During its meeting last week, AUDA board approved sale of the plot to Gujarat Gas, the country's largest city gas distribution company, for Rs 64 crore
The state government owned Gujarat Gas is set to start work on its new office. The company, which has operations in more than 20 districts, is in the process of acquiring about 10,000 sq mt land on SG Highway for the new headquarter.
The land, situated near Vaishnodevi circle, is owned by Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). During its meeting last week, AUDA board approved sale of the plot to Gujarat Gas, the country's largest city gas distribution company, for Rs 64 crore. AUDA chairman Vijay Nehra said they expect the transaction to be completed in the current financial year.
Nitin Patil, CEO of Gujarat Gas, said the new office is needed keeping in mind the company's future requirements. "We are present in 22-23 geographies currently and are constantly expanding to other places. We could be in 50 geographies in a few years. We will need to recruit more people and hence will need a bigger office space going ahead," Patil said.
Gujarat Gas has over 300 employees in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar; these employees operate from five offices, including three in Ahmedabad and two in Gandhinagar. The company feels the operations would become streamlined and more efficient if all employees work under the same roof.
"We want to bring in a lot of automation in our operations and this can be achieved when operations are centralised," he said, adding that the new office would be designed accordingly. It is estimated that the new office would take at least a one-and-a-half to two years to be erected.
An official privy to the development said that a skill development centre would also be a part of the new office premises. The centre would train future workforce for the city gas distribution sector.
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