Ahmedabad,The Metropolitan city

it is the presentation of the urban transportation planning region of the metropolitan city Ahmedabad.

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AHMEDABAD
The metropolitan city……………………………………
Presented by Guided by
HimanshuPipaliya Prof. Vivek Sonar
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
TOURISM AND HERITAGE
DEMOGRAPHIC & ECONOMIC PROFILE
URBAN GROWTH &LAND USE
POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCE
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ThecityfoundedbySultanAhmadShahin1411AD,liesonthebanksof
theSabarmatiriver.
ThehistoriccityofAhmedabad isamongstthemajormetropolitancitiesin
India.It'sacitywherehistorygentlyrubsitsshoulderswithmodernity.
ThecityistheadministrativeheadquarterofAhmedabad districtandisthe
judicialcapitalofGujaratastheGujaratHighCourtislocatedhere.
Withapopulationofmorethan5.8millionandanextendedpopulationof
6.3million,itisthe5
th
largestcityand7
th
largestmetropolitanareaofIndia.
Withtheincreasingopportunitiesfortradeandcommerceandasacenter
forhighereducation,thisheavygrowthcontinues.
..…ahmedabad
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……...…..ahmedabadat a glance
YearofEstablishment-1411A.D.
Commencement ofthemunicipalworksby‘Townwallfund
committee’-1834.
EstablishmentofMunicipality-1858.
EstablishmentofMunicipalCorporation-1950.
Areaofthecity-464.16sq.km.
LiteracyRate-73.38%,
[78.34%(Male),67.72%(Female)]
Religion(%) -84.6(Hindu),2.9(Jain),11.4(Muslim),0.7(Christian)
OfficialLanguage-Gujarati,Hindi.
LanguagesspokenGujarati,Hindi,English
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GEOGRAPHY
ThecityissituatedonthewesternsideofIndia.
Thecityislocatedinasandyanddryarea.Exceptforthesmallhillsof
ThaltejJodhpurTekra,theentirecityisalmostflat.
Since,Ahmedabad liesonthewesternsideinthestateofGujarat,whichis
basicallyadesertarea;itexperiencesextremetypeofclimate.
Thereare2mainlakeslocatedinthecitylimits–theKankarialake,andthe
Vastapurlake.
Kankarialake,locatedinManinagar,isanartificiallakedevelopedby
Qutb-ud-dinAybakin1451.
TheSabarmatibifurcatesthecityintoeasternandwesternparts,
connectedbyninebridges,twoofwhichwereconstructedafter
independence.
Thoughtheriverisperennial,itgetsdriedupinthesummer,leavingonlya
smallstreamofwaterflowing.
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Latitude-22º 58 N
Longitude-72º 35EN
Altitude-49 Mts. above MSL
SABARMATI RIVER FRONT
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CONNECTIVITY
BY ROAD
NationalhighwaysconnectcitieslikeVadodara,Rajkot,Jamnagarand
Mumbai.
TheGujaratStateRoadTransportCorporation(GSRTC)runsexpressand
luxurydeluxebusestotheneighbouringtownsandcities.Onecanreach
thecitybytaxifromnearbycities.
BYAIR
TheAhmedabad Airportisjust10kmsfromdowntownAshramRoadarea.
Itfunctionsforbothdomesticandinternationalpurpose.
DomesticflightsonAirIndia,IndianAirlines,JetAirwaysandGujaratAirways
areavailableforDelhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Hyderabad,Bangalore,Pune,
Jaipurandseveralotherdestinationsinsidethecountry.
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BY RAIL
Ahmedabad hasawellmaintainedrailwaynetworkconnectedto
importantdestinationsofthecountry.
Ahmedabad railwaystationisthelargestrailwaystationinthestateof
Gujarat.
VariousexpressandsuperfasttrainsareavailablebetweenAhmedabad
andimportantcitiesofthecountry.
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HISTORY
ThehistoryofAhmedabad stretchesasfarbackasinthe11th
centuryandlinkingitselfwitholdtownsofAshavalandKarnavati
about1000yearsago.
Intheyear1411AD,SultanAhmedShahbuiltcitadeland
encourageddevelopmentoftradeandcommerce.
In1456AD,anenclosingwallwasconstructeddefiningaperiphery
tothecity-limits.
Thecitywithinthiswallgotstructuredintowards,organizedby12
mainroadseachterminatingatagateinthewall.
