Tall Buildings Committee approves SMC’s new administrative building plans

Surat: The state government’s tall buildings approval committee has given its approval to the administrative building of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), a project which was ready on paper since the last 10 years. With this approval, the last hurdle for an iconic and ultra-modern building of the SMC has now been removed.

However, the approval has been granted only after the SMC assured the tall buildings committee that it will make the suggested changes to the structural design of the administrative building. The project cost is estimated to go up from the Rs 898.91 crore to Rs 1000 crore with the suggested changes to the design.

This will be the first iconic government green building, and the tallest building in Gujarat. It will be counted amongst the tallest government buildings in the entire country.

Special Features of proposed new SMC bhavan

· The floor at the height of 74th m will be kept as skip floor to be kept open in case of incidents such as fire in the 105 m tall twin tower.

· The proposed building;s design will aim to meet all the lofty objectives of the Indian Green Council Building

· Site Area- 22,663 sq. m, Built Up Area: 2,19,230 sq. ft.

· Parking for staff and visitors four levels beneath the basement

· Basement -1 will be meant for parking for visitors whereas Basements 2, 3, and 4 will be meant for parking for staff of the civic body and other government offices to be housed in the building.

· There is a planning for a podium on 4 levels apart from the ground level. The ground level will have a city civic center, security and CCTV surveillance, and VIP parking. The four levels of the podium will house administrative offices and offices of the elected members.

· Tower A – (G+28) will have offices of the SMC and the height will be 105.15 m

· Tower B – (G+28) will have offices of state and central government of Surat and the height will be 105.15 m. DeshGujarat