tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91526093072151557862024-03-14T10:40:39.555+05:30Junagadh City District News – Historical Girnar Somnath Temple Gir National Park PlacesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-72221366749185635902011-12-17T16:11:00.004+05:302011-12-17T16:16:17.844+05:30Junagadh Agricultural University – Panch Divas no International Training Programme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRL8gwvis1M/TuxyIV0cffI/AAAAAAAADOI/PyV29jpP9cw/s1600/Junagadh%2BAgricultural%2BUniversity.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRL8gwvis1M/TuxyIV0cffI/AAAAAAAADOI/PyV29jpP9cw/s400/Junagadh%2BAgricultural%2BUniversity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687045917083729394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The </span><a href="http://historicaljunagadh.blogspot.com/search/label/Junagadh%20Agricultural%20University"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" >Junagadh Agricultural University</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> (JAU) has organized a five-day 'International Training Programme on Co-operative Management'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">In </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Junagadh city</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, 9 South African (SA) participants have been receiving training on cooperative management at here.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">JAU vice-chancellor N C Patel said that, “this training programme is part of the implementation of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >JAU</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and University of Venda, SA, signed on December, 2010.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"This is first such international training programme being organized by the university in the state. During the next five years, various training programmes will be conducted on co-operative management. Participants from local municipality, University of Venda and officials of agriculture department from SA have come for training,'' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Makhavhu NT, (local economy development) agriculture manager, Vhembe district municipality, South Africa,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"In SA, there is only 12 per cent co-operative is success, while in India most of the co-operatives are successful, especially from Gujarat. We would like to learn the secrets of the success of co-operatives for rural upliftment and benefit of farmers.'' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"The participants will be taken to field visits to places like </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Majewadi village milk co-operative</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">; </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Agricultural Produce Market Committee</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> (APMC), </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Gondal</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, Anand, and AMUL Anand.''</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Participants were also told about </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Krishi Mahotsav</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, which is being organized every year by state government. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"The officials are specifically interested about how to implement success model of co-operative in SA and bring the change in livelihood of people over there.''</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-52448638910419227782011-12-12T14:59:00.006+05:302012-01-03T14:15:34.884+05:30Junagadh Museums<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Let history catch up with you as you find yourself in the midst of a late 19th century 'darbar', resplendent with its grandeur as Nawab </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Rasoolkhanji III, his Vazir and his PA discuss state matters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Actully There are total 4 types of museums in Junagadh Gujarat India.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Yes - Ayurvedic Museum, Science Museum, Darbar Hall Museum, Wild Museum</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >At very first want to talk about third one from above.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >It opens from 9am-12pm and 3pm-6pm every day except Wednesday and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, houses prehistoric stone </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >and bone implements, 9th-century stone carvings and many bronzes, manuscripts, silverwork, glass crafts, woodcarvings, textiles and other </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >items from the history of the area.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >It exhibits the era of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Babis</span> of Junagadh, with lavish furniture, thrones, textiles, arms, portraits and photographs from the period.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Entry: Rs. 2/- for Indians and Rs. 50/- for foreigners.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The Museum charges Rs. 2/- per photograph (if you wish to take photographs).</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Mobiles are to be switched off during your visit.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Apart from this, you can also find,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The tombs of the Babi Nawabs, including the first Nawab of Junagadh, who made the princely state independent from the Mughals in 1748,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >have interesting designs, and though somewhat poorly maintained, are still worth seeing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The Maqbaras from later in the Babi period, built over the grave of Nawab Mahabat Khan II.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The awe-inspiring architecture mixes Moorish, Hindu and European influences with an exquisite eye for detail.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The Maqbaras are not to be missed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >At 9th June 2003, a hi-tech sound-and-light show being planned at the Darbar Hall Museum, housed in the royal court of the erstwhile Babi rulers here, is all set to take visitors on a rare walk down memory lane — transporting them to a world of maharajas and their splendour.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Currently I am feeling really very unlucky because could not attend this Historical Event.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><br /><br />And thing I want to share that, after visiting Darbar Museum, If you are hungry then just walk few meters in "Janta Chowk" or ask to any local person near to "Darbar Hall", you will great source of "Sev Puri", "Danhi Puri", "Pani Puri", "Dhosa" with different varities, Idli Sambhar,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >"Bhel", "Bhaji Pav" - all are really delicious dishes with very affordable prices.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-53996796221306188682011-12-04T09:58:00.004+05:302011-12-04T10:02:38.641+05:30Junagadh Agricultural University - plan Cattle Breeding Farm at Amreli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1_qzkev4uQ/Ttr3QO40HhI/AAAAAAAADNA/8m80keFfDps/s1600/junagadh%2Bagricultural%2Buniversity.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 403px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1_qzkev4uQ/Ttr3QO40HhI/AAAAAAAADNA/8m80keFfDps/s400/junagadh%2Bagricultural%2Buniversity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682125738127662610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://historicaljunagadh.blogspot.com/search/label/Junagadh%20Agricultural%20University"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Junagadh Agricultural University</span></a> (JAU) is planning to set up a Bull Mother Farm to upgrade the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gir breed</span> of cow and Jafrabadi breed of buffalo at Pratappura village in Amreli district which will rear high pedigree bulls and will supply doses of their semen across the Gujarat state and India.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Gujarat State Agriculture Minister Dilip Sanghani laid the foundation stone of the farm before few days ago.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The farm is expected to be operational within a year. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The project is under the state government. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The farm will come up on 30 hectares of land. The total project outlay is Rs 17.94 crore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr PU Gajbhiye</span> Interviews, who is Reseach Scientist at Cattle Breeding Farm of JAU in Junagadh City said that,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“We will raise 200 cows and buffaloes each at the farm. High pedigree bulls will be identified from these herds and their semen doses will be supplied to cattle breeders and dairy farmers of the region for artificial insemination (AI).” </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“Ideally, a bull can serve maximum three females per week. However, 1,000 doses of semen can be prepared AI from one-time semen fliching from a bull. This will help raise a high pedigree of milch animals.