The distinct traits of six main business roads in Ahmedabad — SG Freeway, CG Highway, Ashram Highway, Reduction Highway, Narol-Naroda Highway and Vastral-Odhav Highway — make stronger enterprise alternatives in Ahmedabad, a research by the scholars of CEPT college has highlighted.
Every of Ahmedabad’s business facilities have a novel character, formed by location, constructed kind and financial attributes. The six main roads have developed over time to fulfill native financial wants, and collectively they make town a various commerce and commerce hub, the research highlights.
Whereas Ashram Highway is a distinguished business hall, recognized for its company workplaces, monetary establishments, and connectivity, mixing business-centric improvement with distinguished landmarks; CG Highway is a contemporary business hub, characterised by upscale stores, company workplaces, vibrant nightlife, and a pedestrian-friendly surroundings.
Reduction Highway is a bustling, historic business hub recognized for its dense wholesale markets, reasonably priced items, and vibrant environment. “In 1861 got here the primary textile mill adopted by building of a railway route in 1863 and 2019 noticed the event of the metro line. Nevertheless, the Narol-Naroda and Vastral-Odhav roads got here up in 1962 after buying land by way of Gujarat Industrial Growth Company (GIDC) and building of SP Ring Highway (occurred) in 2007,” the research reveals.
“Reduction Highway and CG Highway with their compact, pedestrian scale constructed corporations, mirror conventional commerce, whereas SG Freeway and Vastral-Odhav highway — marked by sprawling, car-centric developments — spotlight Ahmedabad’s remodeling business cloth,” Prof Tarun Patel from School of Planning at CEPT College tells The Indian Categorical. The group of scholars who carried out the research labored beneath the supervision of Professor Patel.
Additional, as per the research, whereas the Ashram Highway has the very best permissible Flooring Area Index (FSI) however the lowest consumed FSI, land costs at SG Freeway are the very best and it has the very best business constructed up share.
Explaining this, Professor Patel says, “The Ashram Highway has the very best FSI of round 5 however since there are already buildings… till they’re demolished, this FSI wouldn’t be used. That’s the reason it has the bottom consumed FSI too.”
Talking concerning the transformation of Ahmedabad, Professor Patel underlines, “The SG Freeway has undergone a metamorphosis since 1915 when the City Planning (TP) scheme was launched to 2002 when the freeway was constructed and 2009 got here the BRTS. Equally, following the opening of establishments in 1960, CG Highway was developed in 1990 and in 2018, the modernisation of the highway occurred.. Ashram Highway — that dates again to 1870 — with the development of Ellis Bridge, got here the widening of bridges within the 2000 and 2012 improvement of Sabarmati Riverfront.”
