the planning and execution of the Sabarmati riverfront, Ahmedabad

1. LITERATURE STUDY
SABARMATI RIVERFRONT, AHMEDABAD

2. INTRODUCTION
 Sabarmati Riverfront is a waterfront being developed along
the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, India. Proposed
in 1960s, the construction began in 2005
 Since 2012, the waterfront is gradually opened to public as
and when facilities are constructed and various facilities are
actively under construction
 The major objectives of project are environment
improvement, social infrastructure and sustainable
development

3. BACKGROUND
 Sabarmati river has been an integral part in the life of
Ahmedabad since the time the city was founded in 1411
along the river banks
 During the dry seasons, the river bed became a place for
farming
 The river banks were used by informal squatter settlements
 Untreated sewage flowed into the river through storm water
outfalls and dumping of industrial waste
 The river bank settlements were disastrously prone to floods
and lacked basic infrastructure facilities
 Such conditions made the river inaccessible and it became a
virtual divide between the two parts of the city. Slowly, the city
turned its back towards the river

4. OBJECTIVES
 The project aims to provide Ahmedabad with a meaningful
waterfront environment along the banks of the Sabarmati
River and to redefine an identity of Ahmedabad around the
river
 The project looks to reconnect the city with the river and
positively transform the neglected aspects of the riverfront

5. OBJECTIVES
 Environmental Improvement: reduction in erosion and flood to
safeguard the city; sewage diversion to clean the river; water
retention and recharge
 Social Infrastructure: rehabilitation and resettlement of
riverbed dwellers and activities; creation of parks and public
spaces; provision of socio-cultural amenities for the city
 Sustainable Development: generation of resources,
revitalisation of neighbourhoods

6. MASTER PLAN
 The Riverfront project presents a great opportunity to create a
public edge to the river on the eastern and western sides of
Ahmedabad.
 By channelling the river to a constant width of 263m, riverbed
land has been reclaimed to create 11.25 kms of public
riverfront on both the banks. The total land reclamation is
202.79 hectares

7. CONSTRUCTION
SEQUENCE

8. CONSTRUCTION
SEQUENCE

9. CONSTRUCTION
SEQUENCE

10. RIVER PROMENADE
 The key feature of this project
is a two-level, continuous
promenade at the water’s
edge along each bank of the
river
 The lower-level promenade is
built just above the water
level to serve pedestrians
and cyclists, and to provide
access to the water
 The upper level promenade
shall host a variety of public
features at the city level.
Together these provide
Ahmedabad with an
uninterrupted, pedestrian
walkway, nearly 11.5km in
length, in the heart of the city

11. FACILITIES AT THE
PROMENADE Access points from the city
level via staircases and ramps
at regular intervals and under
every bridge
 Ghats at key locations
 Boating facilities
 Public washrooms
 Concrete paved flooring
 Platforms at regular intervals
for regulated and organized
vending activities

12. PARKS AND PLAZAS
 The project devotes around
seventy hectares, more than a
quarter (26%), of the
reclaimed land towards
creating public spaces in the
heart of the city
 These open spaces range
from public parks and gardens
to shaded plazas and urban
forests

13. SPORTS FACILITIES
 The project offers three
significant sports facilities
 These range from a
neighbourhood level facility
at Shahpur to a city-level
sports hub at Paldi and a
cluster of grounds near
Pirana for informal sporting
activities

14. AMENITIES – RIVERFRONT
MARKET
 The Riverfront Market has been created to house ‘Ravivari’,
the traditional flea market at a permanent site adjacent to its
previous location.
 The market provides designated vending areas with 1,641
vendor platforms, seating areas, paved walkways, food
courts, vehicular access, parking and 4 public washrooms.
 The public areas shall be shaded with over 800 diverse trees
that have been planted.

15. AMENITIES
 At the Exhibition Centre , the riverfront will host trade-fair
facilities to serve the business community
 The Events Ground offers venues for holding organised
events of local and national importance
 The Laundry Campus provides facilities for the washing
community that traditionally used the river banks for
laundering
 Integrated outdoor vending areas, situated all along the
length of the project, will accommodate street vendors so
they too benefit from the project

16. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 www.wikipedia.org
 www.sabarmatiriverfront.com
 www.google.com/images