Chorwad Beach Town Junagadh District News Samachar Gujarat India

Ban at Chorwad Beach.

In order to prevent an untoward incident at Chorwad beach, a tourist place near Chorwad town in Mangrol taluka of Junagadh district, sub-divisional magistrate PV Antani issued a notification banning entry of people in a 'dangerous zone' as a safety measure.

"The notification has been issued for safety and security of people. We have banned entry from the jetty to Dudheswar Mahadev temple area. This half-km area is very attractive and dangerous," elaborated Antani.

In May this year, nine people of a Rajkot-based school, including seven teachers, drowned after they ventured into deep sea while enjoying the surf. Tourists don't know the danger involved in this area. A few months ago, a local youth also died at same site. Historical palace buildings at the site are also reportedly in a dangerous condition.

Junagadh District News Samachar- Mangrol Port

Gushing sea inundates shores, fishing hamlet risks being washed away

For the last 20 days, gushing seawaters have inundated several hundred meters of the Sheriyaj-Bara village coast. The small fishing hamlet is located on the Arabian Seashore some five kilometers from Mangrol Port in Junagadh district.

The Arabian seawaters have never been this rough, and the abnormality has put the 4,000 members of the 500 odd-families of this village in a fix.

More than 20 kuchcha houses along with a concrete road built parallel to the coastline have been washed away. Besides, the engines of some 10 fishing boats valued at Rs 35,000 each have been swept away in the gushing waters.

Elderly village fishermen have said the community has been living here since decades but have never seen or witnessed such strong sea waves in their lifetime.

Abdulla Patel, president of the fishermen community said: “We have seen never such rough seas in our entire life. If the situation remains the same, we will be forced to abandon this place.”

A fisherman said: “The waves have forced us to withdraw our small fishing boats which earlier remained anchored on the shore. We cannot put our lives and boats in danger. Unless adequate action is taken soon, mass exodus cannot be ruled out.”

Patel said they had repeatedly pleaded to the concerned authorities to construct a dyke along the village, but to no avail. Most of the fishermen families here are living below the poverty line, but none have any BPL cards, he added.

Community leader Ayub Buchani said: “We have informed the district collector and the mamalatdar in this regard in writing, a week ago, but no official has bothered to visit us.”

Junagadh District Saurastra Monsoon News,Samachar

Rains stop in Junagadh after 72 hrs.

After 72 hours of downpour, the district breathed easy as rains finally halted on Friday.Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took an aerial view of the flood-hit areas of the district vise Mangrol, Keshod and Veraval talukas, in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, two persons lost their lives during the rains on Thursday in separate incidents. According to officials, due to the rains, a huge tree was uprooted and crushed one Chhaganbhai Koli (55) to death.

The incident occurred at Badalpur village near Bilkha town, some 15 kilometres from Junagadh.

In another incident that occurred on the outskirts of Loiyej village in Mangrol taluka, 26-year-old Hardas Pithiya was electrocuted when he accidentally came in contact with a live electric wire in his farmland, said sources.

According to official sources, various teams have been dispatched to the flood hit areas to carry out a damage survey. In Ghed, soil erosion has been spotted in farmlands in an area of over 50 square kilometers, sources added.