Rajkot (Gujarati: રાજકોટ, Hindi: राजकोट Rājkot Rajkot.ogg (listen) (help·info)) is the 4th largest city in the state of Gujarat, India. Rajkot is the 28th urban agglomeration in India, with a population more than 1.43 million as on 2008.[5][6] Rajkot is ranked 22nd in The world’s fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020.[7]

Rajkot is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, located on the banks of the Aji River and Niari River. Rajkot was the capital of the then Saurashtra state from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on May 1, 1960.
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ISCON Mega Mall, Rajkot proposes to be the largest mall of Saurashtra & Kutch region comprising of 2,10,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

With a central atrium of 12,000 sq. ft., rich infrastructure and posh interiors, the mall will ensure the finest shopping experience for the people of Rajkot city.

The mall will comprise of Westside, Tru Mart and Cinemax as major anchor stores along with 50 more leading national & international brands.
Facilities like escalators, lifts and parking of 260 cars and 285 two-wheelers will be offered.

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First mall of Saurashtra & Kutch

Spread over 1,60,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

Big Bazaar and Pantaloons as Anchor stores Huge central atrium of 7,000 sq. ft.

220 cars and 225 two wheelers parking space

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Located on 150 ft. wide Ring road
Ample Parking in basement & on ground floor
Ample road side Parking
Stunning Glass Facade Elevation
Centrally Air Conditioned Mall
Multiplex, Food Courts & Gaming Zone
Grand double height Entrance Foyer
Breathtaking Atrium
All shops are Atrium facing visible from any floor
35,000 sq. ft. Hyper Market
World class brands under one roof

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Rajkot Crystal MallIn continuation of our quest for giving society with excellence structures, we have begun with a new venture developing a grand Mall, named "Crystal Mall". Crystal Mall, one of the best and biggest mall in the city is being developed at most happening place in Rajkot city at Kalawad road. The site of the Mall is also strategically located.
Something About Mall
» Majestic Frontage of 250 running Feet
» 2.25 Lac square foot area with facility to park 400 cars
» Game Zone, Food Court with massive footfall
» 03 Screen Multiplexes
» Fully Air-conditioned
Sailent Features

• Saurashtra’s first mall with leading national and international brands under one roof.
• A mall with multiplex, game zone, food court and retail national and multinational brands.
• Surrounded by city’s most developing residential upper middle class societies.
• Centrally air-conditioned mall with 6 escalators two 26 person lifts & 1 good lift.
• Revolving central stage or sculpture to be provided for product display and fast food.
• A gigantic space frame to cover the atrium with polymer roof which brings in glowing day light.
• Ample parking space with two layers basement.
• Generous provision & strategic placement of escalators, high speed glass passenger & service lifts with generator back up.
• Minimum width of corridors shall be 8/10 feet.
• All the amenities designed by expert consultants such as electrical, plumbing, lighting hvac, fire safety etc.
• Complete infrastructure to support retail, food&beverages,entertainment, multiplexes and fun center
• Well designed toilets.
• Best quality construction and use of standard finishing materials.

wow some nice buildings coming up there. thx for the updates. :banana:

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MEF's 17 acre world class campus, comparable with the finest visual structure designed in epitome of continuous learning. Situated in emerging city of Rajkot, MEF is learner's home with high academic excellence. The Infrastructure includes

* academic complex of amphitheater classrooms and seminar rooms
A state of art library
* auditorium
* Computer Center
* Faculty & administrative offices
* Health Center
* Gymnasium
* Sports Complex.
All classrooms are equipped with latest technology, presentation and teaching aids. Health Center and sports facilities ensure that students remain fit for any academic challenge.

Students dormitories is planned to be furnished and equipped with latest technology.

* Safety equipments with high speed server,
* 24 X 7 internet connectivity
* telephone connection and
* world class security measure

are an integral part of the system. Every cornet of the institute would be connected with network and allows optimum utilization of work and study. All platforms are provided for study and recreation on campus.

* Our Institute Is Constructed In The Vast Area Of 17 Acres.
* It Is Going To Be One Of The Best Infrastructure In The City.
* Fully Centrally A.C. Main Building, Hostel and Transport Connectivity
* 2000 Students Capacity in institute
* Inter Connect Computer Centre with internet facility
* 402 Boy & 402 Girls Hostel Capacity with sufficient Facility
* We Have Separate Hostels For The Girls And The Boys Along With Male Wardons For The Boys Hostel And Female Wardons For The Girls.
* Our Hostels Have Feel At Home Atmospehre.
* Majorly All The Facilities Of Loadging,Washing Clothes,Study Room,T.V Room Etc Are Available At Our Hostel.
* Canteen, Dining Hall, Placement Centre and Auditorium
* Lake with fountain, big & marvelous Garden, Attractive Entrance with trees, Huge Parking Space

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Wow your a legend. Would have never found so many projects.

Shreyas, u r rocking...

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thanx..dude...:cheers:

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Rajshree, Astron Chowk

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Link (http://rajdhanigroup.in/project-rajshree.htm)

Pradhyuman Green City, Kalwad Road

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Link (http://rajdhanigroup.in/project-pra.htm#)

Rajdhani, Ranchhodnagar Society

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Link (http://rajdhanigroup.in/project-raj.htm#)

Raj Palace, S.V Road

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Link (http://rajdhanigroup.in/project-rajpalace.htm#)

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Rajkot's BRTS update (http://20twentytwo.blogspot.com/2010/11/rajkots-brts-update.html)

The much-awaited 10.7 km pilot project of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) from Gondal Road chowkdi to Jamnagar Road chowkdi on 150-feet Ring Road is finally gaining some momentum. Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials have set June 2011 as the deadline for running BRTS buses on the dedicated corridor. The project is being carried out under the central government-sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Senior RMC officials said the total length of blue corridor (part-1) pilot project from Gondal Road to Jamnagar Road junctions on the 150-feet Ring Road is 10.7 km and will have 13 bus stops on the route. “As per the original design of the BRTS corridor, foot overbridges were designed on the dedicated corridors to reach the bus stops, but now we plan to have an underpass to reach the BRTS bus stops. We will first construct an underpass as an experiment near the Big Bazaar junction on the BRTS route. We will see which would be more convenient from all aspects and then take a final decision,’’ said a senior RMC official. Sources said the underpass will be around 18 to 24 meters in length and 5 to 7.5 meters in width. “In all, there will be 14 junctions on the 10.7 km BRTS route. If this experiment goes well, we will decide whether to go for a foot over-bridge or an underpass at all the junctions,” sources said. RMC officials have also been learning from the successful BRTS experiment in Ahmedabad.
“We will soon have a meeting of all the stake holders regarding the BRTS project where in everybody concerned will be invited to discuss the plan. The issue of the underpass will also be discussed. Common people will also be invited for putting in their suggestions,” said the RMC official. The BRTS project in the city has already been delayed. Earlier, RMC had planned to start running BRTS buses on pilot corridor from January 2011. Now, the deadline has been extended till June 2011.
The entire project will be implemented in three corridors — blue, green and red — in a phased manner and cover 104.86 sq km area in the city. The total length of BRTS project is 63.50 km.

Rajkot realtors want Infra development in outskirts (http://www.sify.com/finance/rajkot-realtors-want-infra-development-in-outskirts-rba-news-equity-kmzbvgdhaai.html)


Rajkot Builder Association (RBA) feels that the city needs to develop infrastructure in the outskirts of Rajkot to drive growth in the real estate sector.

"Rajkot is one of the most developing cities. While the growth in realty so far is good, development of infrastructure in the outskirts would help to grow more business. It would also help people to get properties at affordable rates", said Hitesh Bagdai, president of RBA.

The size of the real estate market in the city is estimated to be around Rs 4000 crore and is expected to cross Rs 5000 mark in the next year. RBA felt that to cater to the demand of the city, at least 15000-20000 residential properties are needed every year. At present about 40000 residential properties are developed per year in Rajkot.

Hement Patel, chairman of RBA said "Most buyers are end-users. The proportion of investors is around 15 per cent. Requirement for residential projects is on the rise as industries like engineering, automobiles, forging are fast growing. Of the net realty projects, nearly 20 per cent are commercial developments, while 80 per cent projects are for residential purposes"

Second arm of split flyover to be ready in 45 days
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RAJKOT: The second arm of the split flyover bridge on the 150-ft Ring Road will be ready in the next 45 days, said sources in Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC).

