Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has appointed former Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Dr. Rajeev Kumar Gupta (retired IAS) to head the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) replacing another retired IAS officer PK Taneja. Another advisor of Chief Minister and retired former IAS officer Dr. Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed as Chairman of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) and Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited (GACL). The State government has also ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has transferred 7 IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers. Anuradha Mall has been shifted from CEO GSDMA to the post of DG SPIPA. KM Bhimjiyani has been shifted from DG SPIPA to Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records. Swaroop P has been made Municipal Commissioner of Vadodara replacing NB Upadhyay. NB Upadhyay has been shifted as Secretary, Cooperation, Animal Husbandry, Cow breeding and Fisheries. Harshad Patel has been made CEO, GSDMA. Manish ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said here today that the first-of-its-kind Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) developed by the state on a scientific manner after the severe earthquake in Kutch and other districts in 2001 had become a unique model for rest of India and developing country. He recalled how the killer earthquake had razed to the ground lakhs of building in Kutch and other districts (January 26, 2001) when the Gujarat Government headed by the then Chi...Read More

Bhuj: Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority(GSDMA) had given bike top fire fighters to various civic bodies across Gujarat. The government had given 3 such bikes, each worth Rs 4.85 lakh to Gandhidham municipality in Kutch. However the civic body has removed fire fighting accessories from bikes and given them to employees of drainage, sanitary and motor vehicles departments. According to civic body official, the bikes were lying idle due to no incident of fire in which they could be used...Read More