Articles tagged under: Hamirsar lake

Collector declares holiday in Bhuj as per the traditions, as Hamirsar lake overflows

July 09, 2023
Collector declares holiday in Bhuj as per the traditions, as Hamirsar lake overflows

Bhuj: The schools and the State government offices and local body offices in the district headquarters of Bhuj will observe the holiday on the 10th of July 2023, as the heart of the town, Hamirsar Lake has started overflowing today on July 9th. The holiday has been declared officially by the district collector as per the local tradition that is going on since the days of country states and kings. While declaring the holiday, for schools and the state government offices in Bhuj today, the dist...Read More

Bhuj celebrates as Hamirsar lake achieves full level of water

August 31, 2020
Bhuj celebrates as Hamirsar lake achieves full level of water

People of Bhuj, the district headquarters of the border district of Kutch, gathered on the banks of 460-year old Hamirsar lake in a celebration mood today and participated in the traditional puja and thanksgiving ceremony to celebrate the lake achieving top level. The lake, spread over 28 acres is overflowing. This ceremony is so important that there's an old tradition of the district collector invoking his special power to declare a holiday in Bhuj to mark overflow of Hamirsar. Prior to Kutch...Read More

State level 15th August function to be held at Bhuj this year, Hamirsar lake front to be developed like Kankaria

May 25, 2013

Bhuj, 25 May 2013 The Gujarat government will celebrate state level function of 15th August Independence day at Bhuj in Kutch district. In a media interaction in Bhuj, MLA Dr. Nimaben Acharya said that the Bhuj town will be decorated like a queen on 14-15 August this year. "Bhuj's Hamirsar lake will developed like Kankaria lake of Ahmedabad. Same contractors who upgraded Kankaria lake are hired to give facelift to Hamirsar lake. The government is planning to keep w...Read More

Rann Utsav an opportunity to experience spiritual bliss:Modi(Video)

December 09, 2011

Bhuj, 9 December, 2011 Inaugurating a gala cultural program - Kutch Carnival - in Bhuj today Chief Minister Narendra Modi exuded faith that the tourists will get a feel of spiritual bliss at the white rann of Kutch under the bright moonlight. The colorful program of Kutch Carnival was organized on the eve of 38-day Rann Utsav. Some 35 artist-groups from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh presented various cultural programs on the banks of historic Hamirsar lake and ...Read More

Nine dams, Hamirsar lake overflow in Kutch

September 06, 2011

Bhuj, 6 September, 2011 Bhuj's Hamirsar lake has started overflowing following heavy rain in Bhuj and in entire district since yesterday. Bhuj experienced 8 inch rain in 8 hours today. 9 dams are now overflowing in the district. Several areas of Bhuj and Madhapar are water logged. In Gujarat’s Kutch district, a 500-year-old Hamirsar lake of capital town Bhuj is so important for locals that, they celebrate whenever this lake overflows during monsoon. The people of Bhuj town go o...Read More