Achievements of Gujarat/Gujarati
Achievements of Gujarat Gujarati
- There are about 46.1 million people speaking "Gujarati" language worldwide, making it the 26th most spoken native language in the world.
- The Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park near the Pavagadh Hills in Panchmahal district has been recognized by UNESCO as a "World Heritage Site".
- Dholavira in Kutch district is the site of the world's oldest reservoir and Lothal near Ahmadabad contains the ancient ruins of the world's first dockyard. Both are in Gujarat.
- Out of the 562 princely states in India prior to Independence, as many as 366 states were in Gujarat.
- The Rann of Kutch is famous for its white salt desert, rare ecosystem, fossils and wildlife. The Indian Wild Ass, called the Ghor Khur resides here.
- Gujarat is the exclusive natural habitat of lions outside Africa. According to the 13th Asiatic Lions population estimate, conducted in year 2010, a total of 411 lions dwell in the Gir Forest National park and the surrounding areas called Sasan Forest.
- India’s most Marina Wildlife Sanctuary and first Marine National Park were created in the Gulf of Kutch off the Gujarat coast in 1980 and 1982 respectively.
- Gujarat is known as the land of fairs and festivals because over 2000 festivals are celebrated here.
- Gujarat has the most, 44 of the 205 to be precise, protected mosques of the country according tot he Archeological Survey of India.
- At the height of about 2000 feet, Palitana in Bhavnagar district is the only place in the world with more than 900 Jain temples on its mountain.
- Over 25% of the Indian population in North America is Gujarati
- Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat is the greenest capital of Indian and one fo the greenest of the world. It has 32,00,000 trees and 22 trees per person ratio.
- Gujarat has the highest rate of eye donation in India. It contributes 25% of the total eye donations in the country.
- Every minute, on average, one person in Gujarat donates blood.
- The Government of Gujarat was the first State Government in Asia to setup a separate Department of Climate Chance and only the fourth such state/province in the world.
- On 31st July 2010, Ahmadabad set a world record planting 7.5 lakh saplings in a day by public participation in 12 hours, breaking the earlier record of 5.5 lakh saplings planted in a day in while Pakistan.
- Ahmadabad’s BRTS Project (Bus Rapid Transit System) was awarded the best sustainable transport system in world by the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy in January 2010.
- Gujarat state is home to the worlds' largest ship breaking and recycling yard in Alang, near Bhavnagar.
- Tata Motor's Nano Car- the world's cheapest car, is manufactured in Sanand, near Ahmadabad
- Ahmadabad City ranked the third fastest growing city in the world by Forbes.
- Madhapur vilalge near Bhuj in Kutch district in Asia richest village. The population of 15000 in 2009 reputedly have per capita fixed deposit in the bank averaging 1,200,000 pounds.