration of the 149th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, observed as National Unity Day on October 31, a Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Parade will take place at Ektanagar-Kevadia in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of District Collector Sanjay Modi to discuss the planning and implementation of this parade and Deepotsav Parva to be held on the eve of National Unity Day . On the eve of National Unity Day, on October 30, a Deepotsav...Read More