29.09.2014 INTEGRATED LAND USE AND TRANSPORT PLANNING AHMEDABAD CITY By I.P.GAUTAM, VICE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR AHMEDABAD METRO RAIL CO.(MEGA ) GANDHINAGAR , GUJARAT URBAN PROFILE OF GUJARAT • Gujarat : One of the Most Urbanized States in the Country. Accounts for 6% of the total geographical area of the Country Around 5% of the Country’s population of 1.21 billion. Total Population of Gujarat 60.4 million State Urban Population 25.7 million (42.58%) Gujarat Urban Population Gujarat Rural Population National Urban Population 31.16% 42.58% 57.42% State Urban Population 42.58% 0 1020304050 Source : Census 2011 ( Provisional Figures) Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Region Ahmedabad 7th largest city in India Population 6.4 million 3 JANMARG Network Operational BRT Network Proposed BRT Network Built up Area River BRTS AHMEDABAD & LAND USE Chandkheda Sabarmati Rly. stn Naroda Ranip Ahmedabad village Sola RoB Airport. RTO Naroda GIDC NarodaNaroda AEC Gujarat University DuringGandhigram peak Rly. Odhav Bopal stn Kalupur Rly. Industrial estate hours Stn. Odhav Shivranjani Nehrunagar Soninicha During off peak ManinagarRl ali Geeta y. stn. hoursMandir Kankaria Anjali Danilimda Junction JashodanagarJn Narol Vatva Industrial Narol estate Metro rail alignment – First phase North South Corridor 15.4 km East West Corridor 20.5 Km 6 Intergrated MRT & BRTS Ahmedabad 7 Metro integration with AMTS & BRTS in 2018/2021 8 Special Provisions for Urban Transport System in the Development Plans of Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar 1. Proposed Metro Rail & BRTS corridors are integral part of Development Plan 2021. / Master Plan of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) and Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (GUDA), 2. State Govt. has decided to increase FAR/FSI from 1.8 to 4 on this dedicated Mass Transit corridors, 200 meters of both the sides, to generate additional revenue for maintaining Urban Transport System of the City. 3. It is also decided that such increased FAR/FSI available for residential and commercial purposes will be chargeable at 40% of Indexed market value. 4. Metro /BRTS routes are also connecting the CBD and SRFDC where FSI is increased from 1.8 to 5.4 and Eastern High Density Corridor near NH 8 INTEGRATED LAND USE WITH MASS TRANSIT 2021 LAND USE AS PER REVISED DP 2021 Gujarat Land Management System: Effective Use of DP&TP Two Stage Process under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act (GTPUD), 1976 1. Development Plan (Master Plan) Provides Overall Development Framework • Overall Direction of Urban Devlop • Land use Planning & Zoning • Urban Mobility & Road network • City Level Infrastructure (Public Utilities & Amenities) • Demarcation for Public Purposes including Housing for Urban Poor. • Urban Transport Planning • Development Control Regulations (DCRs) For Building Plans • DP TO BE REVISED EVERY 10 YEARS Sardar Patel Ring Road by Ahmedabad Urban Dev. Authority A Success Story of Land Use planning The Outer Most Ring Road encircling Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration was conceptualized in the Revised Development Plan of 2012 of AUDA to : • Reduced traffic congestion on arterial and peripheral roads of Ahmedabad • Segregate regional and urban traffic • Increase connectivity of Ahmedabad city areas to the region • Implementation of the Road even before the Development Plan was sanctioned. • A land mark achievement of proper land use planning. THANKS 14.