Bhuj: During 1980 to 2019 period, arid border district Kutch witnessed scarcity of water in as many as 12 years. District collector office has now stepped up to make a long term plan in attempt to achieve self sufficiency of fodder in this drought prone district in which there's equal population of humans and cattle. District collector Nagrajan Mahalingam said the administration is preparing a long term project after comprehensive study on the subject. The report will be handed over to the St...Read More

New Delhi: With water storage in dams dropping to a “critical” level, the Centre has issued a “drought advisory” to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, asking them to use water judiciously. The advisory was issued to Tamil Nadu on Friday and similar cautionary letters were sent to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana late last week, said S K Haldar, a member of the Central Water Commission (CWC). The drough...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will be on one-day visit to scarcity-hit Kutch district to interact with rural villagers, district and taluka level officials and review the situation of water, fodder and employment. The Chief Minister will reach Narayan Sarovar in Lakhpat taluka at 11.30 am and hold meeting with local villagers. He will hold meeting with officials of Lakhpat taluka and offer guidance on scarcity-relief works. The chief Minister will at 2.00 pm will visit...Read More

Surendranagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today launched the second spell of the state-wide Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan (SSJA) by performing “ShramDaan” at Tarnetar in Surendranagar District with a resolve to conserve water through deepening lakes, ponds and other reservoirs. He said that Government of Gujarat has made proper arrangements so that our future generation do not have to face water scarcity. It’s our resolve to save every single drop of rain. This water conservatio...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has sufficient fund to serve farmers in scarcity-hit talukas of State, said Revenue minister Kaushik Patel. He said the total fund of State and Central govt is Rs. 2355 crore. The State government has put Rs. 1176 crore under related district collectors. Payment is going on through this fund. He said 50% of disaster fund available to State government equals to Rs. 1177 crore. The centre makes allocation of needed amount - as per it, the Centre has ma...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has put on hold any decision about bringing paddy straw/fodder from Punjab for use in the water scarce areas of the state, Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel informed today. Talking to newsmen here Patel, who also participated in the scarcity related sub committee meeting, said that there were quality issues with the straw. 'We have put on hold the decision to bring the straw from Punjab to be used as cattle fodder in water scarce areas,' Patel said. ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Drip and sprinkler will not be mandatory to get agriculture power connection in 57 talukas of Gujarat that are under dark zone. The government of Gujarat has taken this decision today in view of scarcity situation in the State. Earlier, due to falling ground water levels, the State had declared 57 talukas as dark zones and made it compulsory for farmers to adopt micro irrigation in order to get agriculture power connection. However, due to lack of enough rain and scarci...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will lead a road show for upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 in Mumbai on Monday. He will hold one-to-one meetings with 15 industry captains. He will also host consul generals of 20 countries over lunch. He will separately hold meeting with Kutchi businessmen and community leaders and discuss scarcity relief in Kutch district. DeshGujaratRead More