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Navsari Nearest Surat
Navsari will be merged with its twin city of Surat under the Surat Metropolitan Region.The Surat Metropolitan area will be extended till Navsari. The state government wants to decongest and curb the haphazard development around the fastest growing city of Surat. For this, the ministry had sent a proposal to the CEPT University to prepare a project report titled regional planning strategy for Surat.The University, after a year long study and analysis, recently submitted a detailed report on the regionalisation of the city. Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel refused to comment, but K M Panchal, Chief Town Planning Officer in the Urban Development Ministry confirmed that he has received the report....more
Udvada Nearest Surat
A visit to Tourism of Gujarat an attendant visit to the city of Surat located in Gujarat India offers travel related information that Surat situated in Gujarat India is replete with an attendant paraphernalia of history and commercial feats. All this makes Surat, situated in Gujarat, India a place worth more than a single visit. Tourism of Gujarat, takes the tourist on a journey across the travel destinations of Surat, located in Gujarat, India, such as the castle of Surat, built in the year 1546 A.D, along with many Hindu, Jain and Parsi temples and mosques which were built as the history marched along the landscape of Surat, located in Gujarat, India....more
Sardar Vallabhai Patel Museum
he Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial is a museum and exhibition centre dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian independence activist and political leader, at the Moti Shahi Mahal, located in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Moti Shahi Mahal is surrounded by the Sardar Open Garden, where peacocks roam free and monkeys reside in the trees. The Sardar Open Air Theatre shows documentary films in the garden on occasion. Before the palace stands a statue of Patel. Four pillars mark the four wings, one floor and central hall of the palace.A major attraction of the Sardar Patel national memorial museum in Ahmedabad consists of the national flag that was designed by the Indian National Congress in 1930 -1931......more
Ukai Dam
Gujarat has around 21 large dams, among 541 Indian Dams. Ukai Dam near Surat is one of the major projects including Sardar Sarovar Dam. Only 5 projects of Gujarat are considered to be the prime sources of water across the state, namely the Dharoi, Dantiwada, Kadana, Ukai and Sardar Sarovar. These 5 Dams of Gujaratare also of national importance.The storage capacity of Ukai dam is almost 46% of the total capacity of all the other existing dams in Gujarat if put together. Thus it can be concluded that the rest of the dams have as little as 0.1% average storage capacity. Ukai Dam is thought to be the mega project in Gujarat. During last 40 years, the actual irrigation potential is attained through all the major and medium water resources projects.....more

 

Vansda National Park Navsari
The Vansda National Park at Navsari was established in 1979 in Navsari district of Gujarat. The Vansda National Park in Gujarat is spread over an area of 24 square kilometers, in the mountains of Western Ghats or Sahyadris. The Vansda National Park of Gujarat is extremely dense and harbors a wide variety of flora and fauna. The Vansda National Park is maintained by the government of Gujarat and a unique protected area of the state.The Vansda National Park in Gujarat has mainly moist deciduous and dry deciduous forest and bamboos, tall teak trees, orchids, mango groves and gigantic creepers are the predominant trees of the forest. At present the Vansda National Park at Gujarat has more than 250 species of plants including variety of rare wild animals....more
Dutch Gardens
Surat is a bustling port city sited in the state of Gujarat. A forerunner of India's industrial enterprises Surat is shrouded in history and myriads of reference of its former efflorescence can be found in the chronicles of the Mahabarata, the annals of the foreign travelers and the British and Dutch colonial powers. A beautiful relic of Surat glorious past are the magnificent and sprawling Dutch Gardens.The Dutch garden in Surat is essentially cemeteries of the officers who landed and settled in Gujarat on their business ventures. Dutch garden is one of the most significant gardens in Surat. Gardens in Surat have been expanding from time to time, under succeeding gardeners to its present state.....more
Tapi river
Tapti is a river of western India and the history of this river starts with its origin in the Betul district. It rises in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and flows between two spurs of the Satpura Hills, across the plateau of Khandesh, and thence through the plain of Surat to the sea. It has a total length of around 724 km. and drains an area of 30,000 sq. m. For the last 32 m. of its course, it is a tidal flow, but is only navigable by vessels of small tonnage; and the port of Swally at its mouth. The history of this river is closely associated with the Anglo Portuguese history. The upper reaches of the river are now deserted, owing to silting at the outflow of the river. The waters of the Tapti are usually not used for irrigation.Tapi river is one of the major rivers in India. The total length of the Tapi river is approximately around 724 km. It flows in the central part of India.....more

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