CM Patel instructs district administrations to resolve problems through citizen-oriented decisions on local representations immediately

• Orders issued for the immediate construction of a siphon to safeguard nearly 150 bighas of cultivable farmland from damage caused by sewage water from Dabhoi Municipality

• Instructions for the immediate resolution of the situation in Botad district, where the raised embankment of a village pond has led to the submergence of nearly 500 bighas of farmland and the disruption of access routes

• Directives issued to the Gujarat Housing Board for the speedy construction of new homes to replace the dilapidated structures that were demolished in the Surat district

Gandhinagar, January 2026: Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel personally heard the representations received during the January-2026 State SWAGAT and issued clear directions to district officials for the quick resolution of issues through citizen-centric decisions, including matters related to illegal constructions and encroachments on public roads, encroachments on drainage channels and canals, and obstructions on inter-village road connectivity.

Under the SWAGAT Online Public Grievance Redressal initiative held on the fourth Thursday of every month, more than 110 applicants remained present with their representations in the State SWAGAT of January 2026. Not only this, but the process of resolution was also undertaken at the district and taluka levels regarding 1,492 representations of District SWAGAT and 2,565 representations and questions of Taluka SWAGAT.

During this State SWAGAT, farmers from Dabhoi and Botad districts presented their representations before Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, while beneficiaries also raised the long-pending issue of constructing new houses in place of the dilapidated Gujarat Housing Board houses in Surat district. He responded to these concerns with ness and compassion.

To ensure that the crops of 150 bighas of cultivable land belonging to 33 farmers are not damaged and the land is not spoiled due to the drainage water of Dabhoi Municipality, the Chief Minister gave instructions to the local administration to construct a siphon on an urgent basis, ensure the Municipality’s STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) works properly, and resolve this long-term problem of the farmers.

Farmers of Botad district represented before the CM that, as a result of increasing the height of the village pond embankment, approximately 500 bighas of land belonging to 42 farmers are being submerged, and the road for commuting to the fields is closed. CM took an immediate farmer-centric decision and instructed the concerned department and local administration to bring an urgent resolution to this issue of the farmers in Botad district.

In the State SWAGAT, besides these farmers concerns, beneficiaries also submitted the long-pending representation regarding the construction of new houses in place of the dilapidated Gujarat Housing Board houses in Surat district.

In response to these representations, Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel directed the officials of the Gujarat Housing Board to fast-track the process of constructing new housing units.

In this State SWAGAT of January -2026, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr Vikrant Pandey, Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar, as well as Officers on Special Duty Shri D. K. Parekh, Shri Rakesh Vyas, and senior officials of the concerned departments were present.

Source: Information Department, Gujarat