In the entire Kutch tree felling was banned and even grass cutting was stopped. In this way Sir Khengarji has done the right thing overlooking today s policy of modern culture, and quick gains. When Kutch was joined in the Union of India, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel has said that if you want to see two hundred years of tradition you should see it in Kutch which has remained untouched by the modern world. Sardar was right. After his tour of 1925, Gandhiji had also remarked that there are no motorable roads in Kutch.
Railway is even less.
Villages were difficult to access. One should think of the treasury of that time. Today in the name of progress, State Govts., Corporations, Panchayats and Municipalities are levying huge taxes and enjoying at the cost of the common man. Kandla Tuna to Bhuj railway line is laid. To select the Kandla Port they went on horsebacks and camels.