Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project

[bhupenparikh]

any latest updates of pics of SRF ?

[nikitshah]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

Some more to the article above:






Source: DNA e-paper

They could have bought the new boats or aleast painted them!!!

[aks_sky]

Its not that much of an attraction at this moment and so they dont make much money and because they dont make money they dont get new boats. Its a circle lol.

[surreal75]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

Easy for everyone to see







CC : Viedumonde

Works seems to be progressing well. Look at those stairs. I wonder if they are also going to provide handicap access (wheelchair path) for people who cannot climb stairs. It will be also good for people who want to bike (bicycle) or skate along the riverfront.

[surreal75]

BTW, the water level looks quite close to the platform. Would it survive the rise in the water level during monsoons? Also, I wonder how far back in the history have they looked for the max water level (10 years 50 years, 100 years) to come up with the height of the platform.

[aks_sky]

Originally Posted by surreal75

BTW, the water level looks quite close to the platform. Would it survive the rise in the water level during monsoons? Also, I wonder how far back in the history have they looked for the max water level (10 years 50 years, 100 years) to come up with the height of the platform.

I dont have the exact numbers but as far as I know most of the water coming into the Sabarmati @ Ahmedabad is from narmada. During monsoons if the water level gets too high they can open up the vasna barrage to let the water flow. So it shouldnt be a problem unless they experience very heavy floods which they have never seen before.

[surreal75]

^ You may be right but I do hope though that the design is based on hard science rather than assumptions.

[GJ10]

Originally posted in the Ahmedabad projects thread, before SRF had its own thread, prob a good time to repost here, almost as an FAQ.

Ongoing, unfinished work has survived one monsoon since this post was first written.

In general, the Sabarmati River actually needs a lot of help to have the level of water you see in the pics anyway

Water currently gets diverted from the Narmada Canal into the river and is retained by a Barge at Vasna, towards the south of the City, keeping a minimum level of water in the Sabarmati as it passes through Ahmedabad



During normal monsoon, simply closing stopping the Water from the Narmada Canal and allowing the Vasna barge to let water pass more readily should be enough to avoid flooding of the Riverfront.

[aks_sky]

Originally Posted by nikitshah

They could have bought the new boats or aleast painted them!!!

How about now?

[nikitshah]

Yeah looks better..
thanks

[aks_sky]

What is your say?



Source Dna epaper

[reshapco]

impression is totally wrong. Sabarmati ashram is on right side and not left side as prompted.

[nikitshah]

Originally Posted by reshapco

impression is totally wrong. Sabarmati ashram is on right side and not left side as prompted.

Dude think about it. If you take picture from left of ashram or right side of ashram you will get different pictures.

Just think before what you are posting.

[reshapco]

Originally Posted by nikitshah

Dude think about it. If you take picture from left of ashram or right side of ashram you will get different pictures.

Just think before what you are posting.

No. I was looking at the power house shown behind. That is why I thought from which angle they have taken picture.

But anyway, In India impressions are always different than delivered picture. Exception could be Kakaria lake.

And ya my mistake. From different angle it would be different. Reason is that I live on that side from where this impression is totally opposite.

[desiguy66]

i drove by this site last week. the work is on going on both sides of the river. sorry, no pics

[aks_sky]

City to get back its fort wall

The Walled City, will soon get its wall back. As part of the Sabarmati Riverfront project, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is planning to restore the city wall on the eastern banks of the river. It will form the backdrop of the heritage garden coming up between Ellis Bridge and Nehru Bridge.

There will be a recreation space in the foreground. A top AMC official said, “The city wall will circle the heritage park from Ellis Bridge and Nehru Bridge. The park will also include the Manek Burj (The site where the foundation stone of Ahmedabad was laid by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411). The park is spread over an area of 1.32 hectares.”

SPACE for amphitheatre

According to the official, there is scope to build an amphitheatre on the premises, but the authorities are still working on its design. The official said, “The idea behind the park is to create an ambience where people can come with their family and relax. The city wall will make the place picturesque. Several trees will also be planted along the wall.”

The Mssonuments like the historical Ganesh Bari (a doorway through the fortress wall made by Appaji Ganesh in 1779 during the Maratha rule) and the boundary wall encircling old Ahmedabad for years together, today lies in a shambles alongside Ellis Bridge.

These historic monuments will get a facelift once the heritage park is built. Moreover, a walkway will connect the park to the Bhadra fort campus.

