Gandhinagar: Three individuals lost their lives by drowning in the Sabarmati River in Sector 30 of the state capital, Gandhinagar. A group of people had arrived at the riverbank in a tempo from Ahmedabad to immerse idol of Daha Mata in the Sabarmati River in Sector 30. Among them, 12-year-old Poonam Prajapati, who had come with her family, started drowning in the deep water. Four people jumped into the water one after the other to save her. However, Ajay Vanzara and Bhartiben Prajapati also d...Read More

Ahmedabad: The services of Sabarmati River Cruise, a floating restaurant in river Sabarmati are suspended for indefinite period due to low water level in the river. The restaurant is shut for last two days and it will reopen only after the level of water in river goes up and stabliize. The cruise is parked outside its office on the Sabarmati riverfront West at present. It is not for the first time that the cruise is non-0perational in monsoon. Even in previous monsoon, the cruise service was ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued an order to suspend all boating and other water sports activities at Kankariya Lake in the city. The civic body has also temporarily halted the operation of the River Cruise at the Sabarmati Riverfront. These activities will remain suspended until a new contract, encompassing safety measures proposed by the high court, is finalized. The office of the city police commissioner requested the AMC to furnish details of the new contract,...Read More

Sabarmati: Boating service in the river Sabarmati from the Sabarmati Riverfront in the city is not yet available to visitors due to various issues, including a pending safety audit and a breach of terms. Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd. (SRFDCL), which functions under the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), shut down the boating service after the incident of the boat tragedy in Harni Lake in Vadodara city. Ever since then, the boating service at Riverfront, near Vallabh Sadan, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Pro Kabaddi League kicked off Season 10 today on the Akshar River Cruise here in the city. The Head Sports Leagues, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League Mr. Anupam Goswami launched the special season along with PKL Season 9-winning team Captain Sunil Kumar (Jaipur Pink Panthers) and the Season 10 opening game Captains Pawan Sehrawat (Telugu Titans) and Fazel Atrachali (Gujarat Giants). Speaking during the press conference as the cruise took a round of the S...Read More

Sabarmati: A day after winning the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, the Australian cricket team members today morning posed for photos with the cup at the Sabarmati river cruise next to the iconic Atal footbridge. The lower promenade of Sabarmati Riverfront and the Atal Bridge were declared shut to visitors till 12.30 pm in this connection by Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd. While Atal Bridge and Sabarmati Riverfront are promoted globally with this photo session, the earlier ph...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) has issued an invitation for bids for the dredging work beneath the Atal bridge, located between Ellis Bridge and Sardar Bridge, covering an area of approximately 100 meters by 100 meters, with the aim of reducing the existing riverbed depth to an average of 3 to 4 feet. The deadline for physical bid submissions is 20-11-2023, up to 16:00 hrs. The deepening of the area by approximately four feet is crucial to ensuring th...Read More

Ahmedabad: Connecting the western and eastern parts of the city, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will construct a dual-purpose bridge and rubber barrage linking Acher near Torrent Powerhouse on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, and Sadar Bazar on the east bank of the river. With a budget of Rs 73.65 crore, the tender for construction of rubber barrage the has been issued. The bridge is expected to alleviate traffic congestion, providing a crucial link between key areas such as Cha...Read More

Sabarmati: Over the past two days, approximately 13,000 cusecs of water has been released from the Vasna barrage into the Sabarmati River due to recent rainfall in the state over the last three to four days. Currently, 8,040 cusecs of water is being discharged from the Narmada main canal into the Sabarmati River, in addition to 20,012 cusecs water is coming from the Sant Sarovar Dam. It is expected that around 30,000 cusecs of water will be released from the Vasna barrage by this evening. ...Read More

Sabarmati: With growing concerns over the high pollution levels in the Sabarmati River, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notices to 30 factories in Ahmedabad within the last 30 days. These notices were served to chemical and textile processing facilities located in Danilimda, Behrampura, and Vatva after the GPCB found illegal effluent discharge into the river. A senior GPCB official mentioned that some units in Danilimda and Behrampura, which claimed to have zero li...Read More