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Gujarat rivers overflowing; Vishwamitri river in Vadodara inches towards 20-ft mark, but civic body allays flood threat

September 06, 2025 7:13 pm

With Ajwa Reservoir releasing 6600 cusecs of water into the Vishwamitri as well as an additional 2000 cusecs being released from Pratappura overnight, the level in the river steadily rose from 13.4 feet at Kala Ghoda to 19 feet at 3pm.

Crocodile on Vadodara road: Why cleaning of Vishwamitri canals has some from the species looking for new territories

July 19, 2025 1:01 am

Since March last year, VMC and the state irrigation department have been carrying out desilting and dredging of Vishwamitri river along its approximately 50-km course

Gujarat: 11-foot crocodile carcass found in Vishwamitri

June 28, 2025 11:33 pm

The incident is the fifth in the last three months, in which crocodiles are said to have died from “natural causes"

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15.52 lakh cubic metres silt removed, Vadodara civic body to install coir nets on Vishwamitri banks to prevent erosion

May 23, 2025 9:06 pm

Ahead of the June 15 deadline, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation said 90% of the work on the project is complete

Work on 6-phase flood-control project to address Vadodara issues begins: Minister

March 25, 2025 6:01 am

Kunvarji Bavaliya said, “500 gram panchayats in the state have completed the work of water audit

Gujarat: VMC begins deepening work of Ajwa and Pratappura reservoirs

March 05, 2025 12:04 pm

The dredging and deepening of Ajwa and Pratappura reservoirs will ensure an increase in the storage capacity and allow the VMC to prevent excess rainwater from flowing at high speed into the Vishwamitri river

Gujarat: Relocation of crocodiles may not be needed during Vishwamitri-desilting, say officials after 'smooth' mock drill

February 26, 2025 12:13 am

The “mock-drill”, VMC officials said, was in preparation to begin the work the moment the Standing Committee finalised the tender for the 25-kilometer river stretch

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Gujarat: GEER begins data analysis of crocodile census conducted in Vishwamitri river stretch

February 07, 2025 3:45 pm

With the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) looking to start the work of dredging and desilting the river as part of a flood mitigation project, the census will help the civic body plan the relocation of the crocodiles if required.

Vishwamitri project: Standing Committee rejects Municipal Commissioner’s choice, directs re-tendering at half the price

January 25, 2025 5:29 am

Standing Committee Chairman Mistry said, “We have returned the proposal for the Vishwamitri project for re-tendering, so that it is done on the basis of the tenders of the Water Resources Department, as we want to be transparent and maintain uniformity."

Vishwamitri is a known breeding site for the mugger crocodiles.

State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority in Gujarat clears Vishwamitri dredging and desilting, recommends following NGT order

January 18, 2025 5:32 pm

Vishwamitri is a known breeding site for the mugger crocodiles.

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