Ahmedabad Discussions

[aks_sky]

Some good news for Ahmedabad skyline and some kind of bad news. But hey i am sure they will come around the fire safety hazard.

20 Storey skyscrapers in city soon

Amdavadis will soon witness skyscrapers similar to those in Shanghai. The city is all set to get 20-storey residential towers, for the very first time, with the launch of two townships on the outskirts of Shela and on the SG highway.
Some other projects in the pipeline for permission are construction of hi-end hotels and a hospital by a top pharmaceutical company.
The 20-storey high-rise buildings will undoubtedly adorn Ahmedabad's skyline, but at the cost of residents' safety. This is a thought that should worry Amdavadis, as the city comes under the seismic zone 3. It implies that Ahmedabad is an earthquake-prone region, with alluvial soil land and more importantly, the city's Fire and Emergency Service (AFES) is not well-equipped to deal with fire or any other emergency at higher floors.
A senior AFES official confirmed that the fire snorkels with the service provider can reach up to a height of 30 metres at the most. However, he added that at such height, the actual safety lies in in-house fire safety measures and systems. "Generally, the officials check all the fire safety features installed in the building, before sanctioning them to the buyers. It is mainly the builder's responsibility to construct an earthquake-resistant building, along with well-equipped fire safety systems installed in it," said the official.
Pawan Bakeri, director of Bakeri Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, said that when high-rise buildings are planned, the architect of the project takes into consideration various aspects such as the seismic zone, wind speed and soil type. "While designing a building, understanding the wind pattern becomes as crucial as understanding an earthquake pattern," he said.
Moreover, builders and architects must plan special safe areas in case of emergency or any natural calamity. He added that in cities such as Bangalore, rooms are to be equipped with sprinklers if the building is 15-storey tall or more than that.
So, booking a flat in a high-rise building is not only a concern in terms of safety for the buyers, but is also not pocket-friendly. The buyers may thus have to pay more for a 20-storey high-rise than a high rise with 5 to 12 storeys. The price of the land increases with the height.
As per senior real estate players of the city, the construction cost of a 20-storey building goes up by 25-30% as compared to the cost of constructing a 10-storey building. More so, if the developer is not able to make profit from the additional Floor Space Index (FSI) and has to build according to the current FSI, he will surely pass on the additional cost to the customers.

Source: DNA epaper 13/12

[jaadu]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

SAmdavadis will soon witness skyscrapers similar to those in Shanghai. The city is all set to get 20-storey residential towers,

All hail our great media .. 20 story towers and they compare to Shanghai ,, why no Mumbai which has so many skyscrapers and why they even need to say that .. its just 20 storeys !!

Jus pisses me off .. !!

[aks_sky]

Originally Posted by jaadu

All hail our great media .. 20 story towers and they compare to Shanghai ,, why no Mumbai which has so many skyscrapers and why they even need to say that .. its just 20 storeys !!

Jus pisses me off .. !!

I guess its that wow factor that you get when you compare to international cities. But i know what you mean, sometimes media is really useless.

[SimplyGujju]

I think this what is in our gujarati blood.. aren't we too much crazy about "foreign"?? Our people can do anything to go to a foreign country.. well, we are even crazy about the word "foreign". And if you notice, our people use another related word "imported" very proudly and very frequenly (imported material, imported item etc etc) even though the thing is from another state or from another town or even sometime home grown. This could be the reason for the international comparison though 20 storey buildings are common in many metros of india..

[aks_sky]

haha agreed bro.

[aks_sky]

What you say Amdavadis?

[aks_sky]

So i came here after 7 years and wow so many changes!! I must say i like everything i am seeing so far (except the traffic) . Airport was awesome. I walked on the travelator and i will put up the pic for it soon, The city itself is very clean and i hardly see rubbish piled up at places. BRTS looks awesome and i am going to travel on it within a few days. I will put up some pics later as today is just the 2nd day. Will travel to riverfront if i can!! but dam i m scared of the traffic lol so i dont think i will drive anything.

[GJ10]

Hey man, glad to hear you've liked what you've seen so far! Hope you have a really good trip and look forward to seeing any pics you take along the way!

[aks_sky]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1304575

Only a few pics. More to come!

[nikitshah]

Thanks Aks_sky. Nice pics
did you get the chance to see Sabarmati river front?
did you take any pics of the Riverfront

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by GJ10

An Arts Columnists Views on Ahmedabad

Why isnt Ahmedabad the seat of Design?

