Gandhidham
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| Gandhidham | |
  Gandhidham
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| State - District(s) |
Gujarat - Kachchh |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 27 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density - Sex ratio |
166388 - - 0.894 |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 370201 - +2836 - GJ-12 |
Gandhidham is a city and a municipality in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The town came about or more aptly created after development of the port of Kandla, 14 kms away in 1960.The growth of this town has been linked by an ambilical cord to the growth of the port of Kandla.The town is a well planned one with wide straight roads and neatly designed cross-roads.The city was devastated during the earthquake of January 2001 when many of its buildings were razed to the ground.It has since recovered with remarkable resilience which is a hallmark of the Kutchis who live in this region.With the booming growth in India's economy,the cargo handled by the port of Kandla has increased manifold and this is very visible in the economy in and around the town.In addition many industries have been set up in this region after January 2001 due to the tax incentives which were granted to the district for speedy recovery from the earthquake.Though there has been an exponetial growth in Gandhidham the medical facilities available in this town just about makes the grade.A remarkable improvement has been the availability and quality of drinking water due to the Narmada project and has almost eliminated the chronic shortage of water that this region was traditionally associated with.Whole credit of ending water shortage goes to H R Gadhavi, mayor of Gandhidham, whose enourmous efforts and skills to communicate with Water supply ministry made possible solution of water problem which was assumed impossible by previous administrators.
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[edit] Geography
Gandhidham is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 27 metres (88 feet). By :Nishant Sharma
[edit] Administration
Gandhidham is administrated by Gandhidham Municipality. Present mayor (as on 15 August 2006) of the town is Shri Himatdan Gadhavi who happens to be one of the senior lawyer and rispected citizen.Since last 2006 administration has been very active unders Guidance of Himatdan Gadhavi in dealing with common mens's problems. Being a non-corrupted administrator H R Gadhavi has taken lots of effirmative steps, clearance of water shortage, street animals, sanitation, road repairng etc. Being a rare combination of honest, hard woking ,educated and efficent , H r Gadhavi has been able to deliver very strong administration and has control on administration and able to work fearless also.
By :Nishant Sharma
[edit] Business
Most of the business here were depend on Shipping, but after Tax Exemption announcement lots of corporates are setting up manufacturing units nearby Gandhidham. In its economic development, Gandhidham is highly benefited by rich tradition and entrepreneurship of the Gujarati community, its proximity to Kandla port and free trade zone.
By : Nishant Sharma
[edit] Transport
It is connected to major cities of India such as Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi by train. The major domestic airport close to Gandhidham is in Bhuj 60 kms fm Gandhidham. It is only 12 kilometers from Kandla, the second largest port of India.
[edit] References
Gandhidham's streets are prepared by kpt courtesy,and one thing abt roads should be noticed that all roads are straight.Due to free trade zone many well developed companies are coming near gandhidham.
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