Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project

[InfraNerd]

Originally Posted by Deamonzul

Sabarmati Riverfront Development project is going very good. In shortly time period it will completed.

What! So fast. I thought, the entire work was supposed to be finished by 2012. Can you post some pictures if you live there?
Very, very eager to see the Riverfront in its full glory.

[Cosmicbliss]

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report...he-day_1544350

The highly ambitious urban development project of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Sabarmati Riverfront is getting dearer with every passing day. The project cost has increased by 53% in seven years.

The Congress alleged that the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Ltd (SRFDCL) has been treated as a private company and development work is carried out at the cost of the poor.

The opposition walked out of the SRFDCL board meeting in protest on Monday on this score.

The Congress alleged that in 2003 chief minister Narendra Modi had announced that the project would be completed in 1000 days. The work is still incomplete and the delay has increased the cost.

The original project cost, estimated in 2003 at Rs750 crore, is now pegged Rs1152 crore, said Badruddin Shaikh, leader of opposition in the AMC. He also claimed that earth filling work that was pegged at Rs25 crore in 2003 has reached Rs45 crore now.

The SRFDCL has obtained Rs350 crore as loan from HUDCO, Rs240 crore from AMC as share capital and Rs180 crore from AMC as loan.

The company has spent Rs760 crore on the development work till now, said Shaikh. He also said that HUDCO had sanctioned Rs550 crore loan but the SRFDCL could get only Rs350 crore disbursement.

aThe Congress alleged that the administration and the ruling party were not worried about the delay till now. In seven years, work of the diaphragm wall has been completed, while work for construction of retaining wall and earth filling is going on. “Only 85% of retaining wall is complete,” said Shaikh.

The opposition alleged that the administration has awoken all of a sudden and wants to expedite the project at the cost of the poor. He also said that alternate arrangement given by the AMC is faulty.

“The civic body has allotted houses to handicapped people on the third floor. Moreover, it has failed to provide enough water to the EWS houses built in Vatva,” said Shaikh.

The Congress apprehends that project cost will increase much more in coming days and has demanded that a white paper must be issued. Shaikh also alleged that the contractor has used inferior quality GRP pipes for drainage network on the riverfront and demanded that an inquiry committee should be formed to look into the matter.

[Cosmicbliss]

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report...itions_1540465

Gujarat high court comes to slum-dwellers’ rescue, stays demolitions

A demolition drive launched by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to remove slums along the Sabarmati riverfront suffered a setback on Friday when the Gujarat high court bench stayed further demolitions.

More than 300 people living in the slums on the Sabarmati riverfront rushed to the high court when the civic body began razing their houses.

At the request of the leaders of the slum-dwellers, chief justice SJ Mukhopadhya, who had concluded his day's work, called the leaders and their lawyers for an urgent hearing in his chamber.

After a preliminary hearing of the case, the bench of chief justice Mukhopadhya and justice JB Pardiwala stayed the demolitions and adjourned the case till June 13.

Manoj Shrimali, counsel for the slum-dwellers, submitted before the bench that the high court had earlier granted a stay order on any demolition of slums that was undertaken without providing the slum-dwellers an alternative place of residence.

The Rehabilitation Committee, which is working under retired high court judge DP Buch, is also not taking effective steps for the rehabilitation of the slum-dwellers, Shrimali said.

In 2005, advocate Girish Patel had filed a petition seeking alternative residence for slum-dwellers who had become a victim of the demolition drive. The high court had then stayed all such demolitions.

“We approached the high court as the AMC had started demolishing our houses. We are happy that the chief justice has given us relief,” said Bina Jadhav of Rahethan Adhikar Manch.

[shreyas1684]

Originally Posted by Cosmicbliss

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report...itions_1540465

Gujarat high court comes to slum-dwellers’ rescue, stays demolitions

A demolition drive launched by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to remove slums along the Sabarmati riverfront suffered a setback on Friday when the Gujarat high court bench stayed further demolitions.

More than 300 people living in the slums on the Sabarmati riverfront rushed to the high court when the civic body began razing their houses.

At the request of the leaders of the slum-dwellers, chief justice SJ Mukhopadhya, who had concluded his day's work, called the leaders and their lawyers for an urgent hearing in his chamber.

After a preliminary hearing of the case, the bench of chief justice Mukhopadhya and justice JB Pardiwala stayed the demolitions and adjourned the case till June 13.

Manoj Shrimali, counsel for the slum-dwellers, submitted before the bench that the high court had earlier granted a stay order on any demolition of slums that was undertaken without providing the slum-dwellers an alternative place of residence.

The Rehabilitation Committee, which is working under retired high court judge DP Buch, is also not taking effective steps for the rehabilitation of the slum-dwellers, Shrimali said.

In 2005, advocate Girish Patel had filed a petition seeking alternative residence for slum-dwellers who had become a victim of the demolition drive. The high court had then stayed all such demolitions.

“We approached the high court as the AMC had started demolishing our houses. We are happy that the chief justice has given us relief,” said Bina Jadhav of Rahethan Adhikar Manch.

ohh god...

[reshapco]

Phase of development is fast but congress man comes to hurdle the work going on.

[Suncity]

photo copyright Nathan Winders

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[SimplyGujju]

I happened to visit a place nearby sabarmati riverfront and saw some good progress on *west river drive* construction.. sorry, i just had my 2mp mobile camera handy with me.. but i guess it's better to have something than nothing.. Location of this place is in between gandhi bridge and nehru bridge near mount carmel school.

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One thing I noted is that earlier there was talks about one way traffic on east river drive and west river drive.. but from the pictures it seems that they are constructing two way road.. so don't know if they have cancelled their plan for east river drive.. any one has any update???

