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Three new bridges to be opened in Surat today
Surat is getting thee new bridges built by Surat Municipal Corporation on Friday. Gujarat’s Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel is going to inaugurate the bridges. The bridges are constructed at a cost of Rs 27 crore. Amroli bridge, named as Pandit Shyamji Krishna Verma bridge, joins Amroli and Katargam and has been built at a... »
Gokul Group and GMDC to set up 80 MW power plant near Surat
Gujarat Gokul Power Limited, the legal entity of Gokul Group based out of Sidhpur is considering to set up a 80 MW power plant which would be a thermal power station using lignite. The project cost is estimated to be around RS 460 crore to come up in Surat near one of its ditrict... »
Just one flight a day is not enough for Surat:One minister complains, another not responding
Central minister of state for Tribal development Shri Tushar Chaudhary on Sunday requested central minister for Aviation Shri Praful Patel to do something urgently for southern Gujarat’s only one - Surat airport which is much neglected according to him. During the inauguration ceremony of new Ahmedabad airport building of terminal 2, Tushar Chaudhary addressed Praful... »
If good monsoon, Pranab Mukherjee is hopeful for 8.5% growth this year and 9% next year
Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that as per the ongoing trend of monsoon, we will be able to achieve growth rate of 8.5% during the current year 2010-11. He said that by the year 2011-12, our target is to achieve the growth rate of 9%. Shri Mukherjee... »
Essar begins operations at Hazira port
Essar Shipping & Logistics’ all-weather bulk terminal at Hazira in Gujarat developed at a cost of Rs 800 crore, has started commercial operations. The terminal has capacity of 30 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the country’s largest dry bulk terminals with 550-metre long berth, capable of accommodating large vessels directly. The terminal... »
370 MW GSEC Utran power station commissioned
On dedicating a 370 MW gas based power station to nation today at Utran-Surat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that Gujarat is the only State in entire country that has managed to come out of electricity shortage. 18000 villages in Gujarat are receiving 24 hours of electric supply and... »
L&T to build 36 high speed interceptor boats at Hazira facility for coast guard
Infrastructure construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will design and construct 36 high speed interceptor boats worth Rs 970 crore at its existing shipyard at Hazira in Gujarat for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced in Mumbai on Monday. The contract, awarded by the defence ministry, is one of the initiatives of the government... »
SGCCI wants state to increase its aid for fast completion of Sarsana complex
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a newly-constructed state-of-the-art dome-shaped pillar-less Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre(SGECC) at Sarsana last Friday in Surat. However this centre is just one of the three building that are planned in Sarsana campus. Rest of the two buildings of auditorium, multi-purpose hall and Centre... »
Essar encroached Rs 250 crore forest land in Hazira:govt admits
The Gujarat government on Tuesday(2 March, 2010) admitted in the assembly that Essar Ltd encroached Rs 250 crore forest land in Hazira(Suvali). State Forest minister Mangubhai Patel in reply to Kalupur(Ahmedabad) MLA Faruk Sheikh told the assembly that the state government had registered four cases against the company in this regard. According to the... »
Respect local culture,do change accordingly and have a great business plus goodwill
By Japan K Pathak Give respect to local culture, do change according to it, and have a great business here, is mantra of Gujarat. In 90s, when Pizza Hut’s first restaurant was launched in Gujarat, it attracted great attention of international media for the fact that it was the only Pizza Hut outlet offering only pure... »