Savarkundla

Savarkundla is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a twin city formed when the cities of Savar and Kundla merged. It is located 42 KM towards South from District head quarters Amreli. 287 KM from State capital Gandhinagar towards North. Savarkundla is situated on the southern Saurashtra plateau. It is an area of hilly terrain. Ground water table is very low. The water contains a high level of total dissolved solids along with excess levels of sodium and phosphate. The water extracted from bore-wells is hot.

The town is divided on two sides by Savar river which is not flowing for the last 20 years. The water is soil, however is very rich with iron content and it is very reflected in the hard working nature of people dwelling there, according to Shyamubhai Parikh of Sanskar Mandir trust. In fact Savarkundla has a name for its khadi related Gandhi activities and Shyamu-bhai has inherited his traits from his father and also a father figure of savarkundla late Lallubhai Sheth.