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Both the breeds, native to Saurashtra region, are high yielding.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“A Gir cow yields seven to eight lit res of milk every day and the fat content is 4.5 per cent. On the other hand, a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jafrabadi buffalo</span> gives eight to nine liters milk per day and the fat content is as high as 10 per cent to 12 per cent"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr AJ Kachhia</span> Interviews, who is director of state animal husbandry department said that, “The aim of the farm is to upgrade the two breeds by way of rearing high pedigree bulls and meet the demand for their semen in Gujarat and other states like Maharashtra, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Punjab</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haryana</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Karnataka</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andhra Pradesh</span> etc.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Minister Sanghani also said in a release on Wednesday that farmers and dairymen of the region would get benefit from the farm as milk productivity of their animal would go up with the upgradation in the breed.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-7812630605810613092011-11-24T23:18:00.004+05:302011-12-27T15:50:28.923+05:30Sasan Gir National Park – Tourists mateni Kathiyavad ni Mehmangati<span style="font-family:georgia;">Aaj na Aadhunik Jamana pan Sasan Gir National Park mate aavta Tourists Loko ae “Saurashtra ni Mehmangati” na Vakhan karya chche.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">At this Diwali 2011, Keeping the tradition of hospitality alive in modern times, villagers around the famous Asiatic Lion Sanctuary in Gir, recently hosted the tourists.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The tourist influx into the <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://historicaljunagadh.blogspot.com/2008/10/gir-national-parkjunagadh-saurastra.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gir National Park Junagadh Saurashtra</span></a> and Sanctuary was so much that local hotels and guest houses all were fully booked, leaving many visitors stranded.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The villagers of the area came to the rescue of the tourists due to insufficient facilities in the Gir National Park and Sanctuary.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The day after Diwali being the Gujarati New Year and the next day being Bhai Dooj followed by Saturday, Sunday and Sardar Patel’s birthday on Monday has given people nearly a week-long holiday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Those who could not afford the expensive locations in Kerala or Andamans or foreign sites generally settled for nearby destinations like Gir which can be clubbed with a visit to the ancient Somnath Temple. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Thus the tourist inflow into Gir was so much this time that the villagers had to step in to accommodate the extra rush of people, Mango Orchard owner Natwarsinh told The Pioneer from Talala in Gir region.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The villagers around Sasan, the headquarters of the Gir sanctuary area, quickly made arrangements for the tourists and also cooked for them at nominal charges, added Natwarsinh. The room rents charged ranged from `750 to `1,000, at par with the average low cost hotels.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Sensing the high inflow of tourists, the regular hotels made a fast buck by hiking their tariffs, said a local social worker Allahrakha Khan. One prominent hotel had hiked its rate from `3,000 to `30,000 per night and still visitors not getting the rooms, he added.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Such a rise in the popularity of Gir as a tourist destination can be attributed to <span style="font-weight: bold;">superstar Amitabh Bachchan</span> endorsing it in the “Khushboo Gujarat Ki” advertisement series, said Allahrakha.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">President Pratibha Patil</span>’s visit to Gir few months’ back and the media reports about the rise in the Asiatic lion population to a record 411 have also contributed to increased people’s interest, he surmised. But hotel rooms have not increased proportionate to the rise in tourist inflow resulting in such a situation, lamented the social worker.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Some low budget tourists had spent the night at bus stations in places like Veraval, Somnath, Una and Junagadh, only to return home by the next available service at day-break, said Natwarsinh.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-5526664057925309392011-11-02T15:28:00.004+05:302011-11-02T15:30:53.609+05:30Girnar Parikrama 2011 – Junagadh City ma Tyari Chalu Thai Gai Chche<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7vktYu6VNQ/TrEUbA05SxI/AAAAAAAADLs/sZit8YmLJiA/s1600/Girnar%2BParikrama.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 466px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7vktYu6VNQ/TrEUbA05SxI/AAAAAAAADLs/sZit8YmLJiA/s400/Girnar%2BParikrama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670335860147047186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">All we </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Gujaratis</span> especially “<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Kathiyavadi</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">” already know about </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Girnar Parikrama 2011</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> – From 6th November onwards.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">So </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Junagadh district</span> authorities have made adequate arrangmets for the famous "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Lili Parikrama</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">" (Green walk) around </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Girnar Parvat</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nearly 30 lakh people from various parts of the country are expected to take part in the five-day long walk across the 36 km long route.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Latest </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">B K Srimali</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Interviews who is Junagadh range IG, said that, 800 policemen would be deployed along the route.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">While nearly 100 personnel from the forest department would also be put on duty as the route is passing through the forest and the forest guards would keep close track of wild animals.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation would press over 150 buses in service.</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OVTorLIHX80" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" width="540"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-15193940436989838092011-10-31T18:59:00.005+05:302012-01-06T14:28:04.122+05:30Junagadh Saurashtra – Kathiyavadi Ghoda na conservation Vishe<span style="font-family: georgia;">Genetists at Anand Agricultural University are helping the Government of Gujarat promote breeding of the State's indigenous “Kathiyavadi” horse among private horse owners.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Professor D.N. Rank Interviews, who is Professor of Animal Genetics at the Veterinary College at Anand Agricultural University, “Any indigenous breed is declared by the Central government to be endangered if its numbers fall below 10,000; and the Kathiyavadi horse from Gujarat falls in this category.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Horses are becoming quite a craze among the neo rich who are now visiting animal fairs like the annual one at Pushkar.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The wealthy, who own farmhouses, now come from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Maharashtra to attend animal fairs in the western region looking for horses to buy, he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fifty years ago, the horse was used as a utility animal. Ownership of horses was also a tradition among the princely families, and a good many of the horses owned were Kathiyavadi.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Currently, the demand among the newly rich is for thoroughbreds (the kind used as race horses) and not indigenous breeds like the Kathiyavadi or Marwari which are not that tall.