SABARMATI RIVER FRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

March 30, 2021

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, in its draft budget for 2021-22, has set aside Rs 1,050 crore for the Sabarmati River Front Development phase 2, work on which is to begin soon.

About:

Sabarmati Riverfront is a waterfront being developed along the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.
Proposed in the 1960s, the construction began in 2005.
The major objectives of project are environment improvement, social infrastructure and sustainable development.
By channelling the river to a constant width of 263 m along the part that passes Ahmedabad city, 204 hectares have been reclaimed along the 11-km stretch of the Sabarmati Riverfront in the first phase of the project, on both the banks.

Source : Indian Express

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