News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar

–Summer festival has kicked off in Gujarat’s only hill station Saputara in south Gujarat. Inaugurating the festival, Tourism Corporation Director Gajendrasinh Jadeja said paragliding activity will resume in Saputara in this summer festival.

– New district superintendent of police of Junagadh district has announced a mobile number 95 122 111 00 for complain via SMS or whatsapp regarding any anti-social activity or traffic issues.

– A lion died due to lung problem at Jesar in Bhavnagar district. For last 8 days it was brought to Jesar for treatment due to lung problem from Junjuda-Piyava revenue area. With this there have been 14 reported deaths of lions in last two months.

– Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) is going to announce its Green Action Plan today. According to Mayor Gautam Shah 17,500 trees will be planted around 74 km long Sardar Patel ring road. Housing Board colonies will have plantation of trees that consume less water. Gulmahor, Garmalo, Asopalav trees will be planted on both sides of roads. Two new phone numbers will be declared for plant at home via phone/SMS.River Front to have biodiversity park.

–Veteran Gujarati humorist Shri Vinod Bhatt will get Ramanlal Nilkanth award on 8 June in Ahmedabad’s Sahitya Parishad hall.

–Poet Madhav Ramanuj to get Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar on 6 June evening at Bhaikaka hall.

–Another lion cub has been runover by vehicle near Pipavav port in Rajula taluka of Amreli. This is the second incident in last three months in which a lion had died on this same road. There are over 40 lions sighted along the coast in this area.

–North Gujarat town Patan to get underground gutter network. State government approves Rs 25 crore for this project under Amrut Mission.

–On occasion of World Environment Day, the state government has organized Wild Life photography exhibition at Ravishankar Raval Art Gallery in Law Garden area during 3-8 June, 4 to 8 pm.

–Pre-monsoon exercise: AMC starts desilting Kharicut canal. Daily 200-300 tonne dump is being removed.

–Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) of Gujarat recovers Rs 15 crore disproportionate assets from five government officials in statewide raids.

–66 weak houses in wall city area of Ahmedabad given notice by AMC for danger of collapse during upcoming monsoon. Most of them are near or above 100 years old.

–251 CCTV cameras installed by Ahmedabad City Traffic Police will be utilized by Ahmdabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) for quick update on water logging during upcoming monsoon.

–Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation(GSRTC) to have Rs 43 crore further burden due to recent hike in diesel price.

– DeshGujarat