State govt calls off Vibrant Gujarat Summit amid rising Covid cases

Total active cases in Gujarat have crossed the 10,000-mark, up from nearly 4000 on January 1

The state government on Thursday called off the tent Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit scheduled from January 10 to 12 in Gandhinagar, citing rising Covid-19 cases.

The government said that summit was cancelled in the interest of citizens and in a bid to contain an outbreak of Covid-19. According to the government, the summit had received overwhelming response from participants, partner countries as well as foreign and domestic delegates.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to inaugurate the summit on January 10 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. The summit had invited heads of state and heads of governments from at