Country India District Devbhoomi Dwarka PIN 361010 Local time Tuesday 2:28 AM | State Gujarat Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 02833 Area code 02833 | |
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Volunteering activities at vadinar completes 2 yrs
Vadinar is small coastal town located in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of the state of Gujarat, India. The offshore oil terminal of the Kandla Port Trust (K. P. T.) is located in Vadinar and contributes in a large way to the total earnings of this major port. Vadinar is now notable due to the presence of two refineries which are close by - one promoted by Reliance Industries and the other by Essar Oil Ltd. A salt production unit is located in Vadinar. The famous Narara Island, which is part of Marine National Park, is situated 7 kilometers away from town. You can also find the Jelly Fish, Star Fish, Crabs, Sea Turtle and many endangered species over there.Two single-buoy moorings (SBM) of the Kandla Port Trust offshore oil terminal of the Indian Oil Corporation are located at this port along with a similar buoy of the Essar refinery. The nearest airport is at Jamnagar 47 km away.
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Map of Vadinar, Gujarat 361010
Vadinar is divided into three parts: vadinar gaon, vadinar dhar and kpt colony. Narara National Marine Park is situated nearly 7km from kpt colony. There are Schools in Vadinar which is St. Ann's High School Vadinar located in KPT colony and Shri Navyug Vidhyalaya Vadinar near Singach and a government school. Nearby town to vadinar are as follows zakhar,singach and bharana.
At zakhar there is a great temple of Lord Shiva named as Jundeshwar mahadev.