The 1.35 km-long split flyover being constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is part of the first phase of the BRTS project and passes over the 150-ft Ring Road. The 10.7-km long first phase of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is being carried out from Gondal Road-Ring Road junction to Jamnagar Road.

Rajkot auto-comp industry eyes growth as auto giants look to Guj

Vimukt Dave / Mumbai/ Rajkot June 21, 2011, 0:51 IST



With the recent spurt in activities in the automobile space in Gujarat as Ford and Maruti come knocking, the auto-components industry at Rajkot is eying huge growth in the coming years. The component makers in Rajkot expect at least 20-30 per cent growth in business.

The automotive component makers in Rajkot had witnessed good growth after Tata Motors parked its Nano project at Sanand near Ahmedabad. Earlier this month, Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava visited Gujarat and the company has shown keen interest in setting up a manufacturing plant here. Meanwhile, the state government is in final stages of discussion with Ford India which has sought for 550 acres of land at Sanand. Ford is almost all set to enter Gujarat.


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"It will surely boost the auto components industry of Rajkot. As auto giants like Maruti and Ford show interest to come to Gujarat, demand of auto-components will increase. The industry at Rajkot may witness more than 30 per cent growth," said Dhanubhai Vora, president, Greater Rajkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GRCCI). At present the auto-component industry at Rajkot is clocking a 15-20 per cent growth per year, industry sources claimed. Rajkot has more than 500 auto component manufacturers with a net turnover of around Rs 1500 crore.

"The entry of these major automakers in Gujarat will attract new investment in Rajkot auto-components industry as well. Moreover, one cannot ignore the possibility of companies from outside Rajkot coming to set up units here," Suresh Santoki, managing director of Amul Industries said. The state first hit the headlines when Tata Motors decided to relocate the Nano project here from Bengal. Untill then the only prominent automobile company in the state was General Motors which had set up base in Halol. Atul Auto, however, has been present in Rajkot for years.

Some of the Rajkot-based units have even expanded to cater to the rising demand thanks to the Tata Nano. Amul Industries, for example, has invested around Rs 25 crore on new unit at Sanand to supply parts to the Tata Nano plant. "Smaller players will have to move on the way to automation to reduce the problem of shortage of skilled manpower," Santoki said. As Gujarat emerges as an auto hub, it will not only provide a boost to the auto-component makers business, it will also cut down the cost of transportation significantly.

"The Rajkot industry will see the growth when auto makers start operation in Gujarat, and it will help to expand business. Moreover it will cut down the cost of transportation.The industry would have move towards automation to beat the issue of manpower shortage," said Upen Modi, managing director of Unitech Engineers Private Limited. The company is setting up a new unit with an investment of Rs 15 crore to meet demand. Of the 500 auto component manufacturers at Rajkot, around 50 are suppliers to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) while the remaining are small players which supply to the retail market.

The industry in Rajkot produces more than 300 types of parts for the automobile industry and employs about 10,000 people

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Glad to see that somebody is updating things in Rajkot thread too.. Otherwise with no activity happening in Rajkot thread, I had forgotten it's one of the 4 big cities of Gujarat... :)

Hope to see more movement in Rajkot thread too.. :)

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RMC launches demolition drive

RAJKOT: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) started demolition drive against illegally constructed buildings in the newly developed areas of the city. In the past two days, more than 50 foundations of under construction buildings were razed by the town planning (TP) department of RMC, under orders from RMC commissioner.

According to assistant town planner M D Sagathia, the drive was carried out in Suchit societies (construction on agriculture lands without prior RMC permission) on Morvi Road. Most of these constructions were done during night so that RMC officials didn't come to know about it.

But on the night of June 20, with direct orders from RMC commissioner Dinesh Brahmbhatt, TP team conducted demolition drive in Jamunaprark and Satyam Park societies situated on Morvi Road. In the last two days, more then 50 illegal structures were demolished and 300 kg of iron and 200 bags of cement were seized.

Brahmbhatt said, "In Rajkot, more than 40,000 such illegal constructions exist. Suchit societies were developed under the protection of influential politicians of the city. We have not demolished those constructions where people are residing, but we have commenced a drive to raze those constructions which were under construction. This drive will continue in full swing in coming days also."

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SU to offer new courses
TNN Jun 21, 2011, 12.45am IST

RAJKOT: The Saurashtra University (SU) will start a global health research centre in collaboration with New Mexico University and UN's global health programme.

This new research excellence centre will come under the pharmacy department of the university. The centre will offer new technical courses like medical laboratory technology, ophthalmic assistant, telemedicine, radiological technology, medical transcription and dialysis technician.

The decision was taken at the recently held meeting of Saurashtra University's Board of University Teaching (BUT). BUT is a regulatory body of the university and it meets twice or thrice in a year under the chairmanship of the vice-chancellor (V-C).
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When contacted, V-C Kamlesh Joshipura confirmed the development. He said the electronic department will also offer MTech courses besides offering new technical courses to churn out trained manpower for the industry.

Moreover, the university will also start Indian Management Centre in MBA department of the varsity for advance research in management field. Indology Centre, which is taking care of rare manuscripts collected by first SU V-C Dollar Mankad at Alyabada town, would also be developed.

The long pending demand by the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) to approve CA and CS course as PG level courses for those who want to do PhD has been approved by BUT.

BUT has also suggested converting present Continuous Education Centre (CEC) into a separate department to increase its reach and widespread benefit to society and for that has recommended University Grants Commission to approve a new department with name -- 'Department of Lifelong Learning'.

Joshipura said, "The new courses and these recommendations of BUT are in the process to implementation and will be functional soon."

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City starts drive on traffic violators

RAJKOT: In a major crackdown on traffic rule violators, city traffic police on Wednesday detained hundreds of vehicles in the city. The vehicles which were detained included school vans, school auto-rickshaws, commuters driving without licence, not possessing PUC certificate or driving without proper registration documents, talking on mobile while driving and having fancy numberplates among others. All the detained vehicles were taken to police headquarters.

"We have detained more than 230 vehicles, most of them were school going children who were caught driving without licence under the age of 16. Many of them were driving triples. Similarly, school vans who were found ferrying schoolchildren above limit, were also detained. This was a surprise drive,'' police inspector, traffic branch, Rajkot, A D Shrivastav said.

The surprise drive begun on Wednesday morning on major city roads and entire traffic force was on the road. Police said the detained vehicles will be released after they pay fine for breaking traffic rules. "We want to educate people to follow the traffic rules which in the long run will help in saving many lives on the road. The idea is not to collect money, but to implement the law properly,'' Shrivastav said.

Sources in the city traffic police department said despite repeated warnings and awareness programmes, people did not follow traffic rules and schoolchildren, who were not given licence by regional traffic office, were making their life as well as others' miserable.

"We have observed that youngsters who were caught for race driving on city roads even after repeated warnings do not follow rules. However, now we are going to be tough on them,'' a police official said.

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RAJKOT: Residents of Harsiddhi Society in the city on Saturday morning attempted to set ablaze a ward office of Rajkot Municipal Corporation for not clearing garbage that had accumulated on a private plot.

Cleanliness has become a serious issue in Rajkot as several complaints of residents have fallen on deaf ears of municipal authorities. In the past few weeks, ward offices had seen protests by residents. Incidents of dumping garbage on municipal officer's table have also been reported of late.

Residents of the society of ward no. 1 near Gandhigram area have been complaining about garbage lying unattended near their residences, but municipal authorities didn't pay much attention, it is alleged.

On Saturday morning, a group of residents went to the ward office on the 150-feet ring road. When they found that it was locked, they got furious and pelted stones and tried to set the office ablaze.

When contacted, office clerk Sanjay Dave said, "We received a complaint by residents of garbage lying in an open private plot on Friday. We ordered safai workers to clean it, but early on Saturday residents came to the ward office and found it closed since we come to the office only at 10 am. Some unidentified people threw stones and flaming objects into the office through an open window. A few papers were burnt and furniture was damaged. Later in the day, the area was cleared of the garbage."

When ward no.1 councillor Bababhai Ahir was contacted, he said, "Cleaning of open plots is not the responsibility of safai workers, although they used to do it. In this area, we had cleared that particular open plot earlier, but garbage had accumulated there again. Such protests are wrong. People should cooperate with authorities in such cases."

