How to Reach

How to Reach How to reach Kutch is the primary question that comes in every tourist's mind before visiting the place. A number of options are at your disposal for reaching the exotic location. However, the most comfortable options are by air or by road. Both the services will ensure a comfortable journey. The journey via road will have an added advantage of providing you an opportunity to have a closer look at the diverse land of the Gujarat. The diversity offered by Kachchh is unique and delightful in true sense. By Air For travelling to Kutch by air, you will have to take a flight to Bhuj, the administrative city of Kutch. There are also daily flights to important cities like Mumbai. You ...

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Cranes and Raptors Galore

Cranes and Raptors Galore Raptors of several species are numerous in Kutch and we were not disappointed. From early on we started seeing Pallid Harriers and Long-legged Buzzards. An excellent monsoon had produced a fine crop of grass which in turn nurtured a huge population of Lesser Bandicoot Rats Bandicoota bengalensis. These are apparently the main prey of the harriers, buzzards and eagles. Other mammals included Golden Jackals, Indian Hares, Jungle Cat, Nilgai and Chinkara but none were numerous. Near Chhari Dhand up to 12 Marsh, Pallid and Montagu’s Harriers and a similar number of Steppe Eagles could be seen at any one time. In the evening over 40 Steppe Eagles scuffled over the favoured roosts on top of the scattered bushes with the majority forced...

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Bird

Bird Some small birds Habitat of Red-tailed WheatearAfter arrival at CEDO around lunch time we spent the remainder of the day in the Banni grasslands and Chhari Dhand. We started in an area of gravelly desert flats with rocky outcrops and quickly found a fine Red-tailed (formerly Rufous-tailed) Wheatear that Jugal had first located some days ago. This is the subspecies chrysopygia which some (including Birds of South Asia) consider warrants full specific status. Two other wheatears featured prominently throughout our birding in Kutch; Isabelline and Desert. Both favour more barren habitats than Variable but all proved to be very approachable as did the Siberian Stonechats in the grasslands. Several of the...

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PPP Mode Mandvi ITI

Salient Features of the Scheme : An Industry Partner (IP) is associated with each ITI . IP is selected by the State Government in consultation with Industry Associations. Institute Management Committee (IMC) is constituted/ reconstituted with IP or its representative as Chairperson. In IMC 4 members nominated by IP and 5 by State Govt. and Principal of ITI to be ex-officio member Secretary. Interest free loan of upto Rs.2.5 crore to be given directly to IMC and also to be repaid by it. IMC is registered as a society and entrusted task of managing the ITI.  It is given financial and academic autonomy. IMC will be allowed to determine upto 20% of the  admissions. A Memorandum of Agreement is signed among the stake holders. Institute...

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PPP Mode Mandvi ITI Salient Features of the Scheme : An Industry Partner (IP) is associated with each ITI . IP is selected by the State Government in consultation with Industry Associations. Institute Management Committee (IMC) is constituted/ reconstituted with IP or its representative as Chairperson. In IMC 4 members nominated by IP and 5 by State Govt. and Principal of ITI to be ex-officio member Secretary. Interest free loan of upto Rs.2.5 crore to be given directly to IMC and also to be repaid by it. IMC is registered as a society and entrusted task of managing the ITI.  It is given financial and academic autonomy. IMC will be allowed to determine upto 20% of the  admissions. A Memorandum of Agreement is signed among the stake ...

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Kutch Bird

Kutch Bird Introduction   Tucked away in the northwestern corner of India and bordering Pakistan and the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, Gujarat is a great bird-watching destination in India. From the deserts of the Rann of Kutch which melt into the arid Banni grasslands much of northern Gujarat is a wasteland which attracts a wide variety of wintering birds to the thorn scrub and great stretches of seasonal wetlands. Add to this a 1660 km coastline on the Arabian Sea, the famous dry deciduous forests of Gir and the moist deciduous forests in the south, in a landscape interspersed with ancient hill ranges of the Aravallis, Satpura, Vindhya and the Sahyadhris, and you have the perfect recipe for a...

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Narayan Sarovar Temple in Kutch City

Narayan Sarovar Temple in Kutch City      Narayan Sarovar means the Lake of Narayan, a name for Vishnu. There are actually five sacred lakes here. A temple complex is located on one of these. Narayan Sarovar is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for orthodox Hindus. The architecture is ancient and awe-inspiring. Narayan Sarovar in Kutch is the most ancient and pious place for Hindus. It is one of the five holy ponds in India. In this place there are temples of Shri Trikamraiji, Laxminarayan, Govardhannathji, Dwarkanath, Adinarayan, Ranchodraiji and Laxmiji. Maharaj Shri Deshalji's Queen had built these temples. Devotee from all over India come to worship the lords here. ...

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Bhadreswar Jain Temple in Kutch city

Bhadreswar Jain Temple in Kutch city There are a number of temples built by Jain followers in Kutch. The Bhadreshwar temple, one of the most ancient temples situated in Bhadrawati, considered a very holy place is one such. Bhadrawati was ruled by King Sidhsen in 449 B.C (according to the Hindu calendar) who renovated the place. Later it was ruled by The Solankies who were Jains, and they changed the name to Bhadreshwar. Then in 1315, a great famine struck Kutch, after which the place was renovated by Jagadusha. Near the village of Jalvana, at Koday Bohter Jinalaya is Jain pilgrim's holy place. There are 72 statues of Jain Gods. The main God here is Prabhu Aadeswarji. The divine statue is...

