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Pedestrians get power pavement in Ahmedabad

Civic body plans brand new footpaths from Bhadra to Nehru bridge.

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In a city which has only a small number of footpaths, the civic body has found a solution to the problem of pedestrians. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has planned brand new rubber-moulded paver block footpaths for the road connecting Ahmedabad zilla panchayat office in Bhadra with Nehru Bridge.

Instead of the existing cement pavers block footpaths, there would be new footpaths, said Asit Vora, chairman of AMC’s standing committee, adding, “The new footpath will have new designs and the old ones will be removed.”

Vora said, “Around 20% of the city streets have footpaths. The new ones will look more beautiful and have more tensile strength. The entire stretch of road from the zilla panchayat office connecting Palika Bazaar, Siddi Sayyed Mosque, Bhadra and Lal Darwaja right up to the Nehru Bridge will have rubber-moulded blocks.”

Another road that will undergo similar makeover at a cost of Rs3 lakh will be the stretch connecting Abdul Razzaq Roza to Timba pol in Dariapur. City engineer RP Mahida said, “The rubber moulded paver blocks have uniform size, shape, colour and edges and a longer life too.”

According to him, such paver blocks are practically maintenance-free, high-strength units with integral reflective colour which is clearly visible in the night and also in bad weather.
“Easy to clean, the rubber-moulded paver blocks are more durable than cement blocks. The construction work will be carried out as per the AMC’s rules,” Maheda said.

Jignesh Patel, director of parks and gardens department, said a number of roads in the city had been widened by felling and cuttings some trees. Patel, said, “About 20 trees have been felled, mostly in Nehrunagar, Law Garden and Drive-In, to make way for new footpaths.”

Some urban experts, however, said good designs and planning could help in resolving most of the problems. They also termed the importance of people’s participation crucial in making the city pedestrian friendly.

Shivanand Swamy, a faculty at Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, said different types of streets needed different solutions depending on the width of the streets and its location. Swamy said, “the new footpaths need quality, durability and improved finished quality.”
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