[Cosmicbliss]

Progress on this project is disappointing. I had more expectations from the Gujarat government. For once, I am disappointed with them.

[aks_sky]

I know what you mean because i just got back in january too but then you also have to consider all the hurdles they have had to face especially with relocating people which by all means is not going how it is supposed to party due to the negligence of AMC and partly due to the mentality of the people. But in saying so the progress with the roads is excellent compared to what i saw in jan.

[GJ10]

Google Earth History of Sabarmati Riverfront Project

Apr 2002 (before project)


Apr 2006


Oct 2008


May 2010

Reclaiming land from Riverbed, creation of retaining wall, and filling in/levelling of reclaimed land were always going to be the most technically difficult aspects of this project. Most of this work you can probably appreciate was done by end of 2008 even.

Sticking point now is the slums on the Eastbank (top/middle of pictures), land auction to private developers that was meant to be done by November 2010 cannot be done until these slums are gone.

Fact that Anna Hazare was given a guided tour of the area by "eminent danseuse" Mallika Sarabhai and a squad of other activists is def not a good sign...

[India101]

10K families moved from riverfront to get flats by Aug end

AHMEDABAD: By August end, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will have to provide two-rooms flats to 10,283 families that need to be relocated from the Sabarmati banks. The Gujarat high court on Tuesday ordered the civic body to provide the alternate houses in form of flats to more than 10,000 families.

All families that had settled on either side of the Sabarmati river before December 31, 2007, will get flats in four-storied buildings at relocation sites prepared by AMC. Around 15 such relocation sites for the people living on the banks have been prepared as part of Sabarmati river front development project.

When the authorities began evacuating people from the banks in 2005, five petitioners, including Sabarmati Nagarik Adhikar Manch and activist Manishi Jani, approached the high court demanding alternative accommodation for these residents. The high court stayed authorities from removing slum dwellers.

The litigation moved further and on June 24 this year, the high court sought a list of families settled on the river banks. The civic body stated that 5,964 families were living between Subhash Bridge and Vasna Barrage as on May 15, 2002, which was the cut off date set earlier. However, the civic body has passed a resolution extending the cut-off date to 2007 end. The petitioner submitted a list of 4,319 families who were identified as having settled on the banks between 2002 and 2007.

On Tuesday, when a bench headed by Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya sought status of relocation, the civic body stated that out of 5964 families identified earlier, 2,166 families have already been shifted to newly prepared flats. The corporation submitted before the court that 4,800 flats more would be constructed by August end, and all the families would be relocated by then. The high court has also directed the residents to shift to new houses within a month of their completion. Upon suggestion of petitioner's counsel Girish Patel, the high court directed the authorities to allot the houses not to an individual, but to get it registered in the name of husband, wife and children jointly. The high court has also asked AMC to ensure that after eviction, the area is fenced properly and no new person comes to settle there.

The court has kept hearing every month to know the status of relocation of slum dwellers. If shifting is completed as per HC directions, this litigation may be over by October end.

[jaadu]

looks like a satisfactory end to the Slum relocation mess there .. can be a model for other SRA around the country !!

[shanware]

Originally Posted by GJ10

Google Earth History of Sabarmati Riverfront Project



Reclaiming land from Riverbed, creation of retaining wall, and filling in/levelling of reclaimed land were always going to be the most technically difficult aspects of this project. Most of this work you can probably appreciate was done by end of 2008 even.

Sticking point now is the slums on the Eastbank (top/middle of pictures), land auction to private developers that was meant to be done by November 2010 cannot be done until these slums are gone.

Fact that Anna Hazare was given a guided tour of the area by "eminent danseuse" Mallika Sarabhai and a squad of other activists is def not a good sign...

Nice work btw, GJ

[aks_sky]

Roads,open space to occupy major space of Sabarmati river front

This is the latest photo of activities going on at the river front. Roads are being constructed and signals too are erected at some places in advance


Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s Deputy Commissioner has provided the land use distribution on reclaimed land of Sabarmati River Front. The detail is as undermentioned.
# Land Use Area in Ha %
1 Roads 44.44 21.91
2 Garden 27.46 13.54
3 Open Space 37.12 18.30
4 Public Purpose 28.89 14.24
5 Lower Promenade 26.65 13.14
6 Commercial 29.41 14.5
7 Sports 7.25 3.58
8 Residual including Public Utility 2.06 0.79
Total 203.28 Ha 100 %

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[aks_sky]

Shows some snips of Sabarmati Riverfront and a few other things. You can ignore the Raj Thackrey bit if you want!

Source: Deshgujarat

[GJ10]

Nice finds! But yeah, shame it takes a visiting cockroach for ppl to give coverage of the project!

[aks_sky]

Yea i agree aye. They could always go there and take a few pics but no it has to be someone like this guy who has to come and then they could get a few snips. btw the kids park looks very fancy and well and so does the sabarmati riverfront from patang hotel.

[daccounting]

wow, amazing!!!

[NitinPatel]

Sunil Shetty’s company proposes water sports in Sabarmati


Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty’s company, H20, has which has rights for offering water sports along beaches in Mumbai and Goa, has sent a proposal to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s River Front Development Corporation (SRFDCL) for starting up several facilities including water sports along the Sabarmati riverfront. H2O has completed the technical study for the project.AMC plans to float a new company to undertake the project if the company wins the bid for the riverfront development project. According to official sources, AMC has been demanding 25 per cent share of the gross revenue from the floating restaurant and 10 per cent from the water sports business.

[vnkotak]

Any updates on this?? Can someone upload latest photos...

Last photos are of September.. I am not much positive, but atleast expecting to see some decent development along side the river...