Mr. Kotak thanks for your words. Small towns like Rajkot are the key to India's future. I shall do my best to keep such threads alive.

Mr. Bliss..

Appreciate your efforts in updating all the threads of Gujarat.. Keep it on...

Even I will try to update as many news I find on Rajkot... But it's surprising that very few Rajkotians check this thread as there is no movement like that's happening in Surat or Ahmedabad case.. obviously those are big cities than Rajkot, but still Rajkot thread was quite since long time...

Hope Rajkotians will now keep this thread upto date with latest happenings of Rajkot...

After Ahmedabad, it’s now time for the people of Rajkot to have a chance to ride in Mercedes-Benz.

Rajkot Municipal Corporation is going to start the trial run of the air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz bus this Thursday between Gondal Road chokdi to Jamnagar Road chokdi on the ring road under the pilot project.

A special training for driving this bus has been given. The bus has already arrived and presently in process to complete the needed RTO formalities.

Related news to the above. However, to me, one Benz bus seems more like a stunt to me.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/rajkot/29693859_1_mercedes-benz-km-pilot-project-brts-from-gondal-road

Mercedes-Benz bus arrives in RajkotTNN Jun 23, 2011, 10.29pm IST
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RAJKOT: Are you ready to ride on Mercedes-Benz on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor on 150 feet Ring Road in the city ? Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) said the trial run of the air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz bus would begin from Tuesday next once the formalities required at the RTO are completed.

The 10.7 km pilot project of BRTS from Gondal Road chowkdi to Jamnagar Road chowkdi on the Ring Road is expected to be completed in June. The bus would have 13 stops on the route. The project is being implemented under the Central Government sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

At least six Fire Brigade personnel have been trained to run this special bus. RMC officials will decide after the trial run on the suitability of the bus based on various factors including economical.

Google Earth finally updated Rajkot after 5yrs, so whilst we have no real pics or updates from the ground, these satellite images show the true changing face of the Jewel of Kathiawar.


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^^ Wow that is a very promising change. Rajkot is full steam ahead!! Nice job GJ10 for putting all that together.

http://www.livemint.com/2011/07/03234213/Rajkot-municipality-cuts-queue.html?h=B

Ahmedabad: The civic centres of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) bear a deserted look these days. Not too long ago, hundreds of people used to crowd outside these centres, wanting to know about their tax payment deadlines or how to pay electricity and water bills.

But that was before the RMC implemented its mobile governance project, providing useful information to the residents of one of Gujarat’s largest cities.

“There are no more long queues,” says Sanjay Gohil, deputy electronic data processing manager at RMC and a part of the four-member team that designed the m-governance project. “The longest queue at RMC headquarters and any of our six collection centres is not longer than 10-15 people, which used to be 400-500 earlier.”

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“The average time to get to the window for a person used to be more than 2 hours; which has now reduced to a little over 10 minutes,” adds Gohil.

Implemented in 2009, the RMC sends text messages to 74,000 registered citizens regarding infant vaccination schedules, updates on property, professional and water tax transactions, status of citizens’ applications of birth and death registrations, bill payment to vendors and contractors under the m-governance project.

This was not RMC’s first attempt to make life easy for citizens living in 23 wards spread across 104.86 sq. km through digital governance. Back in 2000, the civic body had launched an e-governance project; it tried to provide information through its website www.rmc.gov.in.

But the programme was not too successful, as only around 10% of taxpayers used the Internet. The rest continued to queue outside the RMC offices.

Then in 2009, RMC’s electronic data processing department, headed by Mahesh Gohel, thought of using mobile phones to reach more people.

“While computers with Internet connections are still not so popular in Rajkot, almost all adult citizens have access to cell phones,” Gohel says. “We thought of using this medium to communicate important information and designed a mobile governance application and content development in-house and tied up with Idea Cellular as our mobile service provider.”

Using the interactive feature of this project, users can also know details of their property, water and professional tax outstanding dues, property name change details, send property tax assessment requests and lodge complaints about civic problems.

Gohil says long queues also meant poor tax collection and the initiative has led to better collections. .

In 2008-09, RMC’s total tax collection for property and water was Rs98 crore, which rose to Rs140 crore in 2010-11 after the service was implemented. The body has also closed 14 of the 15 complaint centres, on which it used to spend Rs50 lakh annually.

M-governance has also brought procedural transparency. RMC has a call centre that receives all text messages on grievances. These messages are forwarded to concerned officials, who send a message back acknowledging the receipt of the complaint, another message on visiting the place of the complaint, and a final one when the complaint is resolved. Those who lodge the complaints are also sent messages at every stage. “At the end of the day, daily income, expenditure and grievance management statistics are sent as text messages to all the higher officers. This has made the process transparent and faster,” says Gohel.

The cost of running the project is Rs11 lakh, including mobile operator and call centre costs. There is no additional cost of content development and software upgrades as these are done in-house.

“The expenditure on this project is peanuts if we compare it with the benefits,” Gohel says.

Rajkot municipality cuts queues with mobiles

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-20/rajkot/29793511_1_kiosk-rmc-officials-amin-marg

Rajkot civic body to install more kiosks for paying taxesTNN Jul 20, 2011, 10.40pm IST
RAJKOT: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) will soon install five more multi-functional transaction kiosks across the city so that residents can pay property and water taxes more easily. The decision has been taken after more than 600 people used the kiosk at Amin Marg civic centre to pay taxes worth Rs 33.28 lakh.

RMC officials expect that within one year, about five per cent of tax-payers will switch over to internet and kiosk-based payment modes in the city. The kiosk works like an ATM, where residents can come and pay their taxes at any time in the day without standing in lines.

The civic body is one of the first in the state to introduce such a system. "At present, people pay their dues either at different city civic centers or through post offices and have to wait in queues often," an RMC official said. "At the kiosk, citizens can pay their due by cheque and cash. Within two months of installing the kiosk at Amin Marg, many people started using it. This system will help us manage crowds and save citizens' time as well," the official added.

Other services like professional tax and housing scheme EMI collections will be added to the kiosk in a phased manner.

RMC also allows paying taxes through its website, using credit cards. Officials say 618 people have used the website in last three months to make payments. RMC collects around Rs 140 crore annually from property tax and water charges in the city.

The civic body has already been running various e-governance and M-governance services for its citizens which include 15 SMS-based services, for which it recently bagged a national award.

U/C Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Off Jamnagar Rd

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U/C Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Off Jamnagar Rd

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Stadium looks nice.... obviously from top :)
Found the website giving more details about the stadium..
Check it... http://www.saucricket.com/DreamProject.aspx

Looks fabulous in video... hope it turns out to be same in real :)

But definitely with new stadium now, hope Rajkot gets more international matches as well... atleast one every year...

wow....thats a surprise...a stadium already built

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/RMC-bags-top-award-for-m-governance-facility/articleshow/9349315.cms

RAJKOT: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has bagged the mBillionth award in South Asia for 2011 for its m-governance facility to deliver various services of the civic body to the citizens by using mobile technology.

"The award encourages us to keep innovating to deliver various services using mobile technology in the city. We will continue to evolve with technology in the coming days,'' said RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo.

Thanking the computer department, Bhadoo said that the award signifies the innovative approach adopted by RMC to deliver various services which truly make it people-friendly. The award ceremony was held in Delhi on Saturday.

The mBillionth Award honours excellence in mobile communications across South Asia spread over 11 core categories. In order to make the content and services deliverable through mobile as a medium and means, Digital Empowerment Foundation formally launched the mBillionth Award South Asia in the year 2010.

Recently, RMC had also bagged the All Indian Local Self Government (AIILSG)'s Nagar Ratna Award for its complaint redressal system.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-23/rajkot/29807020_1_transport-sector-public-transport-feasibility

Rajkot to get green public transport
TNN Jul 23, 2011, 10.55pm IST
Tags:Asian Development Bank
RAJKOT: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation intends to develop an environment and people-friendly transport system for the city. With this objective in view, the RMC had assigned a pre-feasibility study on urban transport in the city to Gopa Worldwide Consultants. The study, funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), done between May and December 2010 under the auspices of the Cites Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), demonstrates the benefits of a coordinated approach to public transport planning.

The pre-feasibility study touched upon the subject of infrastructure, institutional development/reform, effective management, policy and regulatory frameworks and has recommended a strategy to improve public transport, infrastructure development and capacity-building among other things.