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“We are trying to popularize ownership of the Kathiyavadi to encourage conservation of the breed. We cannot force people to keep them, but we can only create awareness,” said Prof. Rank. The objective is to get the Kathiyavadi to exist in good numbers across the region so that the breed can be preserved, he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earlier this year, there was an indigenous horse fair conducted by the Anand Agricultural University which fetched a fairly good response, with 400 Kathiawari and Marwari horses being part of the show, said Prof. Rank. Some of the horses owned by the Gujarat police department are of the indigenous variety too, he said. The Kathiawari horse costs between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh, while a pure stallion fetches as much as Rs 5 lakh.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Gujarat, there are three horse shows supported by the State Government. The Animal Husbandry Department has three horse breeding farms — at Junagadh, Kodinar and Inaj — where the Kathiawari is bred and stallions made available, said Prof Rank.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Government encourages owners of Kathiawari mares to bring them to the farms to get them impregnated.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Private owners of Kathiawari stallions are charging as much as Rs 25,000 for successful impregnation of a mare, said Prof. Rank.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-41900838677687335822011-10-25T16:51:00.008+05:302011-10-25T16:57:22.377+05:30Sasan Gir Earthquake Epicenter – Bhukamp na Mota pachchi 57 thi vadhare NANA Aanchaka<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_QC7Uj6_N5g/TqacQy1itaI/AAAAAAAADKw/NQUI90CWMs8/s1600/Sasan%2BGir.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 408px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_QC7Uj6_N5g/TqacQy1itaI/AAAAAAAADKw/NQUI90CWMs8/s400/Sasan%2BGir.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667388993430533538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">After few days ago, quake of 5.3 magnitudes jolted the Whole especially with </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Gujarat stateJunagadh District</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Saurashtra</span> Region.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">But after that, Junagadh Jilla Villages experienced as many as 57 aftershocks till Saturday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest Seismologist Interviews, they said that, this was part of the many aftershocks of the 2001 earthquake.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Senior scientists at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Institute of Seismological Research</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> (ISR), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gandhinagar</span>, are monitoring the seismic activity in Sasan in Junagadh and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kutch</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"Our team is working in Sasan as part of the investigations. We have installed four instruments within 20 km area of the epicenter."</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Aftershocks of very low magnitude are occurring as the seismic activity in the area is decaying.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"So in order to register even the minute activity, we have installed such instruments close to the epicenter."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"It is nothing but an aftershock of the 2001 earthquake. Several such aftershocks have occurred in the same area earlier too."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Junagadh District Collector AM Parmar</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Interviews, he said that,"We have started the survey in affected areas. This is likely to be over in the next 4 to 5 days. Many people whose houses were damaged are living in their farms.”</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zRx4GFEvY1Y" allowfullscreen="" width="540" frameborder="0" height="400"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-85839094527642498252011-10-23T08:53:00.003+05:302011-10-23T08:56:32.698+05:30Junagadh Jilla Samachar – Diwali Jode Bhukamp na Aanchaka<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pDfP-wKkxEs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" width="540"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">At Thursday, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Ladudi village</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Maliya Hatina taluka</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> of Junagadh was the worst affected by </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Night Earthquake</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Around 45 to 50 houses were damaged as their walls collapsed. Some 15 villagers were injured, but no death has been reported.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Talala Town</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Junagadh District has six injured had to be hospitalized.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">They are - Babu Bambhaniya (22), Lakha Bharda (30), Gandabhai Jorda (45), Manjuben Jora (42), Maniben Jora (35) and Januben Makwana (60).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The tremors were felt across other </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Saurashtra</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Region like </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Jamnagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Surendranagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Bhavnagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Rajkot</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Amreli</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Porbandar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Ladudi villagers interviews, they said that, they ran helter-skelter in panic after the earthquake.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">They spent the whole night outside their homes.Fortunately, no one died.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The government should declare compensation for those whose houses were destroyed as most of them are poor and daily wager labourers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">We live close to the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Gir sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and the danger of lions is ever present.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Most villagers were asleep when the quake struck at 10.48 pm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It took them three or four seconds to realize what was happening.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">About 25 people have been injured in various incidences in Junagadh district.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The moment the earth started trembling, people panicked and jumped from the building and came running from their houses.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to disaster management officials, a 15-year-old girl Shivani Mahendrabhai, a resident of Khambha village in Visavadar taluka of Junagadh, jumped from her home. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">She panicked and jumped from the house after the earthquake.She fractured her back and legs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two people were also injured as a wall collapsed near Chitravad village in Talala. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In yet another wall collapse, two people were injured in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Khorasa village</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in Maliya-Hatina taluka.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to officials, Nanduben Sevra (45) and her son Dhaval (12) were sleeping in their home when the quake struck and a wall of their house collapsed, injuring both of them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">People across Junagadh district had a sleepless night. In many villages, power cuts compounded their problems. According to sources in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (PGVCL), power failure was reported in Talala, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Veraval</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Hakolvadi</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Jasadha</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Moraj</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> among other villages. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, power was restored by early morning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, visited the quake hit areas of Malia-Hati and Talala talukas in Junagadh district most hit by Thursday's earthquake.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He met the injured persons in the hospital, wished them a speedy recovery and ordered a survey of the extent of the damage.