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dholavira in kutch city

dholavira in kutch city Above all the Harappan sites, the site of Dholavira nearby known as Kotada, in the Khadir island of Kutch stands separately. It is memorable for its wonderful planning and vastness of area and deposit. Currently, we can say that it is one of the two largest arrangements in India and the fourth or fifth largest in the subcontinent. The others arrangements are: Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Gharo Bhiro (all in Pakistan) and Rakhigarhi (in India). Dholavira enjoys the exclusive characteristic of elastic a dedication of ten large sized signs of the Harappan script that is indeed the oldest sign-board of the world. A variety of used funerals structures is yet...

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kandla port in kutch city

kandla port in kutch city Kandla Port, a national port, is one of the eleven most important ports of India. This port is situated on Kandla stream. The first investigation of this stream was undertaken by the British Royal India Navy in 1851 and a detailed survey done in 1922. This port is developed by Joint project of Maharao Shree Khengarji-III and British Government in the 19th century. Standard dry cargo treatment capacity of Kandla Port is 24,000 metric tons per day. The port is under Ministry of Commerce and is managed by a Port Trust with a Chairman as its head. The Kandla Port Trust is run by a board of trustees. There is an administrator - representative of the ministry of Commerce...

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Lakhpat in kutch City

Lakhpat in kutch City Lakhpat is the last town situated at the western end of India, on the India-Pakistan border, at the junction of Kori Creek and Rann of Kutch. Lakhpat probably, derives its name from the prosperous maritime trade which generated a daily income of one Lakh (1,00,000) Kori, an old curency of Kutch State. Another legend says that it was founded by Rao Lakha, so it is named Lakhpat. Lakhpat is fortified town with high walls, several gates and bastions made out of hard stone. After a short period of prosperity, Lakhpat lost is maritime signfincance in 1851 AD, when the Sindhu river changed its course. Once a thriving town with population of 15,000 is today a deserted town with only few families livign here....

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History of Kutch City

History of Kutch City        Kutch is a fascinating land and no visit to Gujarat is complete without a sojourn to this peninsular district. Its remoteness has kept it a place apart for centuries. The people are very sturdy, business minded and seafaring. Kandla a major seaport of the country with its single point-mooring facilities happens to be the only free trade zone of India. Kutch produces some of Gujarat's most exquisite crafts like embroidery, tie die fabrics, enameled silverware and other handicrafts. The great and little Rann of Kutch are the breeding ground of Flamingo, Pelican & Avocet and the home of the rare Indian wild ass which is now a protected species. When it comes to speed and stamina...

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Kutch City Kutch is second largest district in India and largest district in the state of Gujarat. Bhuj, Anjar, Mandvi, Mundra, Abdasa-Nalia, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau and Nakhatrana are Talukas of Kutch. Kutchi is the main language of kutch people. Kutch is famous for crafts and embroidery works. Kutch is also famous...

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Kutch City

Kutch City Kutch is second largest district in India and largest district in the state of Gujarat. Bhuj, Anjar, Mandvi, Mundra, Abdasa-Nalia, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau and Nakhatrana are Talukas of Kutch. Kutchi is the main language of kutch people. Kutch is famous for crafts and embroidery works. Kutch is also famous...

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Kutch City Kutch is second largest district in India and largest district in the state of Gujarat. Bhuj, Anjar, Mandvi, Mundra, Abdasa-Nalia, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau and Nakhatrana are Talukas of Kutch. Kutchi is the main language of kutch people. Kutch is famous for crafts and embroidery works. Kutch is also famous...

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Meghalitic Kabar

Meghalitic Kabar     Meghalitic Kabar     In the Mandvi taluka of Kutch different tombs of 1200 years ago are found which are different in many ways from the famous muslim tombs. These tombs contains a long stone in between with 2-3 pots of sand. Stones are arranged ion a circle and in between there are big square stones with some marks. Famous muslim tombs are in east-west direction whereas these tombs are in north-south direction. Recently Shri Shaktising Chudasama of Bhuj has made a documentary film on these tombs. These tombs are on the Sea-shore of Mandvi to Sabharai. At present research is going on these tom...

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Kutch Costumes

Kutch Costumes Kutchi Costumes are unique and some of the embroidered are very costly. The mirror work and embroidery work forms an integral part of Kutchi Handicrafts irrespective of the community or ethnic group to which they belong , however the workmanship differs. In fact the various communities can be identified by the pattern of handicrafts and dress or costumes they were. For instance, the Garacia Jat women wear only red or black chunis while Rabari women wear black open blouses or cholis with odhnis to cover head. In the rural areas women wear Chaniya choli during the whole year, Chaniya choli's are of many designs and fashion. Typical Kutchi costume is incomplete without 'Abha' or 'Kanjari'. 'Abha' is...

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