"The principle objective of the study is to design an environment and people-friendly transport sector," said Alpana Mitra, officer on special duty, RMC.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-23/rajkot/29807270_1_urban-transport-transport-system-hospital-chowk
Six traffic bottlenecks in Rajkot studied
Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN Jul 23, 2011, 10.53pm IST
RAJKOT: It is a nightmarish experience for any commuter to pass through the Hospital Chowk in the city. Traffic chaos will simply get on one`s nerves. And the problem is highlighted in the pre-feasibility study (PFS) on urban transport.

The study is divided into two parts. One consists of `soft` measures and is focused largely on institutional developments while the other is about infrastructure.

Six traffic `bottleneck junctions` in the city were selected for the study. The objective of the study was to improve urban transport system in Rajkot. The junctions were Jawahar Road/Jamnagar Road (Hospital Chowk), Kuvadava Road/Dhebar Road/ (Mochi Bazar Chowk), Dhebar Road/Kenal Road (Bhutkhana Chowk), Gondal Road/80 Feet Main Road (Makkam Chowk) and the railway under bridge at Lakshminagar.

Stadium looks nice.... obviously from top :)
Found the website giving more details about the stadium..
Check it... http://www.saucricket.com/DreamProject.aspx

Looks fabulous in video... hope it turns out to be same in real :)

But definitely with new stadium now, hope Rajkot gets more international matches as well... atleast one every year...

wow....thats a surprise...a stadium already built

Heres a non satellite pic of it, originally posted by Jumoni in Indian stadiums thread:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6075/48515290.jpg

No updates in Rajkot thread....

Is the Dharam Cinema redeveloped? I had heard that Big Cinema is planning to come there.. Is it true??

biG cinema iS already there in rajkot

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Rajkot-Ahmedabad-highway-to-be-six-laned/opinions/10648834.cms
Rajkot Ahmedabad highway to be six lane!!

Can Anyone tell me about wayside amenities in ananadpar site, has the work been completed?

Some pics I thought were worth posting of "new" area Nageshwar developing just outside Rajkot, off Jamnagar Road


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Some other pics of existing buildings in Rajkot for those unfamiliar with the city.


Commercial


Imperial Heights
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Marwadi Finance
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smitshukla

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Institutional

Sterling Hospital
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Malls


Grand Central Mall (& cinemax)
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cc bhavin pathak

Iscon Mall
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Crystal Mall
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cc vismay patel

^^ wow rajkot looks awesome

Rs1,100 crore & riverfront for Rajkot

Rajkot got its share of chief minister Narendra Modi’s Sadbhavana pie on Monday in the form of development package worth Rs1,100 crore. At the conclusion of his day-long fast as part of ‘Sadbhavana Mission’, the CM announced the riverfront project for Rajkot, besides 21 other new development projects for the city.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rs1100-crore-and-riverfront-as-narendra-modis-sadbhavana-for-rajkot_1630603

Rajkot wants to raise FSI all over city (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Rajkot-wants-to-raise-FSI-all-over-city/articleshow/11329275.cms)

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RKC) wants to increase the FSI across the city. Mayor Janak Kotak said he would meet the urban development minister in this regard. "We are working out a proposal to increase the FSI in the city as a whole as it is an urgent need to meet the requirement of a fast growing city,'' Kotak said.

Meanwhile, the Standing Committee of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has in principle approved the proposal to FSI along the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor on the 150 ft Ring Road.

As of now, 1.50 FSI is permitted in low-rise buildings while 1.80 in high-rise buildings. The RMC plans to increase it to 2.25 and 2.66 respectively along the BRTS route.

The 10.70 km pilot BRTS project is underway from Gondal Chowkdi to Madhapar Chowkdi and RMC officials are expecting to run BRTS buses on the dedicated corridor soon. They hope to raise Rs 120 crore for the RMC by selling extra FSI along the 10 km BRTS corridor in city. "The proposal will now be sent for approval to the Urban Development department of the state government,'' said Kotak

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/state-to-get-two-new-central-jails/913635/

Ahmedabad Two new Central jails set up at Surat and Rajkot would officially start in the last week of this month.

The two districts jails of Rajkot and Surat have undergone a massive expansion plan where more barracks, space for jail officials, training centres have been set up.

ADGP Prisons P C Thakur said, “The Central jails are required in Rajkot and Surat for smoothing up the functions. Having Central jails in all the four commissionarates in the state would streamline the population of prisoners in the state.”

While Surat Central Jail is expected to accommodate nearly 3,000 prisoners, the Rajkot Central Jail would accommodate 1,000 to 1,200 prisoners.

The Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) Central Jail that was housing prisoners from Ahmedabad, north Gujarat (four districts), Saurashtra (eight districts) and Kutch, who are under life terms, undertrials, Saurashtra- Kutch prisoners with more than five years term and north Gujarat prisoners with more than six months term.

Hence, the overcrowding at Ahmedabad Central Jail is the high in the state. The new Rajkot Central Jail would take away nearly half the population of prisoners from Ahmedabad, prison officials said.

The Vadodara Central Jail that was accommodating prisoners from the whole of central Gujarat and south Gujarat.

The south Gujarat prisoners with six months term, women prisoners with one year term and other prisoners with life term and undertrials are lodged in Vadodara Central Jail.

According to the officials, although Vadodara Central Jail accommodated south Gujarat prisoners, the Surat sub-jail was badly overcrowding with prisoners. Looking at the alarming rise in prisoners in Surat, the Prisons Department decided to convert the district jail to Central jail.

The prisons officials said while the Surat district jail has capacity of 300 prisoners only, at present, it has 1,600 prisoners. However, there is not much overcrowding in Rajkot district jail but the neighbouring district jails of Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Amreli sub-jail was overcrowding with undertrials.

The state police would appoint two new superintendents for the Rajkot and Surat Central jails respectively.

The Prisons Department has already begun shortlisting jail staffers for the two new Central jails. The 107 jail assistants, who recently finished their training at Sabarmati Central Jail, would be posted in Rajkot and Surat Central Jails.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/artificial-quartz-marble-unit-to-come-up-near-rajkot/909926/

Artificial quartz, marble unit to come up near Rajkot

Tile manufacturing company H&R Johnson (India) will set up a new plant near Rajkot by using Chinese technology to roll-out artificial quartz and marble products. The unit, having a cumulative annual capacity of 9.6 million square feet, is expected to begin commercial production by mid-February.

A 50:50 joint venture partnership between H&R Johnson and Rajkot-based Antique Granito, this new unit will herald the company's foray into the engineered marble and quartz business. This is the fourth joint venture partnership that the company has forged in Gujarat.

It already has three units manufacturing tiles in the state that function under different tie-ups with Antique Granito, Spectrum and Small Tiles Pvt Ltd. H&R Johnson already owns 50 per cent equity stake in Antique Granito and Morbi-based Small Tiles.

“We will be importing the raw material needed for engineered marble from countries like Vitenam and Greece, while those for quartz will be sourced locally,” said T J P Rao, SBU head-Marble & Quartz, of the company which it set up its first tile-manufacturing plant in Gujarat in 2005.

The commercial production of quartz will begin by mid-February at the Rs 50 crore unit, while that of marble will begin by March-end.

Engineered marble is an artificial marble made from marble lumps or marble chips and powders. Similarly, engineered quartz is a denser product, compare to granite stone. It is made entirely from hard powders and bonded together with polyester resin.

The company also plans to export a sizeable quantum of quartz produced at this unit to European and North American markets. It had clocked Rs 1,500 crore in sales last year.

Cool Idea......
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Other than hosting matches, the Madhavrao Scindia International Cricket Stadium on Race Course Road will be put to another interesting use. In the near future, the stadium's roof will have solar panels installed, which will power nearly 40,000 streetlights that dot Rajkot's roads.

Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has invited international bids for preparing a detailed project report for its 'Solar Power Cricket Stadium.' RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo said that proposals have been invited from qualified and experienced consultancy firms and institutes. "We thought that if the stadium's roof which has a usable area of approximately 5,500 square metres could be converted into a solar panel. The energy thus generated could be used to light up the stadium during the matches as well as the street lights,'' said Bhadoo.

Solar power could also help bring down RMC's electricity bill. Presently, the 40,000 street lights consume 10.88 MW electricity per year and the civic body pays for Rs 5 crore as bills, said Alpana Mitra, officer on special duty (OSD), RMC.

