The Jamalpur market has 32 stores that get flowers from all over India, but most of it is sourced from areas in a 40-km radius of Ahmedabad, mainly Naroda, Kheda, Sarkhej, Dholka and Bharuch.
After a 10-ten-long festival, devotees are all set to see off Lord Ganpati today on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. Around 100 lakes, ponds, and other water bodies in the city will be used for Ganpati Visarjan.
Even before the Jhulto Pul in Morbi crashed last year, Gujarat had seen some mishaps. In the last few months, however, construction or design faults linked to at least eight bridges some of them new or yet to be inaugurated were reported. Signaling the use of poor quality material and possible corruption, the incidents have dented the development model.
Six cities of Gujarat are among the 100 picked under the Centre's Smart Cities Mission (SCM). Of the six, Gandhinagar, which is also the state capital, is the least populated.
The two-hour rally is being held seeking to withdraw ST reservation benefits to tribal people who have converted to other religions such as Islam or Christianity or do not believe in idol worship.