There are so many stories of Jehangir and Noorjahan. Noorjahan was the wife of a Sher Afghan, the local cheftain of Burdwan, Bengal. He was killed and some folklores suggest that he may have been killed because Jehangir wanted to marry Noorjahan. Interesting to hear that they may have met in Ahmedabad. It shows how different parts of India are kind of linked to each other through history despite physical distance.

Maybe a lot of people know this. Rabindranath Tagore lived in Moti Shahi Mahal (built by Shah Jahan), Ahmedabad when he was 17 and wrote a short story supposedly inspired by the building. Khudita Pashan (Hungry stones) was made into a movie in the sixties. Although B&W, when I first saw it on Doordarshan, it was pretty chilling and spooky. A young man comes to an old (and supposedly haunted) palace and starts to think that he knows the palace pretty well.

[aks_sky]

Originally Posted by nikitshah

Thanks Aks_sky. Nice pics
did you get the chance to see Sabarmati river front?
did you take any pics of the Riverfront

No that is the 1 thing i dint get to see.

[GJ10]

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is best in the Country

Outgoing Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) commissioner IP Gautam added one more feather to his cap when he received the AIILSG Nagar Ratna Award-2011 from President Pratibha Patil in a function held in Mumbai on Friday.

The AMC has bagged itself the rare honour of being adjudged the best municipal corporation in the country.There were 63 municipalities from across the country, out of which, AMC bagged the first place for providing better civic amenities to its citizens.

The All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) recognised the city and appreciated its innovative efforts to meet the aspirations of its citizens in terms of service delivery.

The AIILSG had constituted an expert panel which was headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat. The results were declared on the basis of achievement, size of the projects and the number of beneficiaries in the development works among others.

Ahmedabad was rated the best municipal corporation which was followed by Maisure City Corporation and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

In the function other municipals of the state namely Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat were awarded for their works related to public convenience. The awards were given in the category of basic amenities to urban poor, complaint and redressal system and innovation categories.

AIILSG had instituted the award and invited applications from 63 municipal corporations covered under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) of the country.

[reshapco]

It is very unfortunate to see IP Gautam being transferred to other post. I know this is compulsory but we will really miss IP Gautam who has done immense work in Ahmedabad. Hopefully new commissioner will continue work.

[ChennaiIndian]

Friends, Chennai banner is up on SSC on the occasion of our Independence Day. Please rate the banner at http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=banner

Please join in with other Indians in making our Indian banner successful. I have also posted a few comments in the banner comments section which you can read for more details on these buildings. As many would know, these buildings are owned by TCS and represent on of the biggest office spaces in the world and they have used more steel than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The irony is, this pic was photographed by a Chennai guy (vicvin) and edited by a Bangalore guy Nandan...both our fellow forumers have made it an Indian effort instead of being isolated to a city effort. Thanks to both of them.

Happy Independence Day!

[maulik02]

Done..
Gave 5/5

Originally Posted by ChennaiIndian

Friends, Chennai banner is up on SSC on the occasion of our Independence Day. Please rate the banner at http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=banner

Please join in with other Indians in making our Indian banner successful. I have also posted a few comments in the banner comments section which you can read for more details on these buildings. As many would know, these buildings are owned by TCS and represent on of the biggest office spaces in the world and they have used more steel than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The irony is, this pic was photographed by a Chennai guy (vicvin) and edited by a Bangalore guy Nandan...both our fellow forumers have made it an Indian effort instead of being isolated to a city effort. Thanks to both of them.

Happy Independence Day!

[mohammedirshad06]

NAVARATHRI WISHES to all Amdavadi SSCians

[Kaushik Parmar]

[Suncity]

Nice videos. But probably should be in cityscape thread.

[robinson02]

Originally Posted by Wallst

I do not have any problem "dude".

But as I said before read with open mind

I am not saying I am agree with writer 100% but its still well balanced article in my view. Gujarat missed IT bus, and major reason was lack of English speaking professional. I strongly believe that lack of English speaking population/professional in Ahmedabad will always keep Ad behind.Big corporate house can not find talent in AD and thus they will set up their shop somewhere else. Take eg of BPO, how many Gujaratis are working in Call center? I think list will be short.

I strongly agree with writer about this mall/multiplex culture will not take this city anywhere.

Just my 2 cents...

Good reply my dear.., but i have some problem my dear.. that related to my dissertation on gujarati diaspora. I don't actually what is it? and anything.. pls share some thing about this topic...