313 personnel approved for Statue of Unity authority in Gujarat
313 personnel approved for Statue of Unity authority in Gujarat
A total of 313 employees have been sanctioned by the Gujarat government for the newly constituted development authority for the area around the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Narmada district.
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Statue of Unity (Photo: Reuters)
A total of 313 employees have been sanctioned by the Gujarat government for the newly constituted development authority for the area around the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Narmada district.
313 personnel to manage the 182-meter statue and other tourist attractions has been approved by the General Administration Department under Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
(Gujarat Forest Department)
A pride of 10 lions entered a gaushala and preyed on 10 cows in Arab Timbadi village of Jetpur taluka of Rajkot district early on Tuesday. A team of forest department that was tracking the pride, however, reached the spot and saved 25 other cattle heads in the gaushala.
This is the third instance of lions being spotted in Rajkot district in a month. Seven lions were found camping in Thanagalol village of Jetpur taluka, 10 km north of Arab Timbadi last month, and three lions killed 14 cattle earlier this month in Jasdan taluka.
Arab Timbadi is some 10 km from the border of the Gir Wild Life Sanctuary (GWLS). Spread across Junagadh, Bhesan and Visavadar talukas of Junagadh district, GWLS is home to a few dozen Asiatic lions. However, over the past few years, lions have been dispersing out of the protected forest areas to densely populated revenue areas.
Patel said the nesting colony was around 60 km away from Flamingo City. “The nesting colony is on the periphery of Kutch Desert Sanctuary. It appears there was a large-scale breeding by greater flamingos in that area. After hatching chicks, generally females fly away while only a few males stay back to lead the flock of chicks,” the RFO added. “We are assuming that some birds of prey might have attacked the flock and the chicks would have got separated from the group during their bid to escape. It is also possible that they could not move as water dried in the area,” the RFO said.