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Ahmedabad’s 2041 Draft Development Plan Expected in June

GANDHINAGAR: The long-awaited draft development plan for Ahmedabad, put together by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda), is projected to be released in June, shortly after the local body elections. According to key sources involved in the process, substantial revisions are anticipated in the new draft development plan (DP), which will also encompass additional areas within the urban development authority’s jurisdiction. “The new DP will shift focus from a standard 10-year plan to a vision extending to 2041 and 2047, aimed at significantly enhancing the city’s infrastructure, particularly as Ahmedabad is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and…

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Ahmedabad’s Development Plan Now Targets 2041

Representative AI image AHMEDABAD: A new Development Plan (DP) is in the works before the current plan’s 10-year term wraps up. However, the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) has yet to finalize this draft, despite the previous plan—Ahmedabad Development Plan 2021—expiring a year ago. This delay stems from Auda’s decision to depart from longstanding traditions. Rather than crafting another 10-year plan, they are developing a 20-year plan, extending through to 2041, largely influenced by the potential hosting of the 2036 Olympics in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. For the first time, Auda is committed to creating a 20-year Development Plan instead of…

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Ahmedabad body now permits development in Gokuldham agri zone

AHMEDABAD: Twelve years after the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) approved the layout for Gokuldham township, the authority’s chairman has been empowered to issue development and revised development permissions for the agricultural land within the township. A dispute surfaced in April 2014, resulting in a halt to these permissions. The township covers over 10 lakh square meters in Sanand taluka, adjacent to Ahmedabad city. On October 8, 2002, Auda authorized the comprehensive layout plan for Gokuldham, which spans more than 50 hectares of land under the General Development Control Regulations of that time. Permissible specifications included an FSI of 1.2,…

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Ahmedabad body auctions Chandkheda plot, includes service road

AHMEDABAD: Different departments within the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) appear to be making significant decisions without proper communication. A notable instance of this miscommunication is a recent land deal. One year after auctioning 21,685 sq m of prime land next to the SP Ring Road in Chandkheda for ₹166 crore, officials in the estate department discovered that their counterparts in the town planning department had already designated part of that land for a 9m wide service road. In response to this oversight, Auda officials hurried to rectify the situation. During the board meeting on September 30, they proposed granting…

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Ahmedabad to Launch 7 New Town Planning Schemes

AHMEDABAD: During the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) board meeting on Tuesday, it was decided to establish seven new Town Planning (TP) Schemes in the villages surrounding the city. AUDA announced that with Ahmedabad gearing up to host the Commonwealth and Olympic Games, these new TP schemes aim to facilitate rapid and systematic development in satellite areas. The planned TP schemes will be developed in the villages of Saij, Godhavi, Kaneti, Nidhrad, and Manipur, located within the AUDA jurisdiction. This initiative will urbanize approximately 1,000 hectares in these regions, making way for essential infrastructure and new road construction. Published On…