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Modi also visited Lahudi, Jalandhar and other villages in the afternoon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He further directed the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"> (GSDMA) staff to reach the areas with maximum damage and provide all possible rescue and relief assistance.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-30101611867852623352011-10-22T15:37:00.003+05:302011-10-22T15:38:46.289+05:30Junagadh City District Earthquake News – AP Center was near to Vanthli Village<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qpNLpYQ-zUQ" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="540"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Indian Met Department, the epicenter of the quake of moderate intensity, which shook the state at around 10:48 pm, was 20 kilometers south east of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Sasan Gir</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> near the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Vanthli town</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Junagadh district</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The epicenter of the earthquake which registered 5.3 on Richter scale was at Junagadh in Gujarat...tremors were felt here.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The quake was felt for 25 seconds in Junagadh and people rushed out of their homes in panic.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The tremor was felt in several other parts of the state including Ahmedabad.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Gujarat</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> was rocked by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on January 26, 2001 leaving 20,000 people dead and causing widespread destruction with the worst-affected being the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Kutch region</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-81334993697763230442011-10-21T15:09:00.005+05:302011-10-21T15:10:43.786+05:30Junagadh Saurashtra News – Season Vagar no Varshad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ejA9_apFUeo/TqE90LtfQpI/AAAAAAAADKY/z-7194__A9o/s1600/Junagadh%2BCity.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 399px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ejA9_apFUeo/TqE90LtfQpI/AAAAAAAADKY/z-7194__A9o/s400/Junagadh%2BCity.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665877772914868882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Saurashtra</span> region farmers are worried a lot for the last three days as unseasonal rain continued to lash parts of the region.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to district flood control room officials, it rained sporadically in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Bhavnagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Amreli</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and Junagadh districts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to Junagadh district flood control room officials, few days ago, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Manavadar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> topped the list with 25 mm rainfall within an hour.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Trees and electric polls fell due to stormy wind with rain. Two domestic animals were killed due to lightning in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Junagadh district</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> on Tuesday evening.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-65075988303446674912011-10-16T10:33:00.006+05:302011-12-27T15:50:20.035+05:30Asiatic Lion Sancturies India – Sasan Gir National Park gets 60% bonus tourists this Diwali vacation<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> charm continued to work for the forest department at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Gir Wildlife Sanctuary</span> (GWS), the only abode to <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Asiatic lions</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> in the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">At least 60 % more tourists are booked at this sanctuary for Diwali vacations, compared to last year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The sanctuary will open on Sunday after a three-month break for monsoon, which also coincides with the mating season for the beasts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">According to officials at GWS, the tourist flow has increased drastically as compared to the last year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The conducive environment and the facilities provided by the department has turned out to be a major aspect attracting the tourist, officials said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Even the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Gateway hotel</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Sasan Gir</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> is completely booked, weeks after it opened.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest Chief Conservator of </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Forests</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">, Junagadh, R L Meena Interviews, told to media that, “After the poaching incidents, which surfaced in 2007, we have taken several measures to change the entire perspective about Gir. The staff has been changed totally and about 400 of them are new recruits and that makes a lot of difference.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The old staff had been working as typical forest department staff whereas it needed something more than that because it was all about attracting more tourists.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“Not only that, the local tourist guides have gained a lot of confidence in explaining about wildlife to the tourists.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“There is no doubt that his presence has made direct impact on the tourist flow. After all, he is a superstar and people do acknowledge him.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">During 2009-10, a total of 2,06,563 persons visited the sanctuary and Devaliya Safari Park.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">During 2010-11, 2,71,745 persons visited GWS and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Devaliya Safari Park</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“There is an increase of 65,182 tourists in the financial year 2010-11 in comparison to 2009-10, which shows 31.55% increase in the tourist flow. During the current financial year, 1,08,996 persons have visited the sanctuary and Devaliya Safari Park. The sanctuary remained closed for tourists from June 16 to October 1.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The tourism campaign has also benefitted the private hospitality sector, with the first large foray into the area booked full for the Diwali season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The newly opened Gateway hotel at Sasan Gir — a part of the Taj hospitality chain with 28 rooms and a regular jeep safaris — has already been booked to capacity for the Diwali holiday season.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“We are completely sold out. It’s a mix (of foreign and domestic tourists), but a lot of domestic.”</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jW8RN4K-SWw" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" width="540"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-62229317319993892092011-09-24T20:18:00.004+05:302011-09-24T20:21:35.339+05:30Junagadh Municipal Corporation Website Launcing Event 2011<span style="font-family:georgia;">Today – At 24th September 2011, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Junagadh Municipal Corporation official website</span> launching event held with present of JMC <span style="font-weight: bold;">Commissioner Miss Vipra Bhal</span>(I.A.S.), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mayor Captain Shree Satishbhai R. Virda</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deputy Mayor Girishbhai Kotecha</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Lots of facilities available online for citizenes from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh City District</span> like,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(1) JMC Introduction, Administrative Wing Details, Elected Wing, Ward wise list of corporators</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(2) Junagadh City Municipal Corporation Departments details like Engineering, Health, Water works, Street Lights, Revenue and Transport Branch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(3) Other Services Details like Amusement, City Bus and Tax Collection Zonal Office</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(4) Online E-Services like Complaints, Tenders,Recruitment, Press Release and Property Tax Calculation</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(5) You can also downloads Forms, Acts, Brochures and B.P.L. List</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I like most “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh City Map</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo Gallery</span>”, which are really helpful many Tourists from out of Junagadh District or Gujarat or India.