The water has a potential to make cities as a cultural and heritage hub. Sabarmati riverfront on river sabarmati in ahmedabad was proposed in 1960 but the construction started in year 2005. Kanpur riverfront development proposal studio symbiosis. This study was completed within a matter of months. The main concern is to decrease the river pollution, protection from.
Download as pptx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Ecological riverfront design chicago state university. Riverfront case study nature free 30day trial scribd. Book your tickets online for sabarmati riverfront, ahmedabad. Official pdf, 479 pages world bank documents world bank group. The catchment area of the sabarmati basin is 21,674 km 2 8,368 sq mi out of which 4,124 km 2 1,592 sq mi lies in rajasthan state and the remaining 18,550 km 2 7,160 sq mi in gujarat. Srfdcl, a company wholly owned by the ahmedabad municipal corporation. Sabarmati riverfront is a waterfront being developed along the banks of sabarmati river in ahmedabad, india.
Corporation amc set up the sabarmati riverfront development corporation ltd srfdcl in may 1997. The riverfront project presents a great opportunity to create a public edge to the river on the eastern and western sides of ahmedabad. The sabarmati riverfront development project the sabarmati riverfront development project is an urban landscaping and transportation project primarily aimed at transforming both sides of the riverbank into leisure space, with claims of providing solutions to. Sustainable waterfront developmenta case study of bahary. The project is being developed by the sabarmati riverfront development corporation ltd.
However, this fails to look at the river system as a whole, and limits the development to an isolated stretch or frontage for the river. The warning is telling in a number of ways, offering a glimpse into the hostile conditions along pittsburghs urban riverfronts prior to 1990 and. Every tourist that came to the city will pass the river, so by developing the river in a beautiful way that attracts the more people to visit the place and that increase the. With the spv in place, the board commissioned a feasibility study from a notforprofit urban planning and urban development management firm environmental planning collaborative, epc. Riverfront development free download as powerpoint presentation. By channeling the river to a constant width of 263m, riverbed land has been reclaimed to create 11.
The study assessed the feasibility of the new proposal for constraining the width of the existing river. The main concern is to decrease the river pollution, protection from flood and. The sabarmati riverfront development in ahmedabad, india, is a selffinanced project, backed by funds from the future sale of a portion of reclaimed land. Subhash bridge is open for use by the general public boating on the river sabarmati is being offered all year round. Bhargav adhvaryu, associate professor, cept mied, faculty of technology, cept university. A case study of sabarmati riverfront dipali babubhai paneria pg student, m. The project was initiated in 1997 with the formation of a special purpose vehicle spv, the sabarmati riverfront development corporation limited srfdcl, to undertake the development of the. Ltd, ahmedabad ahmedabad and the sabarmati ahmedabad was established on sabarmati in 1411.
Sustainable waterfront developmenta case study of bahary in alexandria, egypt 382 waterfronts have been providing beautiful setting for religious architecture, memorials, public art and grand cultural institutions and educational sites for generations. The most important thing to know is that sabarmati riverfront is closed on. The company was conceived as a development company with a mandate to plan and implement the sabarmati riverfront development project. Ambitions of the sabarmati riverfront development project a multidimensional environmental improvement, social upliftment and urban rejuvenation project make the riverfront accessible to the public stop the flow of sewage, keep the river clean and pollutionfree provide permanent housing for riverbed slum dwellers reduce risk of erosion and. Riverfront development framework by mrinalini verma issuu. Riverfront development shouldnt be about just beauty and aesthetics. The basin is located in a semiarid zone with rainfall ranging from 450 to 800 mm 18 to 31 in in different parts of the basin.
As a usable central artery, the river will likely revolutionize the development of ahmedabad as an urban center and raise the threshold for city planning. The article presents the environmental aspects of this. This also has a purpose to develop the living conditions of the people around the river. Study of riverfront development including literature study and case study of sabarmati riverfront. Following this, the national institute of hydrology nih and indian institute of technology iit, roorkee, were asked to reevaluate the project design, in the light of the. Integrated environmental improvement and urban revitalization india urban conference, mysore, november 2011. The sabarmati riverfront is designed to shape ahmedabads future as a city oriented towards residents needs and poised for responsible, inclusive growth. Its always good to know before visiting sabarmati riverfront whether it is open or closed on a particular day, and what the opening timings of sabarmati riverfront are and whether it is open in the morning, afternoon, evening or night.
The proposed development will include dedicated residential areas with semiprivate green open. Concerns over sabarmati riverfront development project. D the following table presents the data for the hfl in relation to bridge levels in the case of a 7. It offers guiding principles for ecologically sound urban riverfront development, including some general. Feasibility study for sabarmati riverfront development project 22. On the other hand, sabarmati riverfront remains open for visits on the following. The sabarmati riverfront is actually a project taken up to renovate the look of the city and make its proper connections with the sabarmati river. The project had been stalled since august 2006, when heavy floods inundated the city. The gujari association was served a legal eviction notice in 1998 link to pdf, 1 year after the sabarmati riverfront development project proposal epc 1997. The srfd project not only provides protection to the city from flooding but also reclamation of land.
Proposed in the 1960s, the construction began in 2005. Responsible for undertaking the sample final plot reconciliation study. The primary case study involved study of history of delhi and yamuna and the role yamuna played in the identity and evolution of the city. Revitalization of an urban riverfront to revitalize the. Since 2012, the waterfront is gradually opened to public as and when facilities are constructed and. The project was started by the sabarmati riverfront development corporation in. Sabarmati riverfront timings, opening time, entry timings. In this paper, the case study sabarmati riverfront at ahmedabad is discussed. The sabarmati riverfront development project is an environmental improvement, social uplift and urban rejuvenation project that will renew ahmedabad. Secondly, the author proposes relocation of most of the existing business to open up the land for new development. In the case of the sabarmati riverfront development corporation in india, the board commissioned a feasibility study be conducted by a local nonprofit environmental planning group. Sabarmati riverfront previous next we have in the past successfully completed, and are also currently undertaking, various projects in relation to the development of the sabarmati river front at ahmedabad, which have been awarded to us by the sabarmati river front development corporation limited operated under the ahmedabad municipal corporation.
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