The weather forecast for Ahmedabad predicts scorching temperatures, with the maximum temperature expected to reach 36 degrees Celsius. In Surat, a man who was in love with a woman from Rajasthan committed suicide by hanging himself. He sent a picture of the rope to his sister before taking his own life...
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and then switched off his phone. The Gujarat government is planning to develop 320 kilometers of the Narmada Parikrama route at a cost of 40 crores. The project will include rest stops for pilgrims, with facilities for 1,000 beds. In political news, Mahesh Vasava, a BTP leader, and Mahesh Patel, a former Congress MLA, joined the BJP. Western Railway will be running a special train between Okha and Delhi Sarai Rohilla during the Holi festival. Train number 09523, the Okha-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special, will depart from Okha on Tuesday, March 19th at 10:00 am and arrive at Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 10:10 am the next day. Train number 09524, the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Okha Special, will depart from Delhi Sarai Rohilla on Wednesday, March 20th at 1:20 pm and arrive at Okha at 1:50 pm the next day. The train will make stops in both directions at Dwarka, Khambhalia, Jamnagar, Hapa, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Viramgam, Mehsana, Unjha, Sidhpur, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Bayar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Alwar, and Rewari. The train will consist of AC 2-tier, AC-3-tier (Economy), sleeper class, and general second-class coaches. Bookings for train number 9523 will open on March 11th.