''Bharat Nirman LokMahiti Utsav'' at Fatepura of Dahod District

દાહોદના ફતેપુરા ખાતે યોજાયેલ ત્રિદિવસીય ભારત નિર્માણ લોકમાહિતિ ઉત્સવ અંતર્ગત આયોજિત વિવિધ કાર્યક્રમોની માહિતી અને તસ્વીરો પ્રેસ ઇન્ફર્મેશન બ્યુરોના સૌજન્યથી પ્રાપ્ત થયા છે. આ કાર્યક્રમોમાં દાહોદ સાંસદ શ્રીમતિ ડો. પ્રભાબેન તાવિયાડ,પી.આઈ.બી.અમદાવાદના ડેપ્યુટી ડાયરેક્ટર શ્રી એમ.એમ.

પુરબિયા, ઝાલોદ ધારાસભ્યશ્રી ડો. મિનેશ ગરાસીયા, ગરબાડા ધારાસભ્ય શ્રીમતિ ચંદ્રિકાબેન બારિયા, જીલ્લા કોંગ્રેસ પ્રમુખશ્રી કિરીટભાઈ પટેલ, આરોગ્ય શિક્ષણ સલાહકાર ડો. વિનુભાઈ પટેલ,ગુજરાત વિદ્યાપીઠના પ્રો .ડો આરતીબેન કસબેકર, ડી.એ.વી.પી.ના અધિકારી શ્રીમતિ સુમનબેન મછાર સહિતના અનેક ગણમાન્ય વ્યક્તિઓ ઉપસ્થિત રહ્યાં હતા. આવો,આપણે પણ આ ભારત નિર્માણ લોકમાહિતિ ઉત્સવને તસ્વીરો દ્વારા માણીએ.

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The Pamban Bridge

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==>> The Pamban Bridge, South India

