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 …
Almost 40 per cent of land along the Sabarmati riverfront will now be set aside for designer gardens, allowing residents to take in some fresh air Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati riverfront could well become the city
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is taking a step that would to some extent wash away the sins committed by civic planners leading to a disorderly growth. For the first time, the AMC would be practising, what they call, micro zoning in the area under Sabarmati riverfront …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Walking along the Sabarmati in the night will soon be a starry affair. This is because aesthetically-designed lamps will line up the walkway in future. Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) plans to spend Rs 7.3 crore on installing lighting system at lower promenade of …
Ahmedabad: Those wanting to buy land along the Sabarmati riverfront will have to wait for another couple of months. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is in no mood to sell the plots on the western side of the river. AMC is in the process of preparing urban and land use …
Ahmedabad: Unlike the past monsoons, Sabarmati riverfront this year looks more secure in the event of heavy rains this season. For the past two years, the reclaimed sandy bank used to get washed out in a heavy downpour resulting in damages running into crores of rupees. But in the last …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: In the latest survey by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) it has come to light that just five of the 26 central effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in 35 industrial clusters spread across 400 kilometres of Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The slumdwellers, displaced due to the Sabarmati riverfront project, were allotted houses under economically weaker section (EWS) scheme in the city on Monday. In the first draw, 2,371 houses were allocated under the rehabilitation scheme, out of which 271 slum-dwellers living on the eastern bank, on the stretch between …
E JAYASHREE KURUP YOU BEGIN YOUR WORKING DAY IN A high-density Indian city. You login to the city transport planning website and feed your proposed road usage for the day. The website gives you the best routes for the day and even advises you if the couple of meetings planned …
NDA working chairman L K Advani has again pitched strongly for inter-linking of rivers in the country, something that was projected as a flagship programme during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government
Unique Designer Gardens, Parks Planned Along Sabarmati Riverfront Kumar Manish | TNN Get ready to walk on some outof-the-world green spaces along the banks of Sabarmati. The mega Sabarmati riverfront project will now have urban green spaces with a difference. Sabarmati River Front Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has roped in …
Ahmedabad: Rehabilitation work for people affected due to Sabarmati riverfront project continued into the second day. Through computerised draw system, slum-dwellers living along the river banks were allotted houses in economically weaker section (EWS) housing scheme. On Monday chawl-dwellers between Ellisbridge and Sardar bridge were called for the draw. A …
Kumar Manish |TNN Ahmedabad: The ambitious Sabarmati riverfront project is the only project from India to figure among prominent ongoing riverfront projects promising to
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to rehabilitate 4,000 families who have lost their homes on the riverbed due to the Sabarmati River Front Development project. During a hearing on a PIL filed by three organisations against eviction of people living on the …
Ahmedabad: Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has been loaned a sum of Rs 350 crore by HUDCO at 9.75% interest rate. The loan will not only help speed up construction activity at riverfront but also save SRFDCL Rs 30 crore annually in the coming years. In late 90s, HUDCO …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has admitted that while designing the Sarbarmati Riverfront Development project, neither did it make an attempt to increase the depth of the river nor made any provision for dredging. In reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) authorities are constantly monitoring the water level in Dharoi Dam, built on the Sabarmati river. The dam is now flowing at 182.90 m against its danger level of 192.25 m. Officials at the city control room said there was heavy inflow of water in the …