Ahmedabad’s living heritage, the Sunday market, fondly known as Gujari Bazaar or Ravivari, will be getting bigger and better on riverfront. Civic officials will put equal stress on the development of Ravivari as other things on the riverfront. An official said, “It will be an aesthetically designed informal market.” The civic authority will provide more than 32,000 square yards of land between Ellis Bridge and Sardar bridge for the relocation of the bazaar.

The current narrow pathswill be replaced by much wider lanes with street furniture. It will also be a cleaner place as the drainage water pipeslines will be covered by concrete road.

[aks_sky]

City to have its own cultural mile

Ahmedabad has taken a leaf from Chicago’s river front. The civic authority has planned a “cultural mile” on the Sabarmati river front with numerous facilities that will make it the cultural nerve centre of the city.

The proposed Sabarmati cultural mile will come up between Sardar bridge and Vivekanand bridge on the western bank of the river. While an artist’s impression has been creates, the civic authority will begin work on designing it very soon.

Said an official, “We will be working on the design and details of the cultural mile very soon. The area has already been identified for it.” The proposed site will be next to Sanskar Kendra that houses city museum and Tagore Hall. AMC has already planned a facelift of the campus housing the two facilities which are considered the city’s cultural centre.

The cultural mile will have museums, exhibition centres, dancing floor, theatre, amphitheatre, galleries, concert halls, etc, said the official. “This will give Ahmedabad a huge area to carry out cultural events.”

Chicago cultural mile

The Chicago cultural mile stretches from the Chicago River along Michigan Avenue through the Museum Campus at the south end of Grant Park. This is home to Millennium Park, Art Institute of Chicago, Symphony Hall — Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs here, urban college campuses, aquarium and planetarium. The Cultural Mile’s historic street wall, also known as Chicago’s Front Door, overlooks Chicago’s lakefront and Millennium and Grant Parks.

[aks_sky]

A’bad to get Rs 16-cr park

The concrete jungle of Ahmedabad is turning into a city of gardens. The civic body is building a 62,030 sq m garden at the Sabarmati riverfront between Subhash Bridge and Dudheshwar Bridge at a cost of Rs 16 crore.

The garden — the largest and the costliest public park in the city — will be ready in six months. Currently, the two biggest gardens in the city are Sardarbaug garden near the Siddi Syed Mosque and Hajipura garden at Madhupura. These are spread over an area of 40,000 sq m.

Giving details about the project, an official of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said, “The garden will be developed on the eastern side of the riverfront. Our workers are already digging the area and planting saplings of native trees like gulmohar, neem, garmalo, ficus and decorative shrubs.”

[India101]

Wait till May for water sports, floating restaurant in Ahmedabad

May is likely to be a happening month for the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL). To begin with, Essel Infrastructure is likely to start the first phase of operations for its water park in May.

Then, the new General Development Control Regulation (GDCR) for the Sabarmati River Front may be declared in the same month and finally, the much talked about floating restaurant may also start operating in a couple of months.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), during the fifth edition of Vibrant Gujarat with Zee Group's Essel Infrastructure for setting up a water park. The company intends to invest around Rs200 crore in the project.

Municipal commissioner IP Gautam said that the company has a back-to-back arrangement with another company in Singapore and they will complete their detailed project report by April. "We want to start water sports in the Sabarmati within the Swarnim Year," said Gautam.

The water park is likely to come up between Sardar Patel Bridge and Vasna Barrage because of wider river area and deeper water level. The company will have to arrange safety boats at a minimum of five points in the area, he said.

Gautam also said that water level in the Sabarmati is low and is expected to decrease in the coming month because of dam repair work that is to be carried out by the state government's irrigation department. "The new water supply will come by May," he said.

He also stated that a new GDCR, specially designed for the Sabarmati River Front, is likely to be issued in May. "The preparation for formation of the GDCR has been completed," said Gautam. However, he declined to reveal the information about land prices quoted in the auction of land for commercial purpose on the riverfront.

Meanwhile, the civic body is examining proposals for floating restaurants. Two companies had signed MoUs with AMC for starting floating restaurants at the Sabarmati River Front.
Meanwhile there is some bad news too as the civic body hasn't received any tenders for cable cars. The AMC will re-invite tenders for operating cable cars over the Sabarmati.

[sixsigma1978]

A pic is worth a thousand words!!!