Objection to the report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river. The report points out that there are 672 industries in the area who are members of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Ahmedabad Hand Screen Printing Association (AHSPA), but the …
AHMEDABAD: After spending lakhs over cleaning the Sabarmati river bed in recent months, insensitive citizens continue to throw garbage into it in the name of religious paraphernalia. Plastic bags today can be seen strewn all over the river. This, even while special containers are being provided on every bridge for …
Ahmedabad: Complaining about environmental pollution and difficulty faced due to the very dirty Chandrabhaga river, residents of Ranip area have moved Gujarat high court by filing a public interest litigation. The PIL contends that solid waste is being dumped in the ravines of Chandrabhaga at Ranip and the river carries …
Gujarat government has spent about Rs 796 crores for constructing 17,148 houses in Ahmedabad city for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers. Revenue, urban development and housing minister Anandiben Patel while replying to a query from Dariapur MLA GyasuddinShaikh told the state assembly that the cost of houses constructed had shot …
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) decided to take up development projects of Pavana, Indrayani and Mula rivers during the general body meeting on Monday. Sanjay Kulkarni, an environment engineer, PCMC said, “The civic body had prepared a feasibility report in 2009, wherein it had arrived at a preliminary …
The web version of this article corrects a few errors that appeared in the print edition. The official narrative presents Ahmedabad as a pioneer in urban transformation in India. This paper questions whether these claims engage with the experiences of the urban poor in Ahmedabad by examining processes around the …
New Delhi Castigating municipal bodies for the high level of pollution in cities, Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai said on Wednesday the urban bodies must cleanse and update their books of accounts in order to tap the bond market as it is the practice in developed and emerging economies. …
AHMEDABAD: Residents of Dedasan and Chailpur villages in Kheralu taluka have taken to the streets, protesting the indiscriminate sand mining along the Sabarmati river. The river's width has increased by almost 50 feet due to the illegal mining activity in the last few months. The residents have found that the …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was felicitated by the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize during the World Cities Summit 2012 on 2nd July in Singapore for its early success in implementing a city development plan which aims to transform India's seventh largest city into a more liveable, equitable …
AHMEDABAD: Imagine sudden floods at Sabarmati River arising out of climate change and a loss of Rs1,200 crore for Gujarat's Sabarmati Riverfront project! A prior understanding of the effects of climate change and including features to adapt to these effects of climate change in the project could avoid such loses. …
The politics of inclusion in the Sabarmati Riverfront Development project, an urban mega-project in Ahmedabad, has been predicated on a “flexible governing” of the residents of the riverfront informal settlements. Such flexible governing has allowed state authorities to negotiate grass-roots opposition and mobilisation, modify the project to gentrify the riverfront …
In a major crackdown, the vigilance team of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) unearthed illegal discharge of hazardous effluents into Sabarmati and a nearby lake by certain textile processing firms in Narol-Piplaj industrial area. Six units - Shraddha Processors, Geeta Processors, Vinod Denims, Harekrushna Fabrics, Blue Blend Denims and Mahak …
The Supreme Court today said it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it causes huge financial burden on the Centre and asked for a report on its costs. “My concern is only on the financial liability of the project. We want to make it clear that we would not …
AHMEDABAD: Over 40 counters were set for the allotment of economically weaker sections (EWS) housing at the Sabarmati riverfront on Wednesday. The procedure for allotment on the basis of a 'computer lottery system' was undertaken at the counters. The procedure was carried out after a brief interruption due to a …
AHMEDABAD: Of the 26 common effluent treatment plants that operate in the state, 21 are not functioning as per the standards laid down by the Central pollution control board. Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials admitted that a lot still has to be achieved in pollution control. Member secretary of GPCB, …
An elevated railway will chug through the walled city on the east bank of the Sabarmati, covering a 30-km circular route. Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) Infrastructure Development Projects Limited on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 5000 crore with Gujarat Urban Development Corporation (GUDC) for …
Bidders Want The River Flowing Through Out The Year Free Of Sewage Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Flowing and fresh water in Sabarmati is key to the proposal of floating restaurant on the river. Yet another bid to set up a floating restaurant in the river has fallen apart with …
Esther David Lately, since we have been reading and seeing changes in the river Sabarmati in the context of the riverfront development project, rivers are very much on the mind. So, while going to Vadodara, it was interesting to study the scenery between both cities. As soon as the bus …
Esther David Once upon a time, Ahmedabad had a river. Sabarmati. The city grew around her and her banks were used for various activities and religious rituals. Today, the scenario has changed. If you are atop the revolving restaurant or driving past one of the bridges, it looks more like …
Re-development Plan Has Curious Shapes For Commercial Plots Without Margin Space, Inspired From European Models Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Take a cursory glance at the re-development plan prepared for the riverfront and you will be taken aback by the curious shapes of commercial plots to be put on sale. …
