Kutch: Five workers in their 30s died from asphyxiation while cleaning a sludge tank at Emami Agrotech early this morning. Kutch (East) Superintendent of Police Sagar Bagmar stated that the incident occurred around 1 am during the cleaning of the company’s effluent treatment plant. A worker entered the tank to remove sludge and lost consciousness. When two other workers tried to rescue him, they also collapsed. Two more workers followed suit, resulting in all five fatalities. An accident...Read More

Kutch: The Gujarat government is carrying out a mega demolition drive to remove illegal encroachments in coastal areas. On Thursday, 580 illegal constructions were demolished near Kandla Port in the creek area of Kutch, which borders India and Pakistan. Reports indicate that preparations are underway to demolish the remaining 55 illegal constructions today. The areas targeted by the bulldozers were known hideouts for criminals involved in drug smuggling and illegal businesses. As a result of ...Read More

Kandla: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today nabbed the head constable of the Customs department at the Kandla-based Special Economic Zone for bribery. According to the ACB, the accused, Ishak Abdulkarim Sama, head constable of the Customs department, sought a Rs. 3,000 bribe from a labor management firm to allow the entry of laborers through the gate of the Kandla Special Economic Zone (SEZ). As the labor management firm owner was unwilling to pay the bribe, he contacted the ACB's Gandh...Read More

Kutch: The path for the development of a greenfield airport in Kandla of Kutch seems to be clear as the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), which handles Kandla port, has given in-principle approval to allot 600-1000 acres of land for the project. With the demand for a new airport since 2019, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was ready to fund the project, subject to land availability. It is learned that since DPA cannot sell the land, it will provide the land parcel on a 60-year lease at a...Read More

Gandhinagar: As per the data of UDAN scheme passengers at various airports shared by the union government in the ongoing session of Lok Sabha, among Gujarat airports under UDAN scheme, Jamnagar had most passengers while Mundra had least number of passengers. In the year 2023-24 while Jamnagar had over 1.69 lakh passengers under UDAN, Mundra had merely 1770 odd passengers. Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and Diu(UT) are other airports that were under UDAN scheme in Gujarat. The governmen...Read More

Bhuj: The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has raised concerns over irregular flight services from Kandla Airport to Mumbai and Delhi. Businessmen and industrialists in East Kutch, including those in the sectors like ports, SEZs, timber, salt, oil, steel, cement, textiles, ceramics, and fertilisers said they face financial losses due to frequent cancellations. In response to these issues, GCCI has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, MP Vinod ...Read More

New Delhi: A concession agreement signed between Deendayal Port Authority and DP World in the presence of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal,  Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World; Mr. Rizwan Soomar, DP World, CEO & MD, Middle East, North Africa and India, Shri Sanjay Mehta, IFS, Chairperson and other senior officials of the ministry in New Delhi. This state-of-the-art container terminal at Tuna-Tekrawill caters ...Read More

Gandhidham: In a meeting of the Deendayal Port Authority, a decision was taken for the construction of a 10 km six-lane road connecting Kandla to Mithirohar at a cost of Rs. 97 crores. The meeting also discussed the start of handling IOC oil jetty number 8. The meeting also discussed a number of other things including dredging, a medical facility for port beneficiaries, a coal yard, the development of a cargo berth, an oil jetty pipeline network, and more. DeshGujaratRead More

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Kutch: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved development of Multipurpose Cargo (other than Container/Liquid) Berth Off Tuna Tekra at Gulf of Kutch at Kandla on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The total estimated cost of Rs.2,250.64 crore [The cost of Rs.1719.22 crore will be borne by the Concessionaire for Development of Multipurpose Cargo Berth (including dredging wor...Read More