Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project

[aks_sky]

STOP THAT DUMP: Inteceptor lines are being laid — 24,400 running metres to be precise — to stop sewage water from flowing into the river. These lines will take the grey water straight to treatment plants


CEMENT IT WELL: What will sound simpler? 36,20,000 bags or 1,81,000 metric tonnes? Take your pick. We are just telling you the quantity of cement that has gone into the work. Concrete? 5,34,500 cubic metres!


RAIN FLOW: The interceptor and stormwater lines include 6,300 running metres of RCC box drains as these reduce cost of transporting pipes to the site. Forty-eight storm water outlets opening into the river will solve problem of water-logging during monsoons


THE SOIL TOIL: How did the riverfront get its platform? Here’s how: 12 lakh truckloads (1.11 crore cubic metres) of soil was layered and smoothened to build the promenades on. More will come. The highest point of elevation is eight metres while the lowest point is four metres


WALL IZZ WELL: The project has two kinds — retaining walls and diaphragm walls. Till now 3,30,000 square metres of diaphragm walls, two feet in width have been constructed. The height of these walls will vary between four and 8 metres are different spots. The 15-foot-high retaining walls (1,15,000 sq mtrs built till now) will divide the lower and upper promenades and hold the earth filled to elevate the river bed


STEELY GRIP: All begins with the skeleton, a vital component to hold the flesh and blood. Nearly 38,800 metric tonnes of steel has gone into
reinforcing the retaining and diaphragm walls




Commercial space will change the course of city’s shopping hubs which have moved westward over the years. An arcade here will bring a shift, say AMC officials. They say the project is not about the two riverbanks, but a holistic development of areas along them.


Roadside stalls and gujari bazaar on the riverbed will get relocated to special hawking zones on the riverfront


Once ready, the Sabarmati riverfront will probably the greenest stretch in the city, covering 1 lakh square metres with parks and roadside
plantations. A survey is on to decide how many and which trees will be planted here

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[viedumonde]

those are big numbers

[shreyas1684]

nooo count it ..its a square meters not kilometers...

[viedumonde]

Atleast these ones are big

5,34,500 cubic metres Concrete
1.11 crore cubic metres of soil
38,800 metric tonnes of steel

And the work is not over yet i guess

[svindia]

[AmdavadLoverIndian]

Thanks a lot dear svindia for latest photo update of great Sabarmati River Front Project

[aks_sky]

Some of the pics remind me of the Paris riverfront i dont know why! but once again awesome pics SVIndia! brilliant

[viedumonde]

Nice pics... much appreciated. Especially when AHD is 45 degrees cel.

[svindia]

Originally Posted by viedumonde

Nice pics... much appreciated. Especially when AHD is 45 degrees cel.

I had to start early like 8:00 AM to take some of these pics.

[Effer]

The project is finally shaping up.

Great job svindia!

[skganji]

I am happy to see the Sabarmati River Front project taking shape nicely. Littering near the River front should be fined too to protect the river from getting polluted by miscreants.

[sakrishna]

Thanks for the pics svindia

[GJ10]

Great pics Svindia!

AMC begins laying road on Riverfront

Soon, the Sabarmati riverfront will be motorable, allowing you to avoid the city’s congested traffic, as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has started building roads along it. The municipal corporation has started laying the road on the 7-km-long stretch between Usmanpura and Sardar Bridge. The work will cost about Rs 40 crore.

The civic authority has proposed a two-way road on both flanks of the riverfront. The road on the eastern side will be a continuous link, whereas the one in west will have certain breaks. Said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Dilip Mahajan, “The civic authority will stress on speedy and timely construction of roads. Along with the roads the civic body will lay stormwater drain, too.”

The road on the eastern bank will be crucial as it will ease the traffic problem in the eastern part of city, Capt Mahajan added. Incidentally, the road on the eastern bank will be the city’s first link road connecting Ambedkar Bridge, Vasna and Dafanala in Shahibaug.

The eastern bank road will be 30-metre wide as it will serve as the main link road between southern and northern parts of city. The western bank road will be 24-metre wide. Civic officials expect the roads to give a big fillip to development of areas adjacent to the riverbanks.

The corporation will do streetscaping of the entire stretch which will also have a walkway, cycle track, street furniture and parking lots. Apart from this, a continuous corridor in form of promenades has been proposed on the riverfront. The width of promenades will vary from 5 metres to 17 metres.

The riverfront will be walkable for the people in December, according to official projections.

The article is from about a month ago, so hopefully the roadwork is all in full swing. In more general terms, roll on December!

