Saurashtra

Saurashtra may refer to:

Street food

Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or other public place, such as at a market or fair. It is often sold from a portable food booth,food cart, or food truck and meant for immediate consumption. Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are classed as both finger food and fast food, and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 2.5 billion people eat street food every day.

Today, people may purchase street food for a number of reasons, such as to get flavorful food for a reasonable price in a sociable setting, to experience ethnic cuisines, or for nostalgia.

History

Small fried fish were a street food in ancient Greece, however, Theophrastus held the custom of street food in low regard. Evidence of a large number of street food vendors were discovered during the excavation of Pompeii. Street food was widely consumed by poor urban residents of ancient Rome whose tenement homes did not have ovens or hearths. Here, chickpea soup with bread and grain paste were common meals. In ancient China, street food generally catered to the poor, however, wealthy residents would send servants to buy street food and bring it back for them to eat in their homes.

Saurashtra Express

The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Porbandar in India.

It operates as train number 19215 from Mumbai Central to Porbandar and as train number 19216 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express presently has 1 1st Class, 1 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class & 10 General Unreserved coaches. It also carries a ‘’’Railway Mail Service Coach’’’ & a Milk Coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 19215 Saurashtra Express covers the distance of 955 kilometres in 21 hours 30 mins (44.42 km/hr) & in 22 hours 10 mins (43.08 km/hr) as 19216 Saurashtra Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Traction

Prior to Western Railways switching to AC system, the Saurashtra Express would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva based WDM 3A would take over.

Gir Forest National Park

The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan-Gir, and गिर वन) is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km² (545 sq mi) (about 258 km² (100 sq mi) for the fully protected area the national park and 1,153 km² (445 sq mi) for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli.

It is the sole home of the Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. The ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs. The forest area of Gir were the hunting grounds of the Nawabs of Junagadh. However, faced with a drastic drop in the lion population in Gir, Nawab Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi declared Gir as a "protected" area in 1900. His son, Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III later assisted in the conservation of the lions whose population had plummeted to only 20 through slaughter for trophy hunting.

Mumbai Central railway station

Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central) is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, in an area known by the same name. Designed by British architect Claude Batley, it serves as a major stop for both local and inter-city/express trains with separate platforms for them . It is also a terminal for several long distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express. Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, eastern and north-eastern parts of India.

History

The Bombay Baroda Central India Rail organization has extended its reach from Baroda to Pathankot via Delhi. The Colaba-Ballard Pier Railway Station proved insufficient in meeting the demands of a growing population which led the government to make plans for the construction of Bombay Central. The present suburban route that once ran till Colaba was earlier served by Bellasis Road station.It was renamed Bombay central (local) after the construction of the long distance Bombay central terminus(BCT) on the eastern side.