From: Sapna Mehta
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" target="_blank">The Pamban Bridge  is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge. It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra-Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km. The rail bridge is for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers, but has a double leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m) and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge.   " target="_blank">   " target="_blank"> The railway bridge historically carried metre-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007. Until recently, the two leaves of the bridge were opened manually using levers by workers. About 10 ships — cargo carriers, coast guard ships, fishing vessels and oil tankers — pass through the bridge every month. From the elevated two-lane road bridge, adjoining islands and the parallel rail bridge below can be viewed.   " target="_blank">After completion of bridge metre-gauge lines were laid by them from Mandapam up to Pamban Station, from here the railway lines bifurcated into two directions one towards Rameshwaram about 6.25 miles (10.06 km) up and another branch line of 15 miles (24 km) terminating at Dhanushkodi. The section was opened to traffic in 1914.   ">   " target="_blank">       <>The noted boat mail ran on this track between 1915 and 1964 from Madras-Egmore up to Dhanushkodi, from where the passengers were ferried to Talaimannar in Ceylon. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was abandoned after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.   <>According to Dr Narayanan, the bridge is located at the "world's second highly corrosive environment", next to Miami, US, making the construction a challenging job. The location is also a cyclone-prone high wind velocity zone. This Bridge consist of 143 piers and the centre span is a Schrezers rolling type lift span. It's 220 ft (67 m) long and each of 100 tonnes.   <>On 13 January 2013 the bridge suffered minor damages when a naval barge that went adrift close to the Pamban Rail Bridge has collided on the century old structure that's vying for UNESCO's heritage status.The ship that was towing a naval barge from Kolkata to a port near Mumbai first went aground hitting rocks on the January 10 following bad weather. Disaster followed as the vessel remained stuck just 50 metres away from the rail bridge. The barge that was afloat around 100 metres away hit the Pamban Rail Bridge.   ">    Rumours about the Bridge   <>There are rumours floating around regarding an incident that supposedly happened on the bridge. One version is reproduced below. This is a true story, dates back to the British rule in India. The Pamban Bridge is situated in Tamil Nadu, India. At the entrance of the bridge you can see a picture of a weeping man holding some human body parts close to his chest. This bridge was built during the British rule in India and it was constructed in such a way that the center portion of the bridge could be lifted with the help of huge wheels, so that ships could easily pass under the bridge. On the bridge, roads and rail tracks are laid for trains and other vehicles to pass...   <>   <>A middle aged man was appointed to roll the wheels up and down when ships arrive. Once he saw a train slowly approaching, while he was pulling back the bridge after a ship quietly passed beneath. He had to pull back quickly or else there would be a fatal accident and thousands would have died.  At that time his 9 year old son came with lunch. When he saw his father struggling with the wheels, he kept the lunch box down and started helping him to roll the wheels to put the bridge back. Suddenly his son's finger got caught inside the wheel and he started crying out. At this time if the father tries to save his son, the bridge could not be put back on time. He had no other option but to ignore his son's cry. With all his strength he kept on rolling the wheels to down the bridge. As the wheels rolled on, his son slowly started slipping away into the huge machine. Tears rolled down his father's cheeks, but he ignored his son's cry. If he tried to save him, the train will surely fall into the sea and thousands of people will die. Slowly the boy's whole body fell into the machine and his father could hear his bones breaking one by one, until with a loud sound, his head cracked.   <>       <> The train with thousands of passengers slowly rolled on the rails, without knowing what had happened there. Though this man performed his duty honestly he lost his only loving son. With extreme lamentation, he pulled out his son's body parts from the machine and held it close to his chest and cried bitterly. British Government honored him greatly and in memory of this incident they placed the picture at the entrance of the bridge.   <>This story is highly scattered all around the internet although at various forum discussions it has been seen that the above story is false. The bridge requires twelve people, six on each side, to manually operate its moving sections. Also, there is no such picture at the entrance of the bridge. And neither is this story known to locals as fact or hearsay from previous generations. The story seems to have been entirely manufactured on the Internet.   <>The earliest known version of the story appears as Christian propaganda, and since then the story has been spread in many Catholic schools. The propaganda attempts to draw a parallel between the father's alleged sacrifice of his son, and the sacrifice of the Christian God in sending his son Jesus down to Earth. The propaganda itself, created in 2008, was not original, and was based off an award-winning 2003 Czech film, Most.   <>   <>   >       <>

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જેતલસર પંથકમાં ચડ્ડી-બનીયાનધારી ટોળકીના ધામા

જેતલસર
 જેતલસર પંથકના પાંચ ગામોના રોડ ઉપર છેલ્લા ૧પ દિવસ થયા કાર્યરત થયેલ ચડ્ડી બનિયાનધારી ટોળકીએ ત્રણ જણાને મારમારી લુંટી લીધાની ઘટનાઓ બની જતા રાહદારીઓ, વાહન ચાલકો અને ખેડુત વર્ગમાં ભયનું મોજુ ફેલાયુ છે. જો કે આ બાબતે કોઇ પોલીસ ફરિયાદ નોંધાઇ નથી.ચડ્ડી-બનિયાનધારી ટોળકીના હાથે માર ખાઇને લૂંટાયા હોવા છતાં પોલીસ ફરિયાદ કરવાની જાગૃતિ બતાવવાને બદલે ભયભીત બની ગયેલા નાગરિકોએ જણાવેલ કે, છેલ્લા ૧પ દિવસ થયા જેતલસર પંથકના ડેડરવા, ટીંબડી, રૂપાવટી, બાવા પીપળીયા, ડેડરવા રોડ ઉપર જેતલસરની સીમ વિસ્‍તાર વિગેરેના રોડ ઉપર સાંજના સાત વાગ્‍યા પછી જ ચડ્ડી બનિયાનધારી ટોળકીના શખ્‍સો લપાયેલ-છુપાયેલ બેઠા રહી, રોડ પર નીકળતા વાહન ચાલકો ઉપર લાકડી કે પથ્‍થરના ઘા કરી, હુમલાઓ કરી, વાહન ચાલકોને પાડી દઇ લુંટી રહ્યા છે. આ વાતનો ભોગ ડેડરવાના બે અને ટીંબડીના એક એમ ત્રણ બન્‍યા છે પણ ત્રણેયની બેદરકારી અને ગભરાટથી પોલીસ ફરિયાદ થઇ ના હોય, ચડ્ડી-બનિયાન ધારી ટોળકીને પ્રોત્‍સાહન મળી રહ્યાનું સાબીત થઇ રહ્યુ છે ત્‍યારે પોલીસ આ બાબતે સજાગ બની, લુંટાતા અને માર ખાતા રાહદારીઓને બચાવવા પોલીસ પેટ્રોલીંગ શરૂ કરવા ગ્રામ્‍ય પ્રજામાં માંગણી ઉઠી છે.