</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0pzXtVaXYxY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="540"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-10385539541441792822011-09-23T09:10:00.002+05:302011-09-23T09:12:24.711+05:30BJP MLA Mahendra Mashru Congress Councillor fast together for civic amenities in Junagadh City<span style="font-family: georgia;">To highlight civic problems, a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Congress councillo</span>r ward number 4 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Manjula Parsana</span> began a fast on Tuesday against the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh Municipal Corporation</span>, which is ruled by her own party.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Wednesday, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh BJP MLA Mahendra Mashru</span>, joined her for some time at the fast venue near the JMC, saying it was for greater public good.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Manjula Parsana Interviews, she said that, “Joshipura underpass, which is the only link for 1.5 lakh people living in several societies of wards 4,5 and 2, has been badly flooded. Despite several representations to JMC authorities, no action has been taken.’’</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“It may appear against my own party, but I represent my voters first. They wanted me to do something, and so I sat on fast.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Wednesday evening, both Mashru and Parsana were scheduled to meet JMC commissioner together to press the matter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mahendra Mashru said that, “It is not about who is fasting. It is about why she is fasting.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“I joined her because in the end, it is about public at large.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Parsana had invited me.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">She had asked other Congress councillors to support her, but they didn’t turn up.“However, the BJP MLA voluntarily joined in.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deputy Mayor Girish Kotecha</span> said it was “sheer politics’’.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Asked about the waterlogging problem at Joshipura underpass, he said, “This and many such projects have been hanging fire as the BJP-ruled state government has not been releasing required funds.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-41994951643858736842011-09-12T17:26:00.005+05:302011-09-12T17:29:05.533+05:30Junagadh Ganesh Utsav Celebration 2011 - 200 kg Maha Laddu for Ganeshji<span style="font-family: georgia;">Really this one is “Amazing and Unforgettable Moments for Whole Junagadh City”.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">People will remember, “200 kgs Maha Laddu for Lord Ganesh at this year celebration for many years.”</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xQ3Q6nHUPN4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >In above video clip, you can see HUGE SIZE OF LADDU created and well decorated.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Ganpati Bappa Morya</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-51491619725288760142011-09-08T10:48:00.005+05:302011-09-08T10:52:11.753+05:30Slumdog Millionaire Movie Hero Dev Patel Junagadh Visit 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QnPrF0thiWA/TmhQUHHkOiI/AAAAAAAADJM/FZIGB1Nt9s4/s1600/Slumdog%2BMillionaire%2BMovie%2BActor%2BDev%2BPatel%2BFreida%2BPinto.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 500px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QnPrF0thiWA/TmhQUHHkOiI/AAAAAAAADJM/FZIGB1Nt9s4/s400/Slumdog%2BMillionaire%2BMovie%2BActor%2BDev%2BPatel%2BFreida%2BPinto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649854038974675490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Just </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" >20 years old the winner of 2009 Academy Award <span style="font-weight: bold;">Slumdog Millionaire Movie Actor Dev Patel</span> visited <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh City</span></span> with his <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >mother Anita Patel</span> before few months ago, meet to media persons at hotel in this Historical City and said that he was dismayed when he went to Dharavi slum for the shooting of the film.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">He is basically from Gujarat, so we can say him “Gujju Person”. He also said that,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“The aim of portraying the dire poverty of India in his Oscar-winning movie was not to show the country in poor light. Instead, the intertwining theme of the Hollywood movie was optimism and to leave people thinking over what can potentially spring out of seemingly such a hopeless situation.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“My first impression was how depressed the residents of the locality are! There was nothing but hardships and inconvenience there. However, I was amazed by their unity and cheerfulness in the hell of adversity”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“There is a vast pool of talent in India and the West is acknowledging it now.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">He has come to India with the hope that he will be able to help people here.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Later in the day, He and his mother visited <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gir National Park Sanctuary</span> and watched <span style="font-weight: bold;">lions</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">He also visited historical places like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Narsinh Mehta Choro</span> (residence), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Uparkot</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Darbar Museum</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Both these Mother and Son have been invited for the visit by Junagadh-based <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr DP Chikhalia</span> who is a friend of Dev’s father.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-69828036923473410402011-09-03T11:52:00.006+05:302011-10-24T12:10:19.812+05:30Junagadh Diamond Cutting Business - polishing centers to become tech savvy<span style="font-family:georgia;">Like the world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surat City</span>, small diamond cutting and polishing centers across the state are all set to become tech savvy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Soon, small players in these diamond centers would get an opportunity to increase their productivity and quality of work by using hi-tech technology in diamond cutting and jewellery making.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">GJEPC</span>) has proposed a project under the central government's ASIDE scheme for setting up common facility centers to provide direct access to hi-tech machines and equipment and training to diamantaires in Gujarat State other cities like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ugamedi,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Satalasana</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Palitana</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Banaskantha</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Palanpur-Deesa</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mahuva</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Khambhat</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jasdan</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mehsana</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Visnagar</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhavnagar</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Amreli</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ahmedabad City</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">A proposal for Rs 40 crore projects for setting up common facility centers in Gujarat and centers of excellence in Surat and Navsari has been submitted to Central Government for approval under the Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) scheme.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-67371650122908327472011-08-15T16:07:00.003+05:302011-08-15T16:10:27.560+05:30Junagadh District police stations - CCTV cameras in Saurashtra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YlzgYcKvj6w/Tkj3KPLc8gI/AAAAAAAADII/hn8f6rVHTzs/s1600/Gujarat%2BState%2BPolice%2BStations.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 600px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YlzgYcKvj6w/Tkj3KPLc8gI/AAAAAAAADII/hn8f6rVHTzs/s400/Gujarat%2BState%2BPolice%2BStations.