In1487,MahmudBegada,thegrandsonofAhmedShah,fortified
thecitywithanouterwall10km(6.2mi)incircumferenceand
consistingoftwelvegates,189bastionsandover6,000battlements.
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Evolutionofthecity
Withthecomingoftherailwayaround1860,developmentbegan
tospillover(beyondthecity-limits)towardsthenortheastand
southeastofthewalledcity.
Thefirsttextilemillwasstartedin1861herebyRanchhodlal
Chhotalal.
Thisalsoresultedintheindustrialandresidentialdevelopment
acrossthewesternsideofSabarmatiRiver.
Constructionof5bridges–EllisBridge,GandhiBridge,SardarPatel
Bridge,theNehruBridgeandtheSubhashBridgeacceleratedthis
development.
Butbyandlargetheindustrialdevelopment hasremained
concentratedontheeasternsideandthewalledcityhas
continuedtogrowindensityduetoincorporationoffringeareas
intothecitylimits.
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ThecitymunicipalitywasgiventhestatusofMunicipalCorporationin1950
whenthecitystartedgrowingrapidlyeastwardsandsouthwards.
Inthelaterpartofthecentury,thewesternparthasdevelopedrapidly.
ThecityisgovernedbyAhmedabad MunicipalCorporation(AMC),
establishedinJuly1950.
Realizingtheacuteneedforaholisticapproachtotheconservationand
preservationofthisvaluableheritageresource,Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation(AMC)withassistancefromCRUTAFoundationsetupa
heritagecellin1996.
Itsmainobjectivesaretocreatebasicawarenessamongstthecitizens,
promotetraditionalbuiltforms,supportparticipatoryactionprogrammes
andtoco-ordinateeffortsofdifferentdisciplines,stakeholdersand
authorities.
ItisanadvisoryboardtoAMCessentiallyassistingtheCorporationinits
capacitybuilding
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TOURISM AND HERITAGE
TheheritageresourcesinAhmedabad canbelookedatfollowingthree
distinctlevels:
Theentiretyofthewalledcity:ASIhasatotalof52Indo-Islamicmonuments
underprotection.Inaddition,therearemanyHinduandJaintemples,the
Gaekwad’s HavelienclaveofMarathaperiodandseveralother
institutionalbuildingsandbungalowsoftheColonialperiod.Atthe
moment,thesestructuresareinastateofdisrepairexceptforthefewJain
templestakencareofbytheJaincommunity.TheCityWallanditsGates
areequallyindilapidatedcondition.
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Thepolswhichcompriseit:Thegroupingofhousesintopolsistypicalof
GujaratandespeciallyofAhmedabad
Destructionandde-structuringcausedbynewbuildings,theinvasionof
businessandtrafficpointtoaworrisomefutureforthepols.
Theindividualhouses:ThehousesofAhmedabad weretraditionallybuiltof
carvedwoodandbrickworkcharacterizedbylow,singlefamilyunits,of
whichonlysome10,000survivenow.Thegradualprogressionofthemodel
gavewaytothetransplantationofforms,whichweretotallyforeignto
localtraditions.Theapartmentbuildingsareofamediocrequality
heraldingadeclineintheknow-howandtechnique.Realizingtheacute
needforaholisticapproachtotheconservationandpreservationofthis
valuableheritageresource,Ahmedabad MunicipalCorporation(AMC)
withassistancefromCRUTAFoundationsetupaheritagecellin1996.Its
mainobjectivesaretocreatebasicawarenessamongstthecitizens,
promotetraditionalbuiltforms,supportparticipatoryactionprogrammes
andtoco-ordinateeffortsofdifferentdisciplines,stakeholdersand
authorities.
ItisanadvisoryboardtoAMCessentiallyassistingtheCorporationinits
capacitybuilding.
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Industrial Aspects:-chemicals, textiles, drugs and pharmaceuticals and
food processing
Investment and employment:-Textile and Chemical
21.5% of factories and employs 18% of workers in the state.
