Development check: Ahmedabad, Amreli,Vadodara,Jamnagar

Ahmedabad, 2 December 2014

Development check:

Stadium to be converted into lake

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will develop a lake water body at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium site in Bapunagar area, bhoomi poojan of which shall be performed on Wednesday. Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium was earlier known as Malek Saban stadium. Every year in monsoon this site attracts water from all nearby areas and looks like a lake. Proper excavation and beautification of stadium will convert it into a popular evening place to hang out.

Market yard in Amreli

Amreli will get Rs. 150 crore new marketing yard, bhoomi poojan of which was performed by five girls. The new market yard will bring relief to farmers, citizens and traffic of Amreli. The present marketing yard creates problem of traffic due to long queues of vehicles outside the market yard. The new yard will be constructed on Savarkundla-bypass road outside the city. Yard Chairman Sojitra said that construction work would be completed on time.

New police station in Vadodara

Vadodara city has got its 20th police station in Gorwa area. The new police station has been named as Lakshmipura police station. It has been carved out from the areas of Gorwa police station. The new police station is presently functioning in rented house that has four rooms on ground floor and two rooms on first floor.

Lakhota lake development project

Though, Gujarat High Court has stayed further progress of Jamnagar’s Lakhota lake beautification project barring development of footpath and jogging track, the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation has continued some work. The JMC has started building foundation wall between RTO and Maya Saheb dairy.The development work of lack was challenged by NGOs through public interest litigation in the Gujarat High Court. RTI activist Kalpesh Ashani has protested further development work and asked Deputy Collector to intervene.