The document outlines Ahmedabad's development plan for 2021. It divides the city into zones and allocates areas for residential, commercial, industrial, and public use. Key aspects of the plan include developing affordable housing, improving land use and transport connectivity, increasing green spaces, and preserving heritage sites. The plan aims to make Ahmedabad more compact, sustainable, and affordable through revised zoning rules and incentives for transit-oriented development.

1. Ahmedabad Development Plan
2021
by
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3. Development plan via town planning
scheme-2021
Zone Total Area in
Sq.cm
Development
Zone
Micro Planning in
related zone in %
R-1 Zone 212 192.23
90.67%
R-2 Zone 41.04 34.88
84.99%
R-3 Zone 44.48 42.76 96.13%
Commercial Zone 12.31 10.42 84.65%
Industrial Zone 50.85 41.75 82.10%
Education & Public
Utility Zone
5.68 4.70 82.75%
Total
(Urban complex area
inclusive of AMC area)
366.36 326.74 89.19%

4. Characteristic of Development
Plan 2021
 Development of Affordable housing in 76 sqcm,(R-AH)
 Land Use & Development
 Planning for compact city
 Priority to Sustainable & Affordable planning
 Motivational development in existing zones
 Priority & Motivation in CBD & transits corridor area for construction
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5.  Planning for Sky line project
 Maximum use of land available inside the city
 Maintenance of agriculture land in outside the city
 Unity between land use & transport
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6. Overview
 Construction of affordable housing zone
o Land availability for 15lakhs affordable housing
o Chargeable FSI at subsidies rate
o Adding in FSI cost at R-1, R-2 zone.
 Unity between land use & transport
o 4 FSI provision in 200mtr BRTS & metro corridor
o 4 FSI in high density corridor between National Highway (BRT) & 132ft ring road
(Metro) on east side of Ahmedabad.
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7. Overview
 Special FSI for Central Business District
o 5.4 FSI from Ellisbridge to Usmanpura (Ashram Road) & in east Gandhi Bridge to
Dudheshwar Bridge
o Simplification in construction rules
o Special GDCR for old Ahmedabad
o Provision of tradable FSI for the maintenance of heritage buildings
o Volumetric GDCR for Sabarmati Riverfront
o Planning of water tank system for rain water storage
o Compulsion of solar water heater for hotels & hospitals
o Addition in parking provision
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8. Plan for Affordable Housing
 More focused on affordable housing
 More land provision for affordable housing
 218 hector Land of 38 closed textile mills will be available for Institutes ,
educational institute & affordable housing
 Special provision in GDCR to encourage affordable housing.
 Unit size 36 to 80sqm for residence
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9. Special Plan for Transport & Mobility
 Expansion of existing roads
 Changes in Existing road plan to include public transport
 Categorisation of roads as per the use
 Major & minor arterials , Major & Minor streets
 Planning of complete street (footpath, cycle lane, green strip, underground
services, parking,) on each roads.
 Plan of making proper parking management in ahmedabad
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10.  Planning of well planned transportation & traffic management
 Aggregation of Industrial area, Growth Centre, Sub cities & SIR with
Ahmedabad
 To decrease traffic load, decentralisation of regional traffic
 Private & public bust station (GSRTC & private buses) out side the city
 Logistic services stands outside the city
 Development of Changodar SIR, Dholera SIR, GUDA
 Multilevel parking
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11. Green Network
 Greenery will be carry forward from 4% to 15%
 With the use of R-3 zone addition in greenery
 Green street will be develop on main roads.
 Development of lakes & green zone in Ahmedabad and its surrounding
area.
 Development of 42 different class lakes in first phase.
 Plan of regional park with the development of thol, sankhej, mahij etc.
lakes
 Green cover management by roping aprx 4,33,000 tress in 433 hector
space of AUDA & AMC
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12. Reservation & Development of
Environment
 Reduction in pollution by expanding public utility services
 Act of compulsory tank for rain water storage
 Provision in GDCR for water recycling & reuse
 Percolating well & retention pond to increase the level of ground water
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13. Structuring of General Facilities
 Proposal for water treatment plan of 250 M.L.D. capacity for the use of
next 20yrs
 Proposal of Suez treatment plant of 100 M.L.D. capacity on both side of
Sabarmati riverfront.
 Coordination of Storm water network & lake leakages project for proper
management of rain water
 Plan to connecting 42 lakes of AUDA & AMC
 Plan for economical growth
 Informal sector management plan
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14.  Growth of Industrial center & commercial corridor
 Coordination of road based & rail based logistic with industrial centres
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15. Heritage
 Tradable FSI for the conservation of Heritage
 Plan for heritage conservation management
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16. Zoning & GDCR
 Simplification of zoning
 Knowledge zone , Logistic Park & Affordable housing zone
 Motivation for sustainable development by adding FSI in CBD & Transits
Development zone
 Adding in FSI at R-1 and R-2 zone
 Changes in height and margin of building as per the fire safety rules
 Finalisation of Fixed front margin & minimum sized margin as per the width
of roads
 Priority to energy efficient & less expensive projects
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17.  Changes & development provision in building’s margin, parking , FSI &
height
 Provision of changes in tradable FSI
 Provision of Heighted buildings on big roads
 Development in fire hazards
 Restriction on reflecting materials on building
 Well planned & managed tree plantation
 Encouragement to energy conservation & solar energy projects
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18.  Provision of Multilevel parking
 Separate GDCR for heritage preservation in old Ahmedabad
 Special planned development for special projects like Sabarmati Riverfront
, Gandhi Ashram , Science Park , Sarkhej Roza etc.
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reference : auda.org.in