designed kites

All eyes to the skies: Hundreds of elaborate designed kites fly high above Bristol at international festival

• Annual event sees incredible kites, many on a staggering scale, thrill thousands of visitors
• Vast 3D animals such as tigers, dragons and a riotous display of sea life filled the air
• Showcase event was the world's largest kite - a magnificent Kuwaiti flag the size of an Olympic pool
  

By Sam Webb

PUBLISHED: 19:29 GMT, 1 September 2013 | UPDATED: 21:05 GMT, 1 September 2013

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Some of the world's largest and most spectacular kites filled the air at the Bristol International Kite Festival this weekend.

Now in its 26th year, the festival continues to be a popular and colourful attraction that attracts guests from all over the world.

Giant 3-D creatures such as a dragon, a pouncing tiger and a massive whale joined action-packed 'rokkaku' kite fighting battles, synchronised stunt routines, and even parachuting teddy bears.

Mid-leap: A tiger takes flight at Bristol International Kite Festival this weekend. The event has been running for 26 years and attracts thousands of people

Fearsome: A huge dragon looms over the crowds (left) while a trio of brightly-coloured primates take flight with the help of a plane (right). The festival is known for the painstakingly-crafted kites

Over the years the festival has welcomed guest flyers from America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, China, Israel, and many countries in Europe, as well as a regular contingent of the best of British flyers and supporters.

This year it featured the official Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest kite - a colossal 3D Kuwaiti flag the size of an Olympic swimming pool.

 

When laid out flat on the ground the kite measures 42m x 25m and has a lifting area of 1,019 square metres.

This extraordinary kite was commissioned by the Al Farsi family of Kuwait and made in New Zealand by kite maestro and regular Festival guest Peter Lynn. It is made from over 2,500 sq m of specially woven, high performance rip stop nylon and took 750 hours to build.

The Al Farsi kite in the colours of the Kuwaiti flag, which is the largest kite in the world, according to the Guiness Book of Records

Epic: The kite was made in New Zealand and took 750 hours to build

Air sprites: Two massive infants emblazoned with Union Jacks. This enormous fairy doesn't need pixie dust to take flight

An enormous spiked black dome twirls in the wind on the grounds of the Ashton Court Estate

It has no internal spars or frame but inflates with air to take its shape and requires a main flying line that can handle a staggering 20 tonne breaking strain.

Bristol International Kite Festival was the brainchild of three friends, Martin Lester, John Peyton, and Avril Baker. Lester and Peyton were designers and
kite enthusiasts who had worked together at Bower Ashton College of Art Design, in Bristol and Avril was working in public relations and marketing.

Following a successful flying display they put on for a local council event the three decided to stage a proper kite festival. The first event had a budget
of £300. It is now one of the region's biggest events and hosts thousands of visitors.

The event also raises money for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and is currently trying to generate £250, 000 for a new helicopter.

Diaspora: A few of the odder and more risque creations

Over the years the festival has welcomed guest flyers from America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, China, Israel, and many countries in Europe

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A man prepares to launch a bird-shaped kite at festival, which is one of Europe's largest kite events

Aerobic: A man launches a small stunt kite

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