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641030288526864898" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Rajkot District</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> police have installed high resolution closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, which also have night vision capability, in all the police stations under their jurisdiction to keep an eye on the officials and also the accused in the lock ups.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Latest </span> Interviews who is Superintendent of police <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Premvir SinghRajkot rural</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> said that, “The CCTV cameras have been installed in all the 21 police stations in the district.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"There are three CCTV cameras in a police station -- at the offices of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">police inspector</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (PI) and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">police station officer</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (PSO) and the lock-up."</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"This will facilitate remote base monitoring system in each police station helping even the PSO and the PI to keep an eye on the accused."</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The CCTV cameras at the police stations are connected to the DSP's office.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">These will help the SP to monitor the happenings in each police station in the district.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"The basic idea is not distrust of the police officials, but to ensure they behave nicely with complainants and maintain discipline always. Past experiences suggest that this has helped a lot in improving discipline among the officials.''</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"There have been many complaints about police officers' reluctance to lodge first information reports (FIRs) and also allegations of misbehavior against them. The CCTV cameras to a great extent will solve this issue and will be helpful to the police officers as well as the common people."</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"We will cover all the police stations in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Jamnagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Surendranagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in a phased manner. The project is being implemented on public-private partnership (PPP) model.''</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"CCTV cameras will be also installed on main entry points, major traffic junctions, vital installations, markets and crowded places in the towns of Rajkot, Jamnagar and Surendranagar districts.''</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As of now, the CCTV cameras are installed at the police stations in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Bhavnagar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Junagadh</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Porbandar districts</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in Junagadh Police range.</span>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-36637250753040853732011-08-04T20:27:00.005+05:302011-10-24T12:10:11.301+05:30Junagadh City in Progress - 2nd ultra mega power plant to come up<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Central Electricity Commission</span> has zeroed in on 400 hectares of land at Lodhva village in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kodinar taluka</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh district</span> to set up its 4000-MW second <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ultra Mega Power Project</span> (UMPP) at a cost of Rs 24,000 crore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The process of site selection for the second UMPP had been going on for the last two years. The state government had suggested various locations in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porbandar</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kutch</span> after which the central government finalized the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lodhava village</span> site.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">As per Latest <span style="font-weight: bold;">D Jagdeesh Pandian</span> Interviews, who is principal secretary at the state’s Energy and Petrochemical department, said that “We suggested various locations to the CEA. After their technical evaluation, they have chosen Lodhva village site. The location is most convenient for importing coal for the UMPP. Proximity to sea will also help in getting water for coal-washing etc.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“Generated power will also be transmitted through grids in Gujarat. The state will get 40% of the generated power while the rest will be allocated to other states. The central government is in process of inviting bids for the project. We hope to see considerable progress shortly.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“The first phase of 1600-MW Mundra UMPP is almost ready and likely to be commissioned shortly.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Tata Power had bagged the first UMPP project at Mundra in Gujarat.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-31298072339039949562011-07-30T16:20:00.006+05:302011-11-22T21:07:46.118+05:30Girnar Mountain Ropeway Project - still not starting because another clearance pending<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh City Girnar Parvat</span> project was cleared by central Environment and Forest ministry in last February, but basic works of building the ropeway have yet not started because the company <span style="font-weight: bold;">Usha Breco</span> is now waiting for one more clearance – the last of all clearances – from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Central Empowered Committee</span> (CEC) formed by the Supreme Court of India.<br /><br />It’s expecting clearance for its proposal to build Girnar ropeway in three months time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">This clearance is must for starting construction activity in sanctuary area.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">If someone goes to appeal against the ropeway project, the clearance process may delay.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It was in the background of the tremendous pressure on <span style="font-weight: bold;">forests</span> and the unsustainable removals and the real threat of massive destruction of wildlife habitat that the Supreme Court of India intervened and constituted Central Empowered Committee on May 9th, 2002.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The CEC presently comprises of the following six members:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. P. V. Jayakrishanan, Chairman</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. M.K. Jiwrajka, Member</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. Mahendra Vyas, Member</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. M.K. Muthoo, Member</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. S.K. Patnaik, Member</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. P.J. Dilip Kumar, DGF & SS, Member</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-92215180151985572422011-07-29T16:10:00.006+05:302011-07-29T16:13:50.453+05:30Talala Gir Kesar Keri Mangoes – get Geographical Indication for GI Registry Chennai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6IuyQOKzw5o/TjKObUF95lI/AAAAAAAADHg/vjBVtyXk1rI/s1600/Kesar%2BMangoes%2BKeri.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 363px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6IuyQOKzw5o/TjKObUF95lI/AAAAAAAADHg/vjBVtyXk1rI/s400/Kesar%2BMangoes%2BKeri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634722683695261266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Geographical Indication's Registry in Chennai gave <span style="font-weight: bold;">geographical indication</span> (GI) tag to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Talala Sasan Gir</span> Kesar Mangoes and Bhalia wheat from Gujarat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh Agriculture University</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gujarat Agro Industries</span> had applied for the tag on behalf of Junagadh farmers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The new status would help prevent sale of ordinary <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kesar mangoes</span>, grown mostly in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Amreli districts</span>, as Gir Kesar. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The entire area around the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gir sanctuary</span> would be home to this variety and only those grown in this area would be known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gir Kesar</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mangoes from other parts of the state would be called Kesar though.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The taste of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kesar Keri</span> from the Gir area was different from the varieties grown elsewhere. