Figure 3.1: Location ofAhmedabad Gujarat

• 1976: Riverfront Development Group proposes an incremental approach to reduce the need for initial capital investment.

• 1992: National River Conservation Plan proposes construction of sewers and pumping stations at the periphery of the city as well as upgrading of existing sewage treatment plants.

• 1997: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sets up a Special

Purpose Vehicle - Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation

Limited (SRFDCL) to manage the construction and development of the final riverfront

• 2002: Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation appointed HCP to develop the Riverfront in the heart of Ahmedabad. This proposal included an innovative self-financing method to generate revenue for execution of the project. The project creates social public open space for 11kms on either side of the river and provides the city protection from flooding.

3.3.2 Land Use Component: Public/Recreational Spaces:

• The main aim of the project was to improve environmental aspects, social upliftment, and urban rejuvenation for the whole ofAhmedabad.

• The core vision or the ideology behind the development was to reclaim the river edge as a public asset, improve its spatial structure and habitat conditions and restore the city’s relationship with the river. (SRFDCL)

• The project devotes around seventy hectares, more than a quarter (26%), of the reclaimed land towards creating public spaces.

• These open spaces range from public parks and gardens to shaded plazas and urban forests.

• The parks shall enhance livability in the neighbourhoods and provide the city with much needed green spaces and respite from the densely built environment.