Narmada Canal Breach - Water Crisis In Jamnagar

For the next couple of days, Jamnagar city will not get enough water.

A major breach developed recently in the Saurashtra Canal near Hadvad in Surendranagar district, this will severely affect water distribution in major cities like Rajkot, Surendranagar, Kutch and Jamnagar.

As per Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL), the breach is nearly five-metre wide.

Although water supply to the canal is stopped and repair work has begun, to fix and dry up the patch will take 2-3 additional days

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Untimely Rain - Winter Crop Damage

Recent untimely rains and high velocity winds created havoc in Saurashtra and Jamnagar farmers.

In the last couple of days, farmers of Rabi crop are feeling helpless against untimely rains and high velocity winds, these scattered showers are causing enough damage to the standing and growing winter crops.

The phenomenon known as Western Disturbance affected all the eight districts in Saurashtra-Kutch region, almost all district have recorded untimely rains for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.

In many places, the rainfall was recorded up to 1 to 2 inches.

There are also reports of significant damage to wheat, cumin, pulses and vegetables.

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Jamnagar - Quick Response Team Created by Police

Jamnagar - Quick Response Team Created by Police

With recent terror attacks in Mumbai, Jamnagar police have formed a Quick Response Team equipped with AK47 rifles, bullet-proof jackets and other anti-terror gear to avert any possible terror attack on Jamnagar City.

Like SWAT Team, Jamnagar Quick Response team has six officials, team is headed by Jamnagar's Local Crime Branch police sub-inspector (PSI) Mahavir Singh Rana.

Jamnagar DSP Rajendra V. Jotangiya informed that Jamnagar is second biggest coastal line after Kutch and has maximum interaction with Pakistani Marine Agencies, he also informed that this six-man team is equipped with AK-47 rifles, bullet-proof jackets and other anti-terror gear. A special government Gypsy has been provided to the team, which will be available 24/7 at Jamnagar's police headquarters.

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New Poll - Favourite Jamnagari Place

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Jamnagar IAF Personnel's wife raped in Hariyana

Indian Army's Western Command is in news now.

Wife of a IAF personnel currently deported at Jamnagar raped by two medical attendants at the Army Western Command hospital in Haryana's Panchkula district.

Victim went to the hospital to see one of her relatives who was admitted in the hospital.
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Brass Parts Export Graph - 20- 60% Down

Jamnagar accounts for over 80 per cent of the total production of brass parts in the country.

This decline in demand for brass products is caused by two things, one due to price hike in raw material and fuel, On the other side export orders decline for the machine tools industry declined the exports to next 20-30%.

Eighty per cent of the 4,000 brass parts units in Jamnagar ( All small scale industries) are on the death-bed as the industry is plunging into a recession. out of total brass consumption of 50 lakh container per month, (each of 20 tonnes wight), Jamnagar accounts for 80 per cent of total brass components, this includes electrical, automobile or sanitary appliance items in India.

This year only Brass industry saw around 30 per cent decline in export revenues.

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Whale Shark Preservation by Fishermen

Jamnagar's local fishing community will join endangered whale shark preservation.

Whale sharks can grow up to 45 feet, they weigh around 12 tonne and are known to live up to 100 years, they are docile and completely harmless to human beings and are found mainly in warm waters. The Wildlife Trust of India, State Forests and Environment Department and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) of Goa is conducting five-year research to study whale shark habitat, map their migration, various aspects of their life cycles and genetic patterns.

This program also launches coral - reef study program, funded by Jamnagar-based Tata Chemicals Limited.

As a part of the program, local fishermen will be trained to collect samples and also be taught how to click photographs of whale sharks using underwater cameras. Later this images will be used for identification of the whale sharks.

Five year study plan is as follows

• First Year - Hydrography and study of patterns of whale shark migration to Saurashtra Coastline.
• Second Year - Population check and dotted pattern analysis.
• Third / Fourth Year - GPS Tracking and Satelite Tagging.
• Fifth Year - Experimenting and Genetic behavior study.

Coral research study might work out a new proposed research center at Dwarka or Mithapura in Jamnagar.
      
Religious leader like Morari Bapu many others are supporting this Gentle cause, coast guards too will be helping whale sharks to fight against poachers.

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Jamnagar - Recent News

City morning is now foggy with begining of the winter.

Dwarka -  Murali Mandir Entrance is now open.

Lohana Samaj is celebrating Jalaram Jayanti.