BRTS upto Gandhinagar,20 new bridges promised in BJP manifesto

BRTS upto Gandhinagar,20 new bridges promised in BJP manifesto
Ahmedabad, 4 October, 2010





The BJP on Monday, announced party manifesto for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation election. Following are major highlights of the BJP manifesto.

-Construction of new bridges on as many as 20 junctions.

-Streetscaping concept will be practiced to develop the roads on wall-to wall bases with street furniture

-Planning and implementation will be done to ensure water supply to 100% area of the city, including the newly added areas up to Sardar Patel ring road.

-100% areas of the city will be provided the facility of underground gutter. Trench-less technology will be used to repair the decades old gutter pipe lines without digging the roads.

-25000 new street lights will be added. A 76-km long Sardar Patel ring road will get street light facility.

-300 new rooms will be constructed for schools. More educational institutions will be given responsibility to operate municipal schools.

-A 750-bed general hospital will be set up in eastern area of the city. As many as 100 urban health centres will be opened.

-All slum people will be provided new houses free-of-cost, and will be rehabilitated there.

-Each ward will have state-of-the-art gymnasium.

-Gandhinagar will be linked to Ahmedabad through BRTS service.

-Existing 88 km BRTS track will be stretched further to 38 km to connect each part of the city through BRTS.

-More than 1000 buses will be put on roads for the service to the people.

-15 lakes will be developed. Khari cut canal’s 17 km beautification work will be completed.

-New Oxygen parks and City forest will be developed.

-Three time bigger in size Gujari Bazar will be developed on Sabarmati River Front site.

-10 urban resources centres will be opened to facilitate easy availability of skillfull laborers, plumbers, electricians etc.

-In view of newly added areas, more civic centres will be set up – one for each ward.

-Floating restaurant and water sports activities will be started at Sabarmati river front.

-Wide roads will be constructed on both sides of Sabarmati river front.

-A cable car will be operated on Sabarmati River front.

-Kankaria lake front walls will present a story of Gujarat’s glory through murals.

-Kankaria will have multilevel parking facility.

-25 meter high moving tower will be set up.

-All zone offices will have wi-fi facility for the visitors.

-All AMTS buses will be converted to CNG.

-All AMTS buses will be equipped with GPS facility.

-All cremation complexes will be converted into CNG fueled.

-The trees that are to be removed for widening of the roads, will be replanted elsewhere.

-A 55-meter high snorkel will be brought for Fire brigade for fight against fire in multistory buildings.

-For newly added areas into the city, a new major size fire station will be set up on Sardar Patel ring road near Aslali.

-200 firemen will be inducted into the existing force.

-One more river bridge will be constructed to connect Sabarmati area and Airport.

-A cable stayed bridge will also be constructed.