Junagadh News – Cotton Quality may damaged by Rain after Diwali

Ginners are worried lot because of heavy rain that lashed parts of Saurashtra region appears to have caused considerable damage to the cotton growers as the rainfall will have adverse impact on the quality of the cotton.

Unseasonal rainfall will play spoilsport for the crops, especially cotton.

As per Latest Bharat Wala who is president of Saurashtra Ginners Association that represents 540 ginning units in the region, said that, “The rainfall will have reverse impact on quality of cotton production. We are getting reports of impact of rainfall on cotton from various parts of the region. As of now, we can't say exactly but I am afraid the quality will suffer a lot after this rain," said Wala. He said the region produces 70 per cent of total cotton in the state and that is why the rain was causing worry to farmers and ginners in the region. "It is expected that 1.30 lakh bales of cotton will be produced in the state in this season”

Rainfall was reported in Bhavnagar District, Amreli District and Junagadh Districts. According to district flood control room officials, in Amreli district, Savarkundla received 56 mm rainfall, Khambha received 55 mm, Dhari received 41 mm, Jafrabad received 45 mm, Amreli 25 mm, Liliya 24 mm and Babra received 11 mm rainfall. Apart from Amreli district, parts of Junagadh district, mostly coastal areas, received significant rainfall. Officials said that Una received 44 mm rainfall, Talala (19 mm) Kodinar (57 mm), Keshod (13 mm), (15 mm) and MangrolSutrapada received 14 mm rainfall.

Gir National Park Diu Visitors Junagadh Districts News Gujarat India

Gir National Park- Junagadh(Saurastra) :-

Now It’s a good News for all Visitors of Gir National Park (Junagadh-Saurastra),Nature Lover, Diu Visitors and also Historical Places Watchers.

Gir National Park has just got closer to Ahmadabad.

This time, it is not the lions straying further eastwards, but the Central government approving a second entry for Gir National Park forest from the Amreli side.

This will create a whole new tourist circuit which will include Gir National Park(Junagadh-Saurastra), Tulsishyam and Diu for the Amdavadi and south Gujarat backpackers.

So far, the entry into Gir National Park was from Sasan in Junagadh district.

The second entry point will be from Ambardi in Amreli district.

Officials said this area would be developed on the lines of Devalia interpretation zone for Asiatic lions.

This will make it easier for a tourist who wanted to do Gir National Park(Junagadh-Saurastra), and Diu in a single trip, packing in a lion safari, a pilgrimage and a beer on the beach.

Till now, travellers were forced to take a longer route from Junagadh, Sasan, Kodinar to Diu which was over 500 kms from Ahmedabad. But after the Ambardi entry, one could head directly for Amreli and from there to Kodinar via Tulsishyam and to Diu, saving around 100 kms.

The Central government has also announced a package of Rs five crore for the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) and Gujarat state forest department to set up another Asiatic Lion Safari in Ambardi area of Amreli district which already has the permission of Central Zoo Authority of India. This will develop eco-tourism in Amreli district, which borders on the east of Gir National Park(Junagadh-Saurastra) forest. The second entry is located three km away from Dhari on Amreli Road, which is 60 km from Diu.

State tourism minister Jay Narayan Vyas said, "This would shorten the route for those wanting to see lions before heading for Diu. We chose this because it is near Khodiyar dam, so there is a water source and there are some 150 lions here so the chances of sighting are high." He added that permission to launch a second safari was pending with the Supreme Court.