Over14% of the total investments in all stock exchanges in India and 60% of
the total industrial productivity is contributed by the district
Industries Name:-Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Nirma Group of
Industries, Arvind Mills, Claris Life Sciences, Cadilla Pharmaceuticals, Shell,
Vadilal Industries Ltd., Rasna, BoschRexroth (Germany) ,Stork and Rollepaal
(Netherland)
Most of The medium large scale industries are presence in the talukas of
ahmedabad
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Major industries
Therearearound422mediumandlargescaleindustriesbasedin
Ahmedabad districtwithtotalinvestmentofINR5,45,988crore
(US$1,33,167million)providingemploymentaround79,904people
Small scale industries
The district has over 23,734 small scale industries generating over
95,591jobs with total investment of INR 89,356.5 lakhs (US$ 21,794
million)
Ex. Engineering, textiles, chemical, and paper and paper products
with an investment to the tune of INR 68,220 lakhs
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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFOLE
Literacy Rate
MALE LITERACY-87.23
FEMALE LITERACY-70.73
•TotalpopulationofGujarat:-6.03Crore
•LiteracyRate:-79.31%(asper2011population
census.)
maleliteracy:-87.23%
femaleliteracyisat:-70.73%.
•UrbanPopulation:-42.6%,
(37.4%in2001.)
•Ruralpopulation:-57.4%from62.6%in2001.
•Ahmedabad isthemostpopulatedDistrictinthe
State,with7.20millionpeople,up11.94%from2001,
followedbySuratwith6.07millionpeople,up10.07%,
asperGujarat’sDirectorateofcensusoperations.
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POPULATION DENSITY17
URBAN GROWTH
PHASES OF THE GROWTH OF AHMEDABAD
PHASE 1 PHASE 2
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PHASES OF THE GROWTH OF AHMEDABAD
PHASE 3 PHASE 4
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COMPARISON OF GROWTH BETWEEN AHMEDABAD , BANGLORE AND HYDERABAD 21
POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AHMEDABAD URBAN AGGLOMERATION (AUA )
TheGreaterAhmedabad Urbanagglomerationisanamalgam
coveringanareaofabout4200sq.Kmisanamalgamof
1.Anareaof190squarekilometresisunderthejurisdictionof
Ahmedabad MunicipalCorporation(AMC)
2.150villagesintheperipheryofthecityareunderthejurisdictionof
Ahmedabad UrbanDevelopmentAuthority(AUDA),
3.9Municipalitiesintheperipheryofthecityareunderthejurisdiction
ofAhmedabad UrbanDevelopmentAuthority(AUDA),
4.Gandhinagarandthesurroundingvillages,
5.Chatral,BopalandothersurroundingvillagesadjoiningAUDAlimits.
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Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA)
AUDAwasconstitutedundertheGujaratTownPlanningandUrban
DevelopmentAct,1976in1978toregulateandmonitorthedevelopmentinthe
peripheryoftheCorporationlimitsandtheadjoining300villagesand9
municipalities.
Functionoftheauthority:-Preparationofthedevelopmentplan,
Townplanningschemes,
regulatethedevelopment,
collectthedevelopmentchargesinareaof
jurisdiction
InadditiontotheareafallingunderAMC’slimit,italsoinclude107settlements
aroundit,4towns,103villagesofAhmedabad district.TheexpansionofAUDA
comesof1,29,465hectares(1,29,465sqkm)areawhichincludeAhmedabad
city(municipalcorporation)of44900hectares.
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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)
Ahmedabad municipal Corporation (AMC) was established in year 1950
The 190.84 sqkm area within the AMClimits consists of :
The traditional city centerwithin the fort walls with relatively high-density
development, large concentration of commercial activities and narrow
streets,
The eastern sector accommodating large and small industries and low
income residential areas
A well planned western sector with wide roads accommodating major
institutions and high-income residential areas.
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LANDUSE
Spatialarrangementsoflandusesdeterminethe
populationdistributionandinfrastructuredemand
patternsinthecity.
Thissectionbrieflydescribesthelandusepatternsinthe
city.
TheAhmedabad UrbanDevelopmentAuthority(AUDA)
isresponsibleforlanduseplanningwithinitsjurisdictional
limits.
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LAND USE IN AUDA AREA
TotalAUDAarea:-1294.65sq.km
Nearly50percentisbuiltup.
Waterbodiescover12percentandwatershade
cover17percentofarea.Industriescover9
percentofthearea.
AspertheStateGovernmentPolicy,nomajor
industrialdevelopmentwithin24kmsofAMClimit
ispermittedinAUDAarea.Consideringexisting
development conditionsacertainareafor
industrialuseisdesignatedforlightindustryas
wellasforgeneralindustry,alongwithexisting
industriesatVatwa,NarodaandOdhav(alllying
withinAMC),whichformsnearly10.38percent.
