Ahmedabad: Riverfront to be extended by 5km

AHMEDABAD: A bridge-cum-barrage which will connect areas like Motera and Sabarmati to the airport and store 15 days worth of water for Ahmedabad city and extension of the riverfront by 5km on both banks are some of the projects that were passed by the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation (SRFDCL) on Monday. These works are part of Phase II of the riverfront project.

The barrage-cum-bridge will be built near the power station and will touch Sadar Bazaar Road on the other end. This will also create a reservoir holding some 12,000 million litres of water, about 15 days of water supply for the city. The barrage-cum-bridge was necessitated as water supply would be disrupted for 15 days because of repair work on the Narmada canal.
Apart from these announcements, SRFDCL also cleared the design of a 5.2km extension of the riverfront on the western bank and a 5.8km extension of the eastern bank. The total length of the riverfront, both banks included, will now be 34km. The two banks will also be connecting roads that will allow people from Maninagar and Narol to travel to Gandhinagar or towards North Gujarat.
“It will greatly ease traffic, which would get clogged on other routes at Maninagar and the main city bus stand,” said a senior AMC official. The extensions will have promenades, a children’s park, a food plaza and a recreation zone.