Case Department

A day before medical camp @ manavparivar-matar I took a shot of one of the department there. The Case Department.

Now, liquor permit on arrival at Ahmedabad airport

Good morning friends. Now, tourists coming to Gujarat can say ‘bottoms up’ to this! The state government in its bid to make flow of liquor easier for visitors has started issuing permits at the Ahmedabad airport itself.According to Gujarat tourism department officials, the process of issuing the permits will start from Tuesday from the department’s counter at the airport. Any visitor coming to the city can approach the counter at the domestic arrival terminal and seek the permit.

“We have taken the initiative to ensure liquor is not an impediment in the growth of tourism sector in the state,” Gujarat tourism secretary Vipul Mitra told TOI. This is another step from the forward-looking government to simplify the process of obtaining liquor for visitors, he added.

The permits to buy and consume liquor are issued from various places in Gujarat, including hotels, that have the permission to sell it. The process of obtaining the permit would be the same at the airport. “The visitor will need to show his residence proof, signifying that he lives outside the state and pay nominal charges to obtain the permit,” an official said. Information about the location of liquor shops would also be provided with the permit.

In addition, issuing of liquor permits will start at international arrival terminal quite soon, say tourism department officials. What’s more, though the unprecedented step has started in Ahmedabad airport, it could be replicated across the state. So, other airports in the state too would have similar facilities to issue liquor permits, officials added. – The Times of India

Prayer for Narendra Modi from Dhirendra

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been diagnosed with swine flu. A panel of doctors has been formed to treat him. Dhirendra Pray for Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s Good health. God give him speedy and safe recovery.

We all love you our CM Narendra Modi. GET WELL SOON SIR.

Soon, open butterfly park at Indroda

Good morning friends. Butterfly is not of the insect I love to see and sometimes catch. Because of it’s different color, for me it is very attractive specially when he rested on top of the flower. As per The Times of India, soon there will be an opening of butterfly park at Indroda. I’ll be waiting to that.Chasing colourful butterflies in the concrete jungle of Ahmedabad may seem far-fetched. But come November, and this dream will turn into reality in nearby Gandhinagar. Except, you won't be allowed to catch these flying fairies.

Are you wondering how? The Gujarat Ecological, Education and Research (GEER) Foundation is developing an open butterfly park on the banks of Sabarmati river at a site close to the Indroda park. A network of pathways will be built for visitors which will wind through beds of flowers and artificially created water bodies. The park will be protected from wild animals with high fencing.

This fencing would have gaps large enough to allow butterfly to fly in and out. But this park would be developed in such a way that the butterflies do not leave this park. This park will have flowering plants which attract butterflies and give them a habitat ideal for breeding. This would be the first of its kind open-to-sky park in the country. "In closed enclosures, the life span of butterflies is just 15 days.

However, in an open enclosure they live for 40 days. In closed parks, artificial breeding keeps the number of butterflies high," an official said. Spread in an area of five to six hectares, this park will be adjacent to Indroda which already has 43 different species of butterflies.

GEER director CN Pandey said that the park would not only attract butterflies from around the greenery of Indroda, but there are also plans to procure species from other areas and to introduce them here. The park will have indoor and outdoor interpretation centres as the idea is to combine education with entertainment.