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The fine ranges from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh under the Geographical Indication of Goods (registration and protection) Act, 1999.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bhalia is a long grain of wheat grown without irrigation for centuries in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhal region</span> of Gujarat. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The wheat has high protein content and has a sweet taste.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bhal region is spread across <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhavnagar</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ahmedabad districts</span>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-24979632936981982312011-07-28T10:10:00.005+05:302011-07-28T10:13:32.359+05:30Asiatic Lions News 2011 – Vadodara Surat City get pure breed of them<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTLLYndgdXs/TjDonRGbhfI/AAAAAAAADHQ/3goURXFid2g/s1600/Sayaji%2BBaug%2BVadodara%2BCity%2BZoo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTLLYndgdXs/TjDonRGbhfI/AAAAAAAADHQ/3goURXFid2g/s400/Sayaji%2BBaug%2BVadodara%2BCity%2BZoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634258895143405042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As earlier I talked with my one of the best online friend and she is really <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wildlife Lover</span>, said that, Vadodara City Zoo which considered among the oldest in the country will for the first time be home to a pair of pure-breed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Asiatic Lions</span>. The three lions in the zoo are crossbreeds and there is not a single lioness.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">With the Central Zoo Authority now giving a green signal to house the big cats, a team from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vadodara Municipal Corporation Zoo</span> will soon head for Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh to take possession of the lion pair.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Latest Zoo In-charge C B Patel Interviews, he said that,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> “We were contemplating on getting a pair of lions because one of the three lions has grown old and it is not advisable to keep him for public display. Talks were on with Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh and we have been allowed to take possession of a pair of Asiatic lions.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Among the three lions in Vadodara Zoo, two were procured from Chandigarh while one was born in the zoo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> “The significance of getting this pair is that we will for the first time have a genuine Asiatic lion. All the three lions are crossbreeds, including the one which has grown old. Now we will be able to go for captive breeding of Asiatic lions. We are waiting for the rains. A low temperature is important for the transit of the big cats.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sakkarbaug Zoo Junagadh City Saurashtra Kathiyavad</span> will also supply a pure breed Asiatic lion to Surat Zoo. The only lion in Surat Zoo is a crossbreed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Latest Zoo Prafful Mehta Interviews, he said that,Our proposal has reached Sakkarbaug Zoo officials and the final nod from CZA is awaited. For long we have been demanding an Asiatic lion and if everything goes well we will soon get one in the near future.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-44429533234244575612011-07-18T22:07:00.005+05:302011-07-18T22:14:05.160+05:30Asiatic Lions Wildlife Gujarat - policy a roaring success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0UwMxr3SB-s/TiRhen2F0sI/AAAAAAAADGo/H4IO4mErXyk/s1600/Asiatic-Lions-Wildlife-Sasan-Gir-National-Park-Wallpapers-Pics-2011.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 465px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0UwMxr3SB-s/TiRhen2F0sI/AAAAAAAADGo/H4IO4mErXyk/s400/Asiatic-Lions-Wildlife-Sasan-Gir-National-Park-Wallpapers-Pics-2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630732612839789250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Gujarat is Animal friendly state in India.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >While the number of any particular animal might have grown in some State or other, Gujarat is probably the only State where the populations of as many as four big wild animals have gone up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >While the rise in population of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Asiatic Lions</span> in Sasan Gir, its last natural habitat, is well-known, the numbers of three other big animals, too, have grown in Gujarat during the past few years.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Apart from the Asiatic lions in Gir, the big wild animals whose populations in Gujarat have grown are leopards, wild ass and sloth bear.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The increase of Asiatic lions in Gir to 411 in 2010 from 359 in 2005 was well publicized, but around the same time, the State’s leopard count, too, rose to 1,160 from 1,070 in 2006 and the number of wild ass in the Little <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rann of Kutch</span> went up from 3,800 to 4,038 in 2009.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The sloth bear population, found mostly in the eastern tribal belt of the State, grew to 293 in 2011 compared to 270 in 2006.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >As per Latest <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pradeep Khanna</span> Interviews who is Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) said that, “While the number of one particular animal might have grown in some State or other, Gujarat is probably the only State where the population of as many as four big wild animals have gone up.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >“People in Gujarat have a lot of respect for wildlife.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Khanna attributed the phenomenon mainly to the “animal-friendly nature of the people and the local culture in Gujarat”.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >He also cited the State’s conservation efforts and the “dedication of the Forest department field staff” for the flourishing wildlife population.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Though the growing number of wild animals raises the possibility of man-animal conflicts, Khanna said that there are ways to tackle such problems.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >When the growing number of Asiatic lions started to stray out of the designated Gir National Park, the State Government quickly decided to notify new adjoining areas as sanctuaries.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Thus, Mitiyala and Girnar areas were notified as new sanctuaries in 2004 and 2008 respectively to accommodate the growing number of the big cats.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The rise in the number of wild ass in the Little Rann of Kutch led to these animals straying into fields with standing crops. “People had to be convinced not to poison them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Similarly, cattle-lifting by lions led to confrontations with villagers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >“The compensation paid in such cases has been much less than the actual price of cattle killed. Villagers want more, but are tolerant enough not to harm the lions.” </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The number of sloth bears is growing in the sanctuary areas of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surpaneswar</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Narmada district</span>), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jambugodha</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Vadodara</span>), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ratanmahal</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dahod</span>), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Balaram</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jessore</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Banaskantha</span>), primarily because these areas have been left unaffected by urbanization. “Good forest areas have not been diverted for industrial use.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-86420401285497305722011-07-14T23:38:00.006+05:302011-08-23T14:37:01.811+05:30Saurashtra Rainfall News - has got only 6% rainfall till now<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >5th July 2011, Tuesday - It rained in parts Districts of Saurashtra, including Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Amreli and Bhavnagar.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saurashtra</span> region has received only 6.13 per cent of its average annual rainfall till July 5 according to the disaster management authority which is not enough to begin agricultural operations in the region.