"Apart from matches, solar panel could be connected to the grid and it would help us to compensate for the energy used by the street lights," said Mitra. The initial project cost is estimated at Rs 30 crore. "We have initiated an administrative process in this regard and floated an advertisement for the appointment of the consultant for the same. Soon, a project proposal shall be submitted to Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) and the Union ministry for new and renewable energy, for financial assistance. We will apply under the Clean Energy Fund of Prime Minister's Scheme,'' said a senior RMC official.

RMC is also upgrading this international stadium and hoping to host more cricket matches, league matches and club cricket.


REF: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-04/rajkot/31121166_1_street-lights-solar-power-rmc

Rajkot machine tools industry grows despite slowdown (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/rajkot-machine-tools-industry-grows-despite-slowdown/470096/)

Despite an economic slowdown in economy, the Rajkot based machine tools industry is witnessing a steady growth in recent times. Thanks to increased automation in the engineering sector and good growth in manufacturing field, demand for machine tools, especially the ones with computer numeric controls (CNC).

"We were wary about our growth amidst the current economic slow down. But domestic demand for machine tools have been on a constant rise, not only in Rajkot but also across India. In fact, demand for CNC machine tools itself have increased by 30-40 per cent while that of conventional ones grew by 10-15 per cent as compared to last year," said Jay Mavani, joint secretary, Machine Tools Manufacturer’s Association of Rajkot (MTMA).

Mavani attributed the reason for growth in demand to increased automation in related industries.

"As most of the companies in Rajkot as well as in other parts of the country are moving towards automation, demand of automatic and semi automatic machines has increased during past one year and will continue this year too," he added.

At 450 units, the Rajkot machine tools industry stands at number position in the country as a cluster.

During financial year 2011-12, it pegged a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, while this year the industry is expecting over 20-25 per cent growth, thereby tapping more than Rs 1,200 crore of turnover.

"Auto components and engineering sector is doing very well and automation progress is going on various sectors. Further, we have lots of orders yet to be completed and more are on their way in the coming days," Parakramsinh Jadeja, managing director of Jyoti CNC said.

One of the largest CNC machine manufacturing company, Jyoti CNC Automation Private Limited invested about Rs 250 crore last year on capacity expansion. The company also pegged a turnover of around Rs 400 crore.

As a cluster, Rajkot alone consumes about 600-650 high value fully automatic CNC machine every year and according to industry sources, it is expected to cross over 750 this year. "It is hard to convert conventional machine tools to CNC as it requires huge amount of investment but capable players are now manufacturing both simultaneously," Mavani added.

Auto-Component makers in Rajkot in top-gear (http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/auto-component-makers-in-gujarat-in-top-gear/4952/1)

With their eyes set on the growth path, Rajkot-based auto components manufacturers are planning to invest Rs 200-250 crores towards capacity expansion and automation during the current financial year 2012-13.

According to industry sources, in past two years, more than 100 new manufacturing units have started their operations in this region. Courtesy, a number of automobile majors setting up their operations in Gujarat.

This has also prompted many of the Rajkot-based auto components manufacturers to expand their production capacity. The auto components industry in the region is growing at the annual rate of 30-40 per cent.

"Over Rs 250 crore worth of investments are expected to be made in components industry at Rajkot during the current financial year. This is because several auto giants are eyeing Gujarat for their manufacturing facilities. Moreover, small players are endeavoring to become tier-1 suppliers," Hemant Shiparia, past chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Saurashtra and Kutch region.

Adding further he said, "Most of the players in Rajkot are tier-2 suppliers and doing aggressive marketing for their products in national and international market through participating in auto exhibitions."

Tier - 1 suppliers are those who supply components directly to the original equipment makers (OEMs), while tier-2 suppliers supply these components to bulk buyers.

Amul Industries, a leading suppliers of auto components to OEMs, is also expanding its production capacity of crank shafts from the current 3,000 units to 5,000 units per months. For this, about Rs 5 crore worth of investment is planned. The company currently supplies parts to auto companies like Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Layland, John Deere and several others.

"It becomes necessary for us to expand capacities as auto components demand has increased in past two years. Moreover, manpower shortage in the industry forces us to go for automation. Many manufacturers from Rajkot are investing depending upon their capacity," said Sanjiv Vadodaria, director of Royal Engineers.

Royal Engineers makes pins, steering and suspension parts for cars. The company exports over 70 per cent of its production to the European countries. It is a tier-2 supplier in India and now trying to become tier-1 supplier.

"We are now trying to be a direct suppliers to auto major and for that we are preparing to double our production in this year with an investment of about Rs 25-30 lakh on automation," Vadodaria said.

Another Rajkot-based components manufacturer Kadvani Forge Limited that supplies gear box parts to Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Tata Motors and Ford, is also planning partial automation at its plant.

Himanshu Dhaduk, managing director of Kadvani Forge said, "We are going to invest about Rs 30-40 lakh in our plant for automation. It will reduce our dependence on manpower and increase our quality. We are also focusing to utilise our production capacity from present 1,500 tonnes to 2,800 tonnes per month."

City-based ISK Bearings Industries - the only producer of clutch release bearing and wheel hub unit in India is considering to start new unit in Rajkot.

"Currently, we are at the developing stage as we are just two years old company. There are several expansion plans, under which we will invest about Rs 1 crore during this year on machinery and new channel line of production," said Haresh Hadvani, managing partner of ISK Bearing Industries.

ISK has also signed an MoU with Gujarat government in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit held in January 2011. Company has demanded land near Rajkot to start state of the art production unit.

According to industry estimate, there are around 500 auto component manufacturers at Rajkot. Out of these around 50 are suppliers to OEMs, while the remaining are small players that supply to the retail market. The industry in Rajkot produces more than 300 types of parts for the automobile industry and employs about 10,000 people. The industry has a turnover of around Rs 800-1000 crore per annum.

Finally some good newsss....

The proposal of shifting Rajkot airport has been finalized after getting a nod from the Airport Authority of India (AAI), state aviation department, and the state government, said sources from the Rajkot district collectorate.

"Now that the decision has been taken, a fresh round of deliberations will take place. The new airport is proposed to be set up either in Khanderi or Parapipaliya on 200-acre of land. There will be a meeting between AAI officials and the district collector in this regard within three-four days," said an official from the collectorate.

The meeting will discuss various issues pertaining to the feasibility of the project including technical aspects during landing and take-off and wind directions, the official added.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-09/rajkot/31641303_1_rajkot-airport-green-signal-aai

Worl on 2nd Ring Road to start soon (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Work-on-2nd-Ring-Road-to-start-soon/articleshow/13457299.cms)

If everything goes as per the plan, the Rajkot Urban Development Authority (RUDA) would soon begin the work of second Ring Road in the city.

On Thursday, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) commissioner and chairman of RUDA Ajay Bhadoo met around 150 farmers of seven villages whose land would be acquired for the construction of the new road.

According to RUDA officials, the second Ring Road would be constructed from Jamnagar Road to Gondal Road and will be 20 km long and 45 meter wide. The Ring Road has been divided into two parts. One part is from Jamnagar Road to Kalawad Road and second is Kalawad Road to Gondal Road. The Ring Road will pass through Ghanteshwar, Munjka, Mota Mava, Mavdi, Pal, Kangishiyali and Vavdi village's revenue limit area.

Bhadoo said that RUDA has already issued tenders for selecting developers for the road.

"The new Ring Road will help ease traffic in the city as well as in the expanding city areas in the western part," he said.

According to RUDA officials, the farmers are ready to give their land for Ring Road amicably.

RUDA officials said that the Ring Road project will be executed on built, finance, operate and transfer basis.

Hu raah j joto hato k aa news kyare baar pade!! :banana:
150 feet ring road ma traffic khub vadhi gyo 6. Second ring road is very much necessary now, with new airport being proposed near Khandheri village.

2 ring roads, wow...:shocked:

Fourth largest city of Gujarat and not even four post a month... or even a Quarter...

No Rajkotians on SSC?

Common... to start with... atleast there has to be atleast one post a month.. :)

Yeah, its sad. We need more Rajkotwalas to represent their city. Its a shame because Rajkot is growing so fast.

I think it is the smallest city in India to have BRTS under implementation which is a proud fact.

