To avoid the frequent lion deaths on railway tracks, the state forest department of Gujarat will set up a command and control unit. The state government has allocated ₹40 crore for this in the Gujarat Budget 2025-26, announced on Thursday.

The state also plans to monitor all the activities of the forest department through a single platform and prevent lion-related accidents on railway tracks through the use of technology.

A captive breeding center will be set up at Chadva Rakhal Forest in Kutch, along with a new zoo in Deesa.

The Mishti program has been implemented to protect the state’s coastline with a green wall, for which ₹10 crore was allocated to the forest department.

The JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) project will be taken forward to increase the density of forests in Gujarat. ₹655 crore has been allotted for the development and promotion of forest areas after the success seen with the Miyawaki method.

Apart from that, Padala Bet, Bet Dwarka, and the Kori Creek area will be developed as tourism destinations.

A provision of ₹6505 crore was provided to the tourism sector under various departments with an increase of 31%.  

District Tourism Development Societies are to be established in all the districts  of Gujarat with the objective of encouraging tourism at district level. 

A provision of ₹230 crore was also made for the developmental work at religious places under the Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board.