Himmatnagar: The tourist place of North Gujarat, Polo Forest will remain shut for visitors on Tuesday, August 27, declared deputy conservator of forest, Sabarkantha today. The decision has been taken in view of safety of visitors in connection with the extremely heavy rainfall and flood-like situation in the State. The State government has declared holiday on Tuesday for school students. Anticipating that large number of visitors may arrive at Polo forest due to school holiday, the forest depar...Read More

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

Polo forest (North Gujarat) : A youth from Anand died after drowning in a river in Polo forest. Total 9 friends living near Jakatnaka in Anand had reached Polo forest in an eco car for a trip. Five of them went to bathe in a river beside a dargah in polo forest. A 21-year old Arsil Salimbhai Vora drowned in the river. His friends could not rescue him. They reached Sharneshwar mandir and contacted Vijaynagar police. 108-ambulance and police reached the spot. The Idar fire department also reac...Read More

Sabarkantha: The Vijay Nagar Polo Forest will remain closed for tourists from June 13 to June 15, to conduct a census of bears. A notification to this effect was issued by the district collector of Sabarkantha. The census is conducted at temporary and permanent water points in the respective area based on the assumption that the wild animal will come to quench its thirst at least once in 24 hours during the Summer. A bear census was last conducted in the state six years ago in 2016. A s...Read More