I have visited Rajkot many times and it is so beautiful city. It is rightly said that Rajkot is "Paris" of Gujarat. There is tremendous growth in real estate market of Rajkot and its every boundaries going far and far. :cheers:
But without any updates Rajkotians, its feeling emptiness here. Plz, common Rajkot guyz get on the floor now. It would be awesome to see all you here.....

I have visited Rajkot many times and it is so beautiful city. It is rightly said that Rajkot is "Paris" of Gujarat. There is tremendous growth in real estate market of Rajkot and its every boundaries going far and far. :cheers:
But without any updates Rajkotians, its feeling emptiness here. Plz, common Rajkot guyz get on the floor now. It would be awesome to see all you here.....

+1

My visit to Rajkot left me with a positive impression of the city. Praises for Jamnagar, Porbandar and Bhuj but can't say much for Junagadh, Dwarka and Bhavnagar. Saurastra's potential is under appreciated compare to rest of Gujarat. Some of those Kings have done good job building their kingdoms during British Raj under the circumstances.

Residents of Rajkot will soon have another venue to spend their leisure time on weekends and other holidays. For a city deprived of amusement spots, the development of a nature education park would be a welcome step.

The proposed park is being developed by the local civic body along Randarda lake on the outskirts of the city. Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) wants to develop Vivekananda nature education park as a destination for amusement and generating awareness about nature.

RMC officials said the park will be developed on seven hectares of rocky area. "While lawns and seating arrangements will be developed on three hectares, there will be plantation of various trees in the remaining area. This is actually a waste land of RMC located in close proximity to Randarda and Lalpari lakes," said RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo.

He said the RMC will use the natural landscape while designing the park. "It will have path ways, resting sites along with an amphitheatre among other facilities. The park will be for kids, youth and old alike,'' Bhadoo said.

RMC officials said that the civic body will spend Rs 1 crore on developing the facility while another Rs 50 lakh would be spent on the civil construction works. The entire project will be completed within one year.

"Forest department will carry out the plantation activity. Keeping in mind the aim of providing nature education to children, various types of plants including bamboo, cactus, bonsai along with others will be grown in the park. The water for developing the park will be taken from Randarda lake using drip irrigation technique," said an RMC official.

"Once ready, it will be another green patch for the city and a space to spend time amidst nature. Moreover, the location is close to Pradhyuman Park zoo. Those visiting the zoo will visit the park as well,'' said Dr Jaiman Upadhyay, chairman, standing committee, RMC.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/rajkot/33951766_1_rmc-randarda-pradhyuman-park-zoo

2nd BRT of Gujarat is ready to functional :cheers::cheers::cheers: congratulations to Rajkot

Rajkot Municipal Corporation to begin buses on BRTS corridor from Monday (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Rajkot-Municipal-Corporation-to-begin-buses-on-BRTS-corridor-from-Monday/articleshow/16604518.cms)

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) will start to run AC buses on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor from Monday. RMC will not charge fee from commuters for the next three months.

RMC officials said that high floor luxury buses would be deployed for commuters on the 10.7 km pilot project of BRTS from Gondal Road chowkdi to Jamnagar Road chowkdi on 150-feet Ring Road. The BRTS project is being carried out under Central Government sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), in the city.
"The RMC has given a contract to an operator who will operate and maintain the AC buses. RMC would not purchase the buses. RMC would pay Rs 47 per km to the bus operator'' said an RMC official.

"Our idea is to provide more frequencies of buses along BRTS corridor. Commuters will get bus from every five minutes from the BRTS bus stops'' said RMC official.

"In order to popularize the BRTS services, we would invite various association members, women groups, school children among others to have free ride on AC buses on BRTS'' said source.

According to RMC officials, total 19 bus stops on BRTS rout on Built Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis are being developed.

This is the pilot project of BRTS in the city and the entire project will be implemented in three corridors - blue, green and red - in a phased manner and would cover 104.86sq km area in the city. The total length of BRTS project, when implemented entirely, would be 63.50 km.


Amdavadi style of marketing. :)

^^
:dance:

2nd BRT of Gujarat is ready to functional :cheers::cheers::cheers: congratulations to Rajkot

Rajkot Municipal Corporation to begin buses on BRTS corridor from Monday (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Rajkot-Municipal-Corporation-to-begin-buses-on-BRTS-corridor-from-Monday/articleshow/16604518.cms)




Amdavadi style of marketing. :)

Hey guys I m going there in second week of Oct. surely i will travel in BRTS and will get some pics. :cheers:

We are waiting...as there is no local member from Rajkot on SSC :)

^^ We do, Maverick0114. :)

Gujarat CM lays stone for Rs.130-crore housing projects of 3,100 units at Rajkot (http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=15634)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narenrda Modi today laid foundation stone for two housing projects for the urban poor at Rajkot with a view to making Gujarat a slum-free state, to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.Mahanagar Seva Sadan has approved one project to build 2,624 residential units of 1BHK with modern toilet at a cost of Rs.82.75-crore on 82,650 sq m plot, each unit of costing Rs.3.37-lakh.The other project is of 13-storied 416 units costing Rs.57.50-crore, each unit will have 1BHK with two balconies, store room and modern toilet, to be built on PPP model.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Modi said that Gujarat Government has decided to revive Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) constructing 7,000 residential units in four municipal corporation areas.

This government has allocated 22-lakh residential units to BPL families during the last 11 years, including 16-lakh units during the last ten year, as against just 10 lakh units built during the previous rules.Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said that Rajkot Municipal Corporation has built 13,000 residential units so far as part of the state government’s policy to eradicate poverty, while another 2,000 units are being built now. Gujarat is developing fast without taxing people much. The nation can progress if made free of corruption.

GHB Chairman Jayantibhai Barot said that the board has decided to go 13-storey flats as part of paradigm shift, looking to the needs of the time, to build more flats on same plot at affordable price. GHB is building 1,092 units at Vadodara, 630 units at Surat and 416 units at Ahmedabad.Prominent among those present on the occasion included Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel, Agriculture Minster Dilip Sanghani, BJP State President R.C. Faldu, ex-MP Vijay Rupani, MLAs Govind Patel and Bhanuben Babaria, Mayor Janak Kotke , Deputy Mayor Deepaben Chikani, GHB Commissioner A.K. Rakesh, Collector Dr Rajendra Kumar, Standing Committee Chairman Dr. Jaiman Upadhyay.

^^ :okay:
Waiting for pics :)

Vid report of the new stadium in Rajkot

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Vid report of the new stadium in Rajkot



Nice... Looks huge... Rajkot deserved a stadium which can host Test Match...

Although happy, still didn't like copying Lords Media Center... I mean.. just feel that rather than copying something.. why not to build something unique / different...

Hope to see some stadium match soon there..

Pics of BRTS line on 150 ft Ring road at night.
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BRT Stop
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^^ Mast che ... Bus Station designs are copied from Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad - Janmarg
Rajkot - Rajpath
Surat - ??
Vadodara - ??

In 2015 or 16 we can have Gujarat Conference of BRTS or special degree course in CEPT for successfull implementation of BRTS. :)
:cheers:

Surat - Siti-Link :)

Buses on BRTS in Rajkot gets overwhelming response (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/rajkot/34605679_1_brts-from-gondal-road-10486sq-brts-corridor)

The buses on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on 150 foot Ring Road in city have received overwhelming response. Rajkot Municipal Corporation has started running semi- high floor AC buses on BRTS corridor from October 1 in city. RMC is not charging any fees from commuters in buses on BRTS corridor and free service will be for three months.

The semi-high floor luxury buses have been on the 10.7 km pilot project of BRTS from Gondal Road chowkdi to Jamnagar Road chowkdi on 150-feet Ring Road. The BRTS project is being carried out under Central Government sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), in the city.

RMC has given the contract to run buses on BRTS corridor to Rajsthan based firm bus which will operate and maintain the AC buses. RMC has not purchased the buses.

According to RMC officials, as of now, there are two AC buses are running on BRTS corridor and three more buses will be added from 22 October.

"Buses on BRTS received overwhelming response since the begnning. On an average, 2800 commuters use buses on BRTS corridor daily in city and we are hopeful that the number of commuters will increase in coming days'' said RMC official.

"Our idea is to provide more frequencies of buses along BRTS corridor. In the first phase, we plan to run 11 buses. Commuters will get bus from every five minutes from the BRTS bus stops'' said RMC official.

