Asarwa: A Stalled Industrial Suburb's Journey

Figure 1 Time-Line of Asarwa

Note. The graphic shows Ahmedabad's land use map of Industries by locating Asarwa in it. Adapted from “Understanding the City,” (Unpublished portfolio for Master of Planning by B. Akhil Vardhan, 2021, CEPT University. Copyright 2021 by B. Akhil Vardhan.

Few major constructions which happened at Asarwa changed the land rates and the values of it in 2000’s. Along with this, during 2009- BRTS (Bus rapid transit system) corridor was introduced near to Chamunda flyover, which is a major junction to industries. Along this BRTS corridor, there are so many new commercial buildings such as hospitals, railway manager offices, etc. The Asarwa lake development (2012) which is one of the most predominant water bodies in and across the region. It is one of the major resources in terms of revenue generation.

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook

Articles inside

Asarwa: A Stalled Industrial Suburb's Journey

Articles inside

Figure 10 Street Edge

Figure 9 Street Density at Asarwa

Conclusion

Figure 8 Character of Local Streets

Figure 7 Character of Collector Road

Figure 6 Character of Arterial

Figure 2 The Walled City

Figure 5 Asarwa’s Arterial Road Network

Figure 1 Time-Line of Asarwa

Street Networks in Terms of Connectivity and Accessibility

Figure 3 Transformation of Asarwa

Introduction

Figure 4 The Road Network of Ahmedabad city