[GJ10]

A walkers paradise soon in Ahmedabad

You will soon find a shining stone floor, trees, wooden benches and steel railing along the river when you go for a walk on wide promenades on the Sabarmati riverfront project. In a board meeting of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) recently, work tenders to construct 6 km of model stretches on the east and west banks of the Sabarmati River were allotted.

The SRFDCL board gave its nod to the construction of a section on the model stretch developed on the east bank near Subhash Bridge. The 3 kms of stretch on the east and west bank of the river include Dudheshwar to Gandhi Bridge on the east, and Gandhi Bridge to Sardar Bridge on the west.

The SRFDCL officials say, the work on the 6 kms of stretch is expected to be commissioned soon and should be completed by December this year. "The work includes giving finishing touches to the promenades -- with shining stone flooring, railing near the river for people's safety, street furniture like benches so that people can relax while taking a stroll," said the official.

The move also aims to develop stretches and keep it open for public so that feedback on the planning can be taken, if it requires any changes from the point of view of public amenities.

Meanwhile, work on construction of road on the reclaimed land of the project has also started. Once the roads are completed, they would give denizens connectivity from Astodia to Shahibaug Dafnala in 10 minutes, if claims by the officials are anything to go by.

The SRFDCL bosses decided to come up with a 30m wide road on the eastern side of the river and 24m wide road on the western bank on 11 kms along the Sabarmati River. Around 46.45 hectares land (of total 162 hectares reclaimed land) will be used to develop the roads.

Officials said they also plan to start work of setting up gardens on the river bank simultaneously with the construction of the roads. Around 42.80 hectares of reclaimed land will be used to add green lungs to the city by developing gardens. The entire project is expected to be completed by March 2011.

pics from dna epaper

[The Mentalist]

Originally Posted by GJ10

Looks awesome, I wish I could move to Ahmadabad.

[kp.muthu99]

Excellent effort by the State people and its CM and government ...
love to see the clean river front ,great effort and must be appriciated

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[nikitshah]

thanks GJ10 for the pics
looks really awesome.. i wish i could be there
any new pics will be welcome

cheers

[GJ10]

Well the ones i posted are just from newspapers, so not really something i can take credit for! Hopefully now that some stretches of the project are in very advanced stages, it will get more media coverage like the BRTS did.

Anyway, some more encouraging signs for the future of the project

Pricey Sabarmati Riverfront lures realtors

Realtors in Ahmedabad appear quite confident of the success of upcoming commercial projects to be set up on the Sarbarmati Riverfront, with indications of higher land prices doing little to dent their optimism.

In case the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL), the special vehicle floated by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, decides to reduce the land parcel for auction, upset prices for the plots are likely to go up. Taking into account the company's plan to recover the project's cost from the auction of the land, the price is likely to be in the range of Rs70,000 to Rs1 lakh per square yard.

However, realtors believe that SRFDCL is a one-of-its-kind project in India and has the potential to attract national and even international real estate developers. The project is centrally located in the city, and is hence fit for both residential and commercial kinds of projects. "The riverfront is suitable for hospitality, health, office and residential projects," said Vijay Shah, a city-based realtor.

Moreover, developers are also of the opinion that the real estate scenario in the city has changed in the last five years and market prices are going up with every passing day. Office premises on Ashram Road are quoted in the range of Rs3200 to Rs4000 per square feet. So the sentiment is that people will not hesitate to pay Rs6500 to Rs7,000 per square feet for the riverfront area. Some players were also of the opinion that the area is well-suited for corporate offices.

"The market is moving upwards, so the land on the riverfront can get a good deal," said Yogesh Bhavsar, vice president of Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developers (GIHED). He also said that the floor space index (FSI) allowed on the riverfront will be a major factor in deciding ultimate prices.

Shah said that it will be good if the SRFDCL reduces the land parcel for the auction, to allow construction and allot more space to the general public. He said that the 'jantri' rates have gone up, so the civic body could get the same amount by selling less land.

Besides, the realtors also expect the civic body to fulfil its promises. "If the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) implements its project exactly as it was conceived and provides all the amenities, realtors will not mind paying a little more," said Rajesh Bramhbhatt, managing director of Safal Constructions Pvt Ltd.

[mockingbird101]

Originally Posted by GJ10

A walkers paradise soon in Ahmedabad



pics from dna epaper

this is crazy..impressive very very

[aks_sky]

haha i just realised the river is dry! i guess might be cuz of ongoing work in and around the river.