Ahmedabad: The Food Department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a notice and imposed a penalty on a restaurant on Sindhubhavan Road following a complaint of unhygienic food. According to an official press note, a complaint was received on March 18, 2026, alleging that a customer found a dead fly in garlic bread served at Como by Kaffa restaurant. Acting on the complaint, the Senior Food Safety Officer conducted an inspection of the premises. During the inspection, it was...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday delivered its judgment in a long-pending public interest litigation concerning the removal of street vendors from the Bhadra Complex in the old city area. The case, originally filed in 2014, was heard extensively over the years, and the division bench headed by the Chief Justice issued detailed directions to the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) regarding the implementation of the Street Vendors Act and the rehabilitation of certified vendors. The...Read More

Ahmedabad: Amid panic booking of LPG cylinders reported across the country due to the ongoing Iran conflict and rationing of commercial gas supply, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a pilot project to provide cow dung sticks (tiki/chhana) as an alternative fuel to temples, hostels, community kitchens and other institutions. Till now, 350 kg of cow dung sticks have already been supplied to Annakshetras, the civic body said. Concern over shortage of LPG has led to a sudden su...Read More

Gandhinagar: Vascon Engineers Ltd, headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and led by Managing Director Siddharth Vasudevan Moorthy (with Dr. Santosh Sundararajan serving as WholeTime Director & Group CEO), announced on Wednesday, March 11, that it received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for the development of Lotus Park in the city’s South West Zone. In an exchange filing, the company stated that the order is valued at ₹115.9 crore (excluding GST...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heat in Ahmedabad and released the temperature forecast for the next seven days. According to the IMD, temperatures in the city are expected to remain high, with heatwave-like conditions likely till March 12. As per the forecast, the maximum temperature in Ahmedabad is expected to remain between 39°C and 41°C from March 12 to March 18, 2026, while the minimum temperature is likely to stay between 22°C and 24Â...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Estate and Urban Development Department of the South West Zone of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) carried out a demolition drive in the Makarba area on Tuesday and cleared illegal constructions standing on land reserved for open space under a town planning scheme. According to an official AMC press note, notices had been issued to the concerned occupants under the provisions of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976, for encroachments on Reserve Final...Read More

Ahmedabad: Infrastructure projects in the city are being fast-tracked as Ahmedabad prepares for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and a possible bid for the 2036 Olympic Games. As part of the plan, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has approved widening the road from Sabarmati Toll Plaza to Narendra Modi Stadium to improve access to the proposed Sardar Patel Sports Enclave. The existing 18.3-metre-wide road will be widened to 61 metres over a stretch of about 500 metres. The project will re...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has appointed an Administrator for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as the term of the existing elected body will end on March 9, 2026. This is because the civic elections could not be completed before the expiry of the corporation’s duration, the government notification said. According to an official government notification, the current AMC councillors, who were elected in the February 2021 general elections, will complete their term on March 9, 202...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has appointed IAS Mukesh Kumar as administrator for Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as the five-year term of elected body has ended. Similarly, the State government has given a charge of Vadodara Municipal Corporation to IAS Shalini Agrawal as Administrator and also appointed IAS Milind Torawane as Administrator of Surat Municipal Corporation. The State government has appointed Harshad Patel as Administrator for Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation. Si...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Standing Committee of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday approved development works worth around ₹2,500 crore across the city, including major infrastructure projects such as the Naroda–Narol Iconic Road, renovation of Subhash Bridge, junction development, and a new Lotus Garden. Addressing the media after the Standing Committee meeting on March 5, Standing Committee Chairman Devang Dani said the approvals were among the final major decisions taken before the...Read More