AHMEDABAD: A consultant has been appointed by the civic body to suggest an infrastructure development plan for the multi-crore Gandhi Ashram Precinct Development project.
The decision was taken keeping in mind the July 11 visit of Union home minister Amit Shah and the expected visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 15, said an AMC official.
The consultant will prepare a drainage, stormwater drain and water supply network plan for the 55 acre campus that will be developed by the central and state governments together. The civic network project is expected to cost over Rs 250 crore. “The plan will be made public soon but we needed ground work for civic facilities to start. A separate sewage treatment plant is also being constructed so untreated sewageis not let into the Chandrabhaga stream nearby,” said the official.
A resolution dated March 5 of the industries and mines department has designated the AMC and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) to implement the project. The Gandhi Ashram Precinct Development project will cost an estimated Rs 1,200 crore. The project proposes to consolidate the land on both sides of the existing Ashram Road.
