Kutch
Hazira Plant That Built K9 Vajra Now Makes Army’s BvS10 Sindhu
L&T and BAE Systems have started building 18 BvS10 Sindhu all-terrain vehicles at Hazira, Surat, for Army patrols in Ladakh and the Rann of Kutch.
Gujarat Declares Kutch, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar Drought-Hit
Four western districts got under a third of their usual monsoon rain. Farmers there can claim Rs 8,500 a hectare, cheap fodder and 150 days of rural work.
Kutch Rail Lines to Lakhpat and Hajipir Reach Tender Stage
Western Railway has tendered Rs 2,046 crore of work on two new Kutch lines, Vayor-Lakhpat and Deshalpar-Hajipir-Luna. Bids close in February 2027.
Khavda Crash Kills Seven Workers, Puts RE Park Transport Under Scrutiny
Seven workers died and about 20 were hurt when a truck hit their pickup inside Kutch’s Khavda RE Park. What the probe covers and why worker transport matters.
Kandla Lays Stone for India’s First Port-Based E-Methanol Plant
Deendayal Port and Assam Petro-Chemicals begin a Rs 2,300 crore, 150-tonne-a-day e-methanol plant at Kandla to fuel ships. What it means for Kutch.
Bhuj to Barauni: New Amrit Bharat Express Links Kutch With Bihar
Railways has approved a tri-weekly Bhuj-Barauni Amrit Bharat Express covering 2,532 km. Timings, halts and what Kutch passengers should check before booking.
Narmada Dam Is 99% Full While Saurashtra and Kutch Wait on Canals
Sardar Sarovar stands 36 cm below its full level with 98.77% storage. What a near-full Narmada means for dry Saurashtra, Kutch and the rabi season ahead.
Monsoon Exits Gujarat With Saurashtra and Kutch Still Short of Rain
Gujarat ends the monsoon at 88% of normal: South Gujarat is in surplus, but Kutch sits at 57% and 73 dams are under a quarter full as withdrawal begins.
Rain Finally Reaches Kutch, Gujarat’s Driest District This Monsoon
Kutch sat 70% short of its seasonal rain until this week. Two days of heavy showers changed the rainfall figures, but not yet the water in its dams.
Salt Container Train Leaves Kutch as Gujarat Gets Five Cargo Terminals
India’s first salt container train ran from Kutch to Mithapur in stainless steel boxes, and Gujarat got five Gati Shakti cargo terminals on the same day.
Kutch Bustard Plan Aims for 30 Birds Where Only Three Females Remain
Gujarat’s new Great Indian Bustard plan wants 30 birds on up to 500 sq km of Kutch grassland. The wild population today is three females and no males.
Rain Returns to Gujarat, but Not to Dwarka, Porbandar or Kutch
IMD expects heavy rain in Gujarat from 12 September, but the alerts miss the districts running 60-88 per cent short. The reservoir numbers explain why.