The entire BRTS project will be implemented in three corridors - blue, green and red - in a phased manner and would cover 104.86sq km area in the city. The total length of BRTS project, when implemented entirely, would be 63.50 km.

Will this system cover its operational costs??? I don't think so ...

^^ Mast che ... Bus Station designs are copied from Ahmedabad.


Yes, looks like simplified version of Janmarg Stops...but where is the slope for getting into the station?

^^ Looks like they can be accessed from one side only ... like some stations on Maninagar loop.

I have taken some photos of BRTS.. But can't find 'ManageAttachments' button to upload photos...:( Can someone please help me... how do I upload photos...

^^
This should help: How to upload and post pictures (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498)

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Excellent pics dude :cheers:

Im glad that they have got the BRTS up and running even if the bus stands arent completely finished, the sooner ppl give the system a go the sooner it will become a part of Rajkot life like it has in Ahmedabad.

Looking forward to more shots of the city! Take as many as you can, Rajkot really deserves to be showcased better!!

Excellent pics dude :cheers:

Im glad that they have got the BRTS up and running even if the bus stands arent completely finished, the sooner ppl give the system a go the sooner it will become a part of Rajkot life like it has in Ahmedabad.

Looking forward to more shots of the city! Take as many as you can, Rajkot really deserves to be showcased better!!

Sure mate... Am in Rajkot for another week .... Will try to capture as many images I can..

Excellent updates! Rajpath looks very good...at par with Janmarg. Now we're waiting for Surat's Siti-link and Vadodara's unnamed BRT system...:)

As GJ10 says...do take as many pics as you can, especially of the newly developing areas. We get them so rarely...

Am back from Rajkot... Trip was wonderful.. Just did not got time to click sufficient (and good) pics..

I have captured some whenever I remembered, however most of them were captured while driving, so apologies for the quality of pic.. still I thought to upload some rather than none.. :)

Starting with real estate....

Was just shocked/surprised to see how many high rises are coming up in Rajkot..

PS: High rise in Rajkot means 11-12 floors... but I presume if govt. allows to build more floors, builders would simply zoom it to available permission...

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Apologies for the quality, but as said earlier all were taken while driving... I have few hundreds more but the quality of them is just not good, so have just picked up some of them which are presentable..

Rajkot's premium hotel...

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And some newly opened hotel.
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Regional sites.. :)

Swaminarayan Mandir
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Ramkrishna Ashram
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Just like that :)
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Shopping Mall..There are now 3-4 shopping malls in rajkot, but could click photo of just one.

Crystal mall
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Remaining of them to follow later today or next week....

Very nice picture update, Mr. Kotak, a couple pictures bring back memories of my Rajkot visit but places are hard to recognize in most other pictures.



PS: High rise in Rajkot means 11-12 floors... but I presume if govt. allows to build more floors, builders would simply zoom it to available permission...


India will turn into a super power quicker than we think if controls are lifted. Unfortunately liberalization is a slow process in India where controls are deeply rooted in class, caste and hierarchy based society and culture.

Very nice picture update, Mr. Kotak, a couple pictures bring back memories of my Rajkot visit but places are hard to recognize in most other pictures.

India will turn into a super power quicker than we think if controls are lifted. Unfortunately liberalization is a slow process in India where controls are deeply rooted in class, caste and hierarchy based society and culture.

Thanks Sunil. Second set of pictures to follow soon.. Yeah I second you.. govt. laws are holding us for most of the things...

Even I was truly surprised to see the number of luxury cars in Rajkot.. Few years ago there were only 2-3 Mercedes in Rajkot... but now the scenario has fully changed... In my visit I have seen atleast dozens of all big cars.... mercz, bmw, etc and couple of porsches, jaguar and others...

I presume this will be the case in most other big cities of Gujarat (as well as India).... Gujarat (and whole of India) is booming now... time to go back to root... people are earning more there compared to UK, US.. :)

I presume this will be the case in most other big cities of Gujarat (as well as India).... Gujarat (and whole of India) is booming now... time to go back to root... people are earning more there compared to UK, US.. :)

+1.

I dream of working at GIFT in the future :)

Few other pics.... Apologies for the picture quality.. I was trying camera features :)

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Race Course....
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Wow!! RCC roads in Rajkot...superb!

Shopping Mall..There are now 3-4 shopping malls in rajkot, but could click photo of just one.

Crystal mall
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Awesome shots man! Rajkot looks wayy different than what I remember. Btw is this the Hijack bus?

Awesome shots man! Rajkot looks wayy different than what I remember. Btw is this the Hijack bus?

Thanks Man.. Yeah, that's from Hijack Bus...

Sadly, I forgot to click photos when I went to the new and developing areas of Rajkot.. You would want to see that.. I was just amazed to see the development there...

વાંકાનેરના ૯૦ ગામડાને પીવાના પાણી માટે તંત્ર દ્વારા આગોતરૂ આયોજન
રાજકોટ જિલ્લાનાં જેતપુર, ધોરાજી, ગોંડલ અને વાંકાનેર, મોરબી સહિતના વિસ્તારોના પાણીના પ્રશ્ને જિલ્લા કલેકટર તરફથી આગોતરૂ આયોજન હાથ ધરવામાં આવ્યુ છે. વાંકાનેરના ૯૦ ગામને પીવાના પાણીની કાયમી સમસ્યા દુર કરવા માટે હાઇવે ઉપર પાણીની પાઇપ લાઇન નાંખી દેવામાં આવી છે.

· જિલ્લા કલેકટરે હાઇવે ઓથોરિટીનાં અધિકારી સાથે ચર્ચા કરી

· એન.ઓ.સી.ના કારણે પાઇપલાઇનની વચ્ચેના અડધો ડઝન પોઇન્ટની કામગીરી અટકી

· ૩૧ ડિસેમ્બર પહેલા જિલ્લામાંથી પાણીની સ્થિતીનો રિપોર્ટ મંગાવતા જિલ્લા કલેકટર

પરંતુ હાઇવે ઓથોરિટી જીએસપીસી, ઓએનજીસી વિગેરની લાઇનના કારણે એનઓસી મળવામાં મુશ્કેલી પડી રહ્યાનું બહાર આવ્યુ હતું. જ બાબતોને ધ્યાનમાં રાખી જિલ્લા કલેકટરે ઉપરોકત ઓથોરિટીનાં ઉચ્ચ અધિકારીઓને બોલાવી ખાસ બેઠક કરી હતી. જેમાં હયાત નર્મદાની ગ્રીડ લાઇનમાંથી વાંકાનેરના ગ્રામ્ય વિસ્તારોને પાણી પુરૂ પાડવા માટે પાણીની લાઇનના અડધો ડઝનથી વધુ જગ્યાના પોઇન્ટના કામ અટકી ગયા છે.

પરિણામે દોઢ વર્ષથી નાંખવામાં આવેલી પાઇપ લાઇન દ્વારા નર્મદાના નીર આપવામાં મુશ્કેલી પડતી હોઇ જુદી જુદી ઓથોરીટી દ્વારા ઝડપી એનઓસી મળે તે દિશામાં ચર્ચા કરવામાં આવી હતી. અત્રે એ ઉલ્લેખનીય છે કે, ગેસની પાઇપ લાઇનની નીચે કે ઉપરના ભાગમાં પાણીની લાઇનનું ક્રોસીંગ દુર કરી મંજૂરીની ખાત્રી હાઇ-વે ઓથોરિટી તેમજ જીએસપીસી, કેમ ઇન્ડિયા લી. ઓએનજીસી વિગેરે દ્વારા મળી ગયા બાદ નર્મદાના સ્ત્રોતમાંથી પાણી આપવાનું આયોજન કરવામાં આવ્યુ છે.

આગામી મંજુરીની ખાત્રી મળતા ઉપરોકત એજન્સી દ્વારા ગીડ લાઇન ૧૫થી ૨૦ દિવસમાં નાંખી દેવાશે.રાજકોટ જિલ્લા કલેકટર રાજેન્દ્ર કુમારે રાજકોટની પાણીની સ્થિતી બાબતે ૩૧ ડિસેમ્બર સુધીમાં દરેક વિભાગોના અધિકારીઓને રિપોર્ટ આપવા તાકીદ કરી છે. વિધાનસભાની ચૂંટણી પૂર્ણ થતાની સાથે જ કલેકટર તંત્ર પાણી અને અછત સહિતની કામગીરીમાં લાગી જશે. દરમિયાન, રાજકોટ શહેર અને જિલ્લાની ૧૬ જેટલી પાણી યોજનાને વાસ્મો દ્વારા સૈધ્ધાંતિક મંજુરી મળી ગઇ છે. જેનાથી ગ્રામ્ય વિસ્તારમાં પાણીનો પ્રશ્ન મહદઅંશે ઘટશે.

