Gandhinagar: The Centre has approved Rs. 1097.59 crore road works for Gujarat including a new four lane bridge over river Sabarmati near Dharoi dam on National Highway 58. The new river bridge will replace a low level cause way. This project also includes two vehicle underpasses, 3 small bridges and 4 nala. In the monsoon, when water is released from Dharoi dam, a low level causeway gets submerged and traffic is disrupted for one month on Vadali - Satlasna road. A four lane river bridge will sol...Read More

Himmatnagar: Concerns are being raised across North Gujarat over reported move of Rajasthan government to build newer dams on upstream area of Dharoi dam. Ruling party MLA, former minister and former Speaker of Gujarat assembly Ramanlal Vora has written a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in this regard and call for approaching the central government on this issue. Vora said, blocking the water supply to North Gujarat's Dharoi dam is a political stunt of the Rajasthan government. T...Read More

Ahmedabad: Dharoi dam over river Sabarmati has achieved the rule level prescribed for the period of upto 1st August. Against the rule level of 188.37 meter, the dam is 188.50 m full at 12.00 noon today (30th July). The highest level in Dharoi is 189.59 m. Against designed storage of 813.14 MCM, the dam has 701.97 mcm water storage at present. The dam is 86.33 percent full against full capacity. At noon today, the inflow was in the size of 4618 cusecs. After 1st August the prescribed rule leve...Read More

Gandhinagar: Southern Gujarat's second largest dam Damanganga is now full beyond the rule level prescribed for upto 1st August. Against the rule level of 72 m (for period upto 1st August), the dam at 3.00 pm today (July 27) was 72.15 m full. The full level is 79.86 m. The dam has 44.24 percent storage of water against full capacity at present. Against 55,403 cusecs inflow, 97,219 cusecs water is being released to downstream as of 3 pm today to maintain the rule level. Against the designed gro...Read More

Sabarmati: Lower Promenade at Sabarmati Riverfront which is also known as walkway has been reopened today morning from 11 am after the level of water in river Sabarmati normalized. The walkway was declared shut for visitors at 8 pm on Wednesday after a huge water discharge from Dharoi dam. The level of water had remained below the lower promenade during the last 48 hours. According to IK Patel, Executive Director of Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd, the lower promenade has be...Read More

Ahmedabad: Due to water released in Sabarmati river from Dharoi dam, there are chances of water overflowing on lower promenade of Sabarmati Riverfront. Thus, from 8 pm on Wednesday, it would be closed for the visitors/ walkers till further notice, said the officials of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). At 7 pm on Wednesday, outflow in river Sabarmati from Dharoi dam was 76,750 cusecs in addition to 750 cusecs in the canal. Dharoi dam had inflow of 77,500 cusecs. Dharoi dam was 88.47 perce...Read More

Sabarmati: Total 60,000 to 80,000 cusecs of water release from Dharoi dam in downstream river bed of Sabarmari began at 4 pm today. The current water level of Dharoi dam is 188.620 meters. The water will be released from Dharoi dam to Sabarmati river considering high volume of water inflow at present. Dharoi dam is 87.74 percent full at present against total capacity. Total 60 thousand to 80 thousand cusecs water is planned to be released in Sabarmari river which may gradually result int...Read More

Gandhinagar: The state government has drawn up a detailed plan to set up a space observatory-cum-recreational facility at Dharoi following a suggestion by PM Narendra Modi, states Times of India in an article. It is located a few kilometres from PM Modi's hometown Vadnagar, states TOI. The project has been sent to the PM's Office for approval and it will cost Rs 1041 crore and will be completed in 3 years as per the initial estimates, states TOI. It adds that the 140-metre tower will be...Read More