Jamnagar Lakhota Lake - 50 Turtles dead

Around 50 turtles were found dead in Lakhota lake early yesterday, preliminary investigations suggestion this could be due to input of acidic sewage or industry water that is pumped in the lake.
A specific area of lake is affected by this acidic water surge, and it seems only turtles were killed, more investigation is carried out by forest department and department of fisheries.

25 ft Holika Dahan - Jamnagar

Jamnagar's Bhoi community had created a record 25 ft Holika statue, weighing almost a thousand kilo.

Though Jamnagar is famous for numerous Holi ritual bonfires, this year the number of bonfire is around 200 in the city. In India there is ban on burning effigies, but special permission is given for Holika Dahan since 1961.

MP Bribe case - new twist

New twist in MP bribe case against Cairn India read more on http://www.halar.org/post/2011/03/18/MP-Bribe-case-Cairns-complaints-oil-minister.aspx

Locals fight with Industries using PIL, RTI

Saurashtra locals are fighting industrialisation of their lands and coastal areas using new weapons of laws, read more on http://www.halar.org/

Krishnaben Khakhrawala in Dwarka

SONY TV's famous TV serial "Krishnaben Khakhrawala" is currently shooting in Dwarka, in collaboration with Gujarat Tourism and Vibrant Gujarat efforts,.
However the shooting was disrupted yesterday on 15th March when priests and local had protested the shooting as a junior artist had entered the temple with shoes, Krishnaben intervened and resolved the matter,

Ahmedabad Airport to Jamnagar - VOLVO Bus Service

New GSRTC (ST) Volvo bus from Ahmedabad airport to Jamnagar, read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/14/Ahmedabad-Airport-Jamnagar-Volvo.aspx

Cairn India - New Allegations of Bribe to MP

New allegations have surfaces in Cairn - Jamnagar MP tussle, Jamnagar MP had lodged a complaint against Cairn in Anti bribery case , read more on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/14/Bribe-to-MP-Cairn-in-deep-trouble.aspx

Sewage water plant for Jamnagar

Inaugurating India's first National Centre of Marine Bio-diversity (NCMB) in Jamnagar Jairam Ramesh sent a clean and clear message to rest of the India, green is the way to go.

With this he announced a brand new sewage treatment plant that will be setup at estimate of 90 crore rs..

NCMB project is a of PPP project in collaboration with Reliance industries Limited, Jairam Ramesh added that he had already talked to Mukesh Ambani who agreed to contribute to this project.
The central government would grant Rs20 crore and Reliance would contribute Rs10 crore for NCMB.

Jairam Ramesh on Gulf of Kutch Ecology

Read on http://halar.org/post/2011/03/08/Jairam-Ramesh-on-Gulf-of-Kutch-Ecology.aspx

Ship stuck - possible oil spill in marine park?

Marine National Park Jamnagar officials are on a high alert,

A large vessel carrying bulk of rapeseed extraction meal and castor seeds extraction meal onboard got stuck near "Duni" island (between poshitra and Vadinar), this island borders the marine national park and there is a eminent threat to marine life in India's only marine national park.

MV Jutha Pathama, the vessel was bound for South Korea, all crew and owner of this ship are from Thailand, The Indian Coast Guard have confirmed the incident. Steps are being taken to ensure there are no oil spill in this area.