Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Gandhinagar: Union minister for environment and forest Jairam Ramesh unveiled an ambitious Rs 25-crore plan to develop Dandi as a green zone and ecofriendly tourist destination. But, the fact is that this town, which shot into limelight when the Congress celebrated 75 years of the Dandi March in 2005 by re-staging it from Ahmedabad to Dandi, still needs a facelift.

With an aim to rejuvenate Gandhian principles and values and to immortalise the historical salt march undertaken by the Mahatma in March-April 1930, the UPA government has launched a unique Rs 25-crore green project for Dandi and the surrounding villages to transform the area into an eco-friendly tourist destination.

Dandi: The Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (Gandhi) memorial project was launched in Dandi, some 50 km off Surat, in coastal areas of Navsari district on Wednesday by Union minister of forest and environment Jairam Ramesh at Dandi.

Himanshu Bhatt | TNN

Dandi: One of the most important landmarks of India

Manas Dasgupta

DANDI (GUJARAT): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh launched the Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative project in the historic coastal village in south Gujarat on Wednesday. It was at Dandi that Mahatma Gandhi launched his salt Satyagraha 80 years ago.

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Ahmedabad: The Centre has embarked on yet another ambitious project to build a green memorial at Dandi to immortalise the salt march by Gandhi in 1930.
With an aim to rejuvenating Gandhi principles, a Rs 25-crore green project will be launched at Dandi on Wednesday to transform the area into an eco-friendly tourist destination.

Praveen Kumar Singh

New Delhi: Get ready to drive on

Ahmedabad: The city and new Raipur have been chosen by the European Commission promoted body called International Co-operation for New Town Exchange (ICNTE) to showcase some of the best municipal practices before member nations.

Kalpana Jain & Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi May 12, 2010, 0:55 IST

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