Will Ahmedabad get its first 60-storey building along the banks of the Sabarmati river?
Will Ahmedabad get its first 60-storey building along the banks of the Sabarmati river?
Even as the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDL) proposes the city's tallest building on reclaimed land under the project, there might be a change in the original location, Dudheswar.
The uncertainty of constructing a 60-storey building in Dudheswar comes after studying two aspects- necessary clearance from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and auction of the land near Dudheswar where the building is planned under the Sabarmati Riverfront project.
A senior SRFDCL official told DNA that the plan of having Ahmedabad's tallest building would stay intact even as they seek to shift it to another location.
“First we need to see the response at the time of auction of the reclaimed land for commercial use. The decision on the location of the building will be decided according to buyers' choice. If they wish, the location for the tallest building will also be changed,” said the official.
He also said that the auction of the reclaimed land would be planned after slum dwellers were shifted from the riverbanks, by October this year.
The construction of the skyscraper is also a problem for the AAI as it would reportedly be an obstruction when flights take off.
The SRFDCL officials say, they have informed the AAI about the plan. “We have also informed them that the location of the tallest building is not decided yet. Even after the auction, if the location of the building is in Dudheswar, we will take necessary permission from AAI and the ministry of environment,” said the official.
Under the Sabarmati Riverfront project, around 168 hectares of land on an 11.5km stretch on each riverbank is being reclaimed.
While majority of the areas will be utilised for creating public spaces, around 16% of total reclaimed land will be auctioned to fund the project which is worth Rs1300 crore.
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