Gujarat CM inaugrates Ambardi lions safari park

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the Ambardi Lions Safari Park on a 350 hectare plot in Dhari taluka in Amreli district on the east of Lions Gir Sanctuary, as part of the State Government’s development mantra ‘sauna saath, sauno vikas’ for all round development and equitable growth of the state.
He unveiled the plaque at the Sinh Dwar entrance to the park and also opened animal upkeep centre.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that more tourists from India and abroad might now visit the safari park to see the pride of lions rather than go to Gir sanctuary. He said that Amreli district might emerge as a new tourism hub and might provide jobs to many. Many pro-people development works have been sanctioned for Amreli district and many more may be awarded.
Rupani said the state government had repeatedly asked for environmental clearance of the eco-tourism project in the reserved forest area of the Amreli district, but the previous UPA Congress Government sat over it. No sooner than Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP assumed office, he solved many a pending projects of Gujarat. The project was sanctioned by the Centre on June 5 last and the State Forest Department readied it real fast.
He listed Narmada canal-based SAUNI drinking water project for the Saurashtra region, buy groundnut at support price from Labh Pancham, loan to farmers at zero percent interest with likely burden of Rs.700 crore on the government as some of his government’s recent decision.
Rupani also inaugurated the G.N. Damani Secondary and Higher Secondary School new building. He thanked Ramesh Damani's family for their gesture.
Forest & Environment Minister Ganpatbhai Vasava and Minister of State for Agriculture Vallabhbhai Vaghasia, Additional Chief Secretary Forest & Environment Arvind Agrawal and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) G.K. Sinha also spoke on the occasion.
Those present on the occasion included MP Naranbhai Kachhdiya, Parliamentary Secretary Hirabhai Solanki, MLAs Bavkubhai Ughad and Nalinbhai Kotadiya, ex-MLA Babbubhai Tanti, BJP district president Hirenbhai Hirpara, Collector S.L. Amrani, DDO Nirgude, DSP Jagdish Patel and a large number of officials and public.