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Ahmedabad’s 108 lakes have turned into drains
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 27, 2025
An inspection of eight lakes in Ahmedabad reveals that the water in these lakes is unsuitable for drinking, bathing, or other purposes. Eight lakes, including Naroda, Gota, Malekasaban, and R.C. Technical, are filled to the brim with sewage. They were supposed to be filled with water from the Narmada Ca...
Ahmedabad’s most expensive project, Asia’s largest garbage...
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, October 12, 2025
Instead of closing the Kharikut Canal, which brings water from the Khari River passing through the heart of Ahmedabad city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the state government spent Rs 5 thousand crores in 35 years on keeping it operational and repairing it, but no solution was found.
Due to t...
The Plight of Lakes and Rivers at Pilgrimage Sites in Gujarat
In November 2014, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board declared the lakes and rivers at pilgrimage sites in Gujarat in a critical state. Their condition is not very good in 2025.
Dwarka has no wastewater disposal system, so most dharamshalas and hotel operators have constructed underground drains that are not properly maintained. These drains frequ...
Decline in Organic Farming, Prime Minister and Governor fail in Guj
52% Decline in Organic Farming in One Year
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 26, 2025
Certified organic farming has declined in Gujarat's agricultural sector. Meanwhile, claims are being made that natural or organic farming has increased. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Mission for Natural Farming, which appears to be failing...
Safai Karamcharis protest across Gujarat, rally and sit-in in Ahmedaba...
Dilip Patel
The Ahmedabad Nagar Naukar Mandal is staging a protest at the Danapith headquarters over pending demands. A symbolic fast is being observed until the demands are met. The protest is peaceful.
15,000 Valmiki community sanitation workers are being exploited by RWAs that employ them on contract.
The Ahmedabad Nagar Naukar Mandal, ...
10 beaches in Gujarat are dirty and filthy
A 700-kilometer-long sea is submerging 8 islands.
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 24, 2025
People across Gujarat are seeking relief from the heat. At this time, beaches are becoming a magnet for tourists. Littering is contributing to pollution. Some NGOs have found that the Collector is neglecting 15 important points.
Instead of disposing ...
1,465 trees at Adani Airport replanted for free
12,000 trees uprooted in Ahmedabad in 10 years
A tree-planting machine costing ₹4 crore is falling apart
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 23, 2025
Ahmedabad is sweltering. Work to reduce temperatures is only on paper. Old trees are being felled for projects. A replanting machine costing ₹45 million has been purchased, and 180 trees have bee...
Gujarat University’s number of students going abroad for educati...
8 percent of students going abroad for education are from Gujarat.
Ahmedabad, September 23, 2025
The number of students from Gujarat going abroad to study in other countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia, has declined by 40 percent. Of the 800,000 students from India who went abroad to study, 8 percent were from Guja...
A maritime museum will be built in Lothal, but…
21 September 2025
Located in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, Lothal was a major trading center of the Indus Valley Civilization as well as a symbol of India's maritime power and prosperity. Five thousand years ago Lothal was not only a port but also a place of ship repair, a living history that will be revived here.
Lothal was one of the maj...
Maniben produces 1,100 liters of milk daily
Ahmedabad, September 21, 2025
Maniben of Banaskantha has secured second place in Banaskantha district by selling milk worth ₹19.4 million in 2024-25. This year, the goal is to purchase 100 more new buffaloes and sell milk worth ₹3 crore.
Manuben Jesungbhai Chaudhary, 65, a resident of Kasara village in Kankrej taluka, produces 1,100 liters of m...
Dhordo Solar Village in Kutch
177 kW of solar rooftop solar panels in 81 residential homes
Annual economic benefit of ₹16,064
Ahmedabad 2025
Dhordo village in Kutch, ranked as the 'Best Tourism Village' by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has become 100% solar powered.
Dhordo has become the fourth solar village in the state, after Modhera in Mehsan...
Gujarat Government Announces Rs 2,780 Crore Assistance for Farmers
Ahmedabad, September 21, 2025 – To encourage farmers to adopt modern farming, the Gujarat State Government has announced a total assistance of over Rs 2,780 crore for the purchase of tractors and other agricultural machinery over the past decade. These schemes have been implemented under the directives of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and the guid...
Prime Minister Modi the Sea projects worth ₹33,600 crore
Bhavnagar, September 21, 2025
Promoting the maritime economy along the Gujarat coast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth over ₹33,600 crore at the "Prosperity from the Sea" program held in Bhavnagar on Sunday. On this occasion, he described the maritime sector as the key to India's prosperit...
Allegations of irregularities in agricultural crop procurement raise q...
Ahmedabad, September 20, 2025
Allegations of irregularities have surfaced in the state government's program to procure peanuts and other agricultural crops at the support price. Congress leader Manhar Patel directly accused the government, saying, "There is no intention to provide MSP; this is a great opportunity for BJP leaders to indulge in corr...
Congress President Amit Chavda Visits Flood-Affected Areas of Banaskan...
Banaskantha, September 15, 2025
Following heavy rains on September 7th and 8th, thousands of families have been affected by flooding in Tharad, Vav, and Suigam talukas of Banaskantha. Villages were flooded, houses collapsed, crops were destroyed, and massive livestock losses have severely impacted the rural economy.
Today, Gujarat Pradesh Congr...