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LAND USE IN CITY AREA
Asperexistinglanduse(1997),morethanonethird(36%)ofthetotalareaisunder
residentialuse,followedby15percentoftheareaundertheindustries.Large
tractsofland(23.44%)lyingvacant,mostlyinthenewlyacquiredareaofthe
AMC.Only9.5percentofthetotalareaisundertransportationnetworkasagainst
thenormof15-18percent.asspecifiedbyUDPFInorms.
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VARIOUS AMENDMENTS IN PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN
Therewillbeseparatelocalareaplansforcentralbusinessdistrict
(CBD),affordablehousingzone,andtransit-orienteddevelopment
zone.
Thedevelopmentplanhasalsomoved134hectaresinNana
Chilodafromgeneralagriculturezonetoresidentialzone-2.Thisisto
facilitatehousingunderGujaratRuralHousingDevelopmentBoard.
InKathwada,keepinginthemindtheexpandingKathwada-GIDC
limits,theAudahastransferred324hectaresfromagriculturezone
toindustrialzone.
InShela,theAudahasearmarkedspaceforasewagetreatment
plantnearEnasanivillage.
InKamodhvillageatotalof8.54hectareshasbeenreservedfora
waste-pumpingsiteand27hectaresforasewagetreatmentplant.
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PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT
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Traffic Characteristics
Infrastructure-Circularandconcentratedaroundwalledcity/CBDbyfive
ringandseventeenradialroads.
Movement-WestToEastintheMorningandEasttoWestintheEvenings.
Majortransportterminals(Railwaystations,Airport)aresituatedonradial
roads.
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ROADS
Thecitytransportationsystemispredominantlydependentonroadway
systems
ThegreaterAhmedabad arearoadwaysystemisapproximately3478Kms.
OtherthantheNHAI
AMCandAUDA,areresponsiblefordeveloping,operatingand
maintainingroadinfrastructure
Distribution of Roads by Width (No. of lanes)
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CG ROAD
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TRAFFIC VOLUME
Traffic Volume (PCUs)
(9.30-10.30 a.m. and 5.30-6.30 p.m.)
Derived From: Interim Report on ‘Traffic
Management Plan for Ahmedabad’,
School of Planning, CEPT University: 2001,
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BRIDGES
Bridges across River Sabarmati
Nehru Bridge
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Existing/Proposed Flyovers in AMC39
Accident Rate in Ahmedabad
Derived From:
Safe Traffic Advocacy Cell,
School of Planning,
CEPT University,
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AHMEDABAD BRTS
•ItisopreratedbyAhmedabad
Janmarg Limited,asubsidiary
ofAMC.
•ItisdesignedbyCEPTUniversity
StartedonOctober14,2009
•Systemlength-
66KM(Operational)
+22KM(Underconstruction)
•Numberoflines-7
•Numberofstations-92
•Dailyridership-130000+
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AHMEDABAD BRTS
Dedicated central lanes
the interference from the traffic was minimised
Location of Bus stops
about 400 metres beyond crossroads so queues of buses do not create jams
increased bus frequencies
reduced the waiting period to 2 minutes during peak hours and 8-10 minutes
during off-peak hours.
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AHMEDABAD BRTS ROUTE MAP45
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PARKING
On-street parking
reduces the effective carriage way of roads
observed along the major corridors, in the old city area and the public parking
places near the ST Bus stand, commercial centres.
Parking places are highly inadequate for the high vehicular population in
the city
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VEHICLES
Composition of Vehicles in Ahmedabad
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CONCLUSION
Ahmedabad's traditionalsocio-economicsetupwasthemost
importantassetinitsgrowth.
Citygovernmentshaveproventheirefficiencyindeliveringservices.
BusinessskillsandenthusiasmofmigrantGujaratisaccountfor
imageofcityforinvestors.
Newdevelopmentsandexpansionalongwiththeoldplanningisa
challenge.
Ahmedabad isoneofthebestcitytoliveinIndia.
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Refrence
http://www.ahmedabadonline.in
Ahmedabad -Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AHMEDABAD 2006 -2012
‘Traffic Management Plan for Ahmedabad’, School of Planning, CEPT
University
MORTH, Gujarat
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THANK YOU
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