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh Districts</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Porbandar Districts</span> have received good rainfall in comparison with other districts.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Meanwhile, <span style="font-weight: bold;">India Meteorological Department</span> (IMD) officials said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at few places in all the districts of Saurashtra region, Diu and isolated places in Kutch district.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Weather officials said rainfall activity would increase in the next two days.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The worst-hit districts are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhavnagar</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surendranagar</span>, which hardly received 11 mm rainfall till date in this season.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >According to flood control room officials, on Wednesday, major rainfall was reported in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanthali</span> (22 mm), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Savarkundla</span>(12 mm), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Visavadar</span> (7 mm), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Amreli</span> (3 mm), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Junagadh</span> (3 mm). On Tuesday evening, the first showers lashed Rajkot city and 20 mm rainfall was recorded.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-87971444680339451292011-07-13T21:06:00.004+05:302011-07-13T21:09:25.159+05:30Junagadh Agriculture University vice Chancellor Interview about Crops Life with Rains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-WVcR4aGys/Th27m8ZCjSI/AAAAAAAADGQ/SSpjIGUrrow/s1600/Junagadh-Agriculture-University-JAU-Rajkot-Porbandar-Amreli-City-News-Saurashtra-Sorath-Kathiyavad-Gujarat-India-2011.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 450px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-WVcR4aGys/Th27m8ZCjSI/AAAAAAAADGQ/SSpjIGUrrow/s400/Junagadh-Agriculture-University-JAU-Rajkot-Porbandar-Amreli-City-News-Saurashtra-Sorath-Kathiyavad-Gujarat-India-2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628861387003563298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rains give new lease of life to crops in Saurashtra region</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As monsoons made their presence felt in Saurashtra this week, the farmers of the region were one happy lot as this rain has saved their crops.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though bit delayed, the recent rainfall in the region has given a new lease of life to the groundnut and cotton crop.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">During the last two days, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Rajkot</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Porbandar</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Amreli districts</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> of Saurashtra region witnessed rainfall and the meteorology department has predicted heavy rainfall in the coming two days across the region as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per Latest </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Junagadh Agriculture University vice Chancellor N C Patel</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Interviews, he said that, "Rainfall is crucial for both the groundnut and cotton crop. If the rains had delayed further, it would have hit these two crops severely."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"The rains that were witnessed in the last two days have saved the early sowing of crops. But we need substantial rainfall for further sowing."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sowing process will take some more time as these rains are not enough for new sowing. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per the data provided by the district agriculture department, the sowing area is still below expectation. The total area of groundnut covered is 4, 64,860 hectares this year in and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">SaurashtraKutch</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, which is only 30 percent of the last year's total of 1, 5, 75, 819 hectares.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Similarly in cotton so far 3,20089 hectares sowing has been done which was 17,60,238 hectares last year and just 18 percent area has been covered in cotton in Saurashtra region.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Former President of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Solvent extractors association of India</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (SEA) </span> said that, "More <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Govindbhai Patelrainfall</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> will definitely prove conducive for the sowing process. As the weather changes and the possibility of rain increases, sowing activity will increase in many parts of Saurashtra."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152609307215155786.post-56693312794271712752011-07-11T22:06:00.005+05:302011-08-23T14:37:13.945+05:30Gujarat Tourism India - increase of 1 lakh tourists and Rs 1 crore incomes in a year<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Sasan Gir National Park</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > has witnessed a huge increase in number of travelers in recent months.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Amitabh Bachchan</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >’s hugely publicized ads for Gujarat have been beneficial to the state in many ways, from which Gir seems to be benefiting the most.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >According to the figures between June 2009 to May 2010 Gir National Park and Gir interpretation center of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Devalia</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > both were visited by 5166 </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >foreign tourists</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > and 200800 </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Indian tourists</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >; which is a total of 205966 tourists.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >From which the Gir interpretation center had 213 foreign and 134005 domestic tourists while the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Gir Sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > had 4953 foreign and 66795 domestic tourists.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >But this year the number has increased by 98,861 tourists.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >According to forest department officials in Sasan Gir; 239 foreign tourists and 1, 70,350 domestic tourists, totally 1, 70,589 tourists have visited Gir interpretation center and 6061 foreign tourists and 1, 28,177 domestic tourists, totally 1, 34,238 tourists had visited Gir Sanctuary between June 2010 and May 2011.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Last year Gir Interpretation center made an income of Rs 1, 20, 46,155; whereas Gir sanctuary made Rs 87, 20,000. In total the forest department made an income of Rs 2, 16, 66,840.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >While this year with 98,861 more tourists, Gir sanctuary has made Rs 1, 66, 49,950; whereas Gir Sanctuary made Rs 1, 56, 91,726. In total the forest department made an income of Rs 3, 23, 41,676 which is Rs 1, 06, 74,836 more than previous year.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Apart from that the hotels and other hospitality resources near the National Park are benefiting from the increase in the number of tourists. Take an example of local car operators.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >While one Gipsy car driver was getting 70-80 tourist trips of Gir sanctuary in 2009-10, in year 2010-11 the same driver got 120-150 trips.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >But the real hospitality the tourists will never forget is the one offered by the small farm owners in the villages nearby, the tourists feasted on delicious </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Kathiyavadi Food</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > like </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Bajra No Rotlo</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Kadhi</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Khichdi</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Olo</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Lion King</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > has not only blessed the forest department but also the small scale cottage industry and numerous individuals who depend on them.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0