Nice pics VnKotak, cant honestly say much looks different to when I last went through Rajkot a few years ago (albeit very briefly), but still, always good to see some of the less photographed places :cheers:

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Rajkot Racecourse Redevelopment
100acres, Central Rajkot link (http://www.hcp.co.in/project-details/61/69/257/race-course-development-project-)

Race Course, though originally developed as an arena for horse races, has evolved over many decades into a collage of disparate campuses providing space for sports activities, a science centre, an energy park, an art gallery, a library, gardens, amusement rides, exhibitions and periodic lokmelas. Though this area continues to be quite popular in parts, its full potential is untapped.

In this regard, Race Course Area Redevelopment Project is a significant step taken by the city towards the transformation of this place into an integrated, enhanced and unified ‘Race Course’. This project aims to address the entire 100 acre of Race Course site for master planning and design guidelines. While the proposed master plan focuses on the redevelopment of Race Course and consolidating the assorted programs, the design guidelines aim towards establishing a network of open spaces including streets and greenways in the vicinity.

Extensive site analyses have been carried out to assist in formulating apt strategies for the various aspects of the master plan. The design process also greatly benefited from public consultation, design workshops and the participation of experts and key personnel from the local municipal corporation.

The master plan aims at creating an enhanced park environment by consolidating the open spaces, increasing the green cover, creating an extensive pedestrian network, upgrading the existing facilities and providing an array of special features to anchor the main nodes. The design proposes a comprehensive vision that can guide the development of the Race Course over time and make it a world-class urban park for the city of Rajkot with its own unique identity.



Masterplan
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Zoning
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Nice find... Rajkot needs more recreational places... there is only one and they are redeveloping it.. Race course... :)

I remember somewhere reading the proposal of making artificial lake at Shastri maidan... I thnk that's really good idea.. that should progresss.. I hope so :)

New Ring-Road for Rajkot (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/New-ring-road-for-Rajkot/articleshow/17797511.cms)

After the 150 feet ring road, the city of Rajkot will get a new ring road connecting the outskirts of the city.

The 20 km long ring road which will be connected by the Rajkot Urban Development Authority. The project which is intended to begin soon will be at the cost of Rs 175 crore and will be completed within nearly 18 months.


A 20 km long ring road will pass through Ghanteshwar, Cosmoplex cinema, Kangshiali, and six villages of Rajkot Taluka.


The first ring road was cleared in the revised Development Plan a proposal for Ring Road connecting three State Highways including Jamnagar State Highway, Kalavad State Highway and Gondal State Highway. In the justification, the authorities said that rapid development was taking place on the Kalavad Road. Almost all educational institutions were also situated on this road. The Saurashtra University was also in the vicinity of the proposed ring road.


Similarly, the ring road was planned as Metoda Industrial Estate had entirely changed the scenario Kalavad State highway. Officials sauid that industrial development had resulted in heavy traffic from inside and outside the city.

Rajkot to have its own city bus service from 1st May (http://deshgujarat.com/2013/01/22/rajkot-to-have-its-own-city-bus-service-from-1st-may/)

The city of Rajkot will have its own city bus service starting from 1st May this year, said Standing Committee Chairman Dr. Jaimanbhai Upadhyay.

He said the tenders are issued for purchase of 55 buses, and technical bid procedure is over. Each of 32 large buses will have capacity to carry 34 passengers. Large buses will be put on the main roads of the city, while 28 seater small 23 buses will be used inside the city area.

Rajkot tried city bus service twice in past, but it was not successful.

Water supply to be Rajkot Municipal Corporation's focus
RAJKOT: Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) commissioner Ajay Bhadoo on Thursday proposed a budget of Rs 1,090 crore for 2013-14 year, emphasizing on strengthening the water supply considering the severe scarcity as well as urban mass transport system.

Other than a marginal increase in vehicle tax, no taxes or charges have been hiked.

"We have made 15.66 per cent budgetary provision for water supply and 4.65 per cent for urban transport system. Due to scarcity, we need to strengthen our water supply system in order to meet the future requirement.

RMC plans to introduce water supply audit with the help of experts and it will be a permanent feature in years to come.

Bhadoo said that there are number of ongoing infrastructure projects, which will be completed as early as possible.

He said that regular allocation on roads, underground sewerage, solid waste, city beautification, health, education and street lights will continue in incremental manner.

RMC will get Rs 432.30 crore from state government and Rs 89.25 crore from Central government as different grants.

Tackling crisis

Pipeline network in ward number 3, 4 and 14

Construction of sump at Aji filter plant,

508 mm main feeder line in ward number 18,

Rs 15 crore to increase height of Nyari (1) dam.

Replace pumping machinery at Dudhsagar Road, Jubilee and Gurukul pumping station.

Feeder line from Bedi filter plant to Aji feeder line

The City of Rajkot shine nationally. Rajkot city bagged best city awards in three catagories
1. Best city in Law and Order situation
2. Best city in Women Safety
3. Best city in cleanliness
many many congratulations to Rajkot...
http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/40067-nagpur-tops-in-4-categories-at-abp-news-best-city-awards

CM to dedicate 1.12 km long Vivekananda over bridge in Rajkot (http://deshgujarat.com/2013/03/07/cm-to-dedicate-1-12-km-long-vivekananda-over-bridge-in-rajkot/)

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate a new triangle over bridge on Gondal-Mavdi road. The bridge has been named as ‘Swami Vivekananda over bridge’. It has been constructed by Rajkot Municipal Corporation.

Construction of this bridge began in 2008. Due to lack of permissions from Railway the construction work took four years instead of two.

Rs 58.44 crore bridge is 1129.81 meter long and 16.50 meter wide. It has total 37 spans..

First-of-its-kind in Saurashtra region, the triangular overbridge conceptualised under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission will ease traffic chaos on the busy Gondal Road.

Commuters using Gondal Road are held up for long durations due to railway crossing. The flyover will also connect Mavdi Road, where another railway crossing is situated. The project was sanctioned in view of level crossings on broad gauge Rajkot-Veraval railway line along Gondal Road and Mavdi Road as part of city development plan.

Of the total project cost, 50 per cent is grant from Government of India while 30 and 20 per cents contributions are by the state government and RMC.

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Photos of it from DG (http://deshgujarat.com/2013/03/08/photo-storycm-opens-states-first-triangular-railway-over-bridge/)

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I hope there is some kind of roundabout that has maybe been cut out of the shot, otherwise this seems like a crazy and dangerous design for a flyover.

Height of Nyari dam to be increased by 1.25m (http://deshgujarat.com/2013/04/12/height-of-nyari-dam-to-be-increased-by-1-25-meter/)

Tender notice will be made public soon for raising the height of Rajkot’s Nyari-1 dam. Design of the work is final and technical scrutiny is also over.

After raising 1.25 meter height, Nyari will be capable to store extra 300 MCFT water which is sufficient for two extra months for Rajkot city.

The project cost is estimated at Rs 50 crore, of which Rs 25 crore are already allotted in budget.

Two new JNNURM projects for Rajkot (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Two-new-JNNURM-projects-for-Rajkot/articleshow/19716519.cms)

Two new projects on solid waste management and improving water supply have been sanctioned for Rajkot under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the flagship programme of central government.

These projects are for improving solid waste management and water supply in the city.

"A sum of Rs 73.65 crore has been sanctioned for the water supply project and Rs 41.65 crore for the solid waste management project," a Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) official said.

RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo had presented the detailed project reports for approval at a meeting held in Delhi on Tuesday.

Officials said RMC would strengthen its water supply network by setting up a 50 million litres per day (MLD) capacity water filter plant in Bedi village and laying water pipelines from Anandpur village to Bedi.

"The RMC will also construct overhead and underground water storage tanks in the city,'' an RMC official said.

Under the Solid waste Management project, RMC would strengthen its door to door collection of solid waste and it would purchase various modern equipments to handle and transport the solid waste from different parts of the city.