An Exemplary Project

The riverfront project creates intrinsic value for all residents of Ahmedabad by making the banks of the Sabarmati free and accessible to the public. The river banks will evolve continually, adapting to the diverse interests of a rapidly transforming city.  

For the first time in recent history, water in the Sabarmati will be clean.  The Riverfront Project  includes new interceptor lines that will route sewage from thirty-six drainage points currently terminating in the riverbed to new treatment plants at Vasna and Pirana downstream.

The twenty-two kilometers of retaining walls are designed and have been tested to manage water flow under previously recorded high flood levels, providing added protection for lowlying areas of the city.

Slum residents on the riverbed, once vulnerable to seasonal flooding, are being rehabilitated under direct supervision of the High Court of Gujarat, to permanent, titled housing units in communities within Ahmedabad city limits. The project is also creating infrastructure to provide more organized facilities to informal markets that drive local trade.

Salient Features: 

The Riverfront pays for itself through the sale of a small amount of project land (approximately 14.50%).

Provision has been made to keep the Sabarmati clean by diverting sewage into interceptor sewer lines on both sides of the river, that bring sewage to the Vasna and Pirana Sewage Treatment Plants. Pumping stations have also been provided at specific locations to pump the sewage effeciently.

Low-lying areas of the city, such as Khanpur, Paldi, etc. were prone to flooding in the monsoon. These low-lying areas are now protected by the flood protection walls/ retaining walls that run along the length of the river.