Ahmedabad: The Standing Committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation met on Thursday to discuss several issues, one of which was the demolition of the Hatkeshwar bridge. After the meeting, AMC Standing Committee Chairman Devang Dani informed the media that a contractor has finally placed a bid for the demolition and reconstruction of the Hatkeshwar flyover after three failed attempts. The bidding process is expected to be finalized within 15 days. DeshGujaratRead More

Ahmedabad: The controversial Hatkeshwar Bridge in the city is now set to be fully dismantled and rebuilt from scratch. The civic body has issued a tender inviting contractors for the design and construction of the bridge. Earlier, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had issued a tender of Rs. 24.87 crore for dismantling and retrofitting the 8 span-slabs of the flyover. However, after no companies applied for the tender, the AMC has now issued a new tender for the complete dismantling and ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has once again decided to issue a tender of Rs. 24.87 for dismantling and retrofitting the 8 span-slabs of the controversial Hatkeshwar flyover. The new tender includes a provision for a 10-year defect liability (warranty) after the completion of the bridge. The tender specifies a completion time of 18 months for the project. Earlier, the civic body had issued a tender, but as no company applied for it, a new tender has been issued. Hatkes...Read More

Ahmedabad: The primary education department has canceled the recognition of four private schools, two each in Geratpur and Hatkeshwar areas in the city. The schools whose accreditation has been canceled are Shraddha International English School and Bhagwati Balmandir and Primary School in Geratpur. The cancellation of recognition will be effective from June 2024. Meanwhile, in Hatkeshwar areas, the recognition of Nutan School (English & Gujarati Medium) and Mitul Primary School is cancele...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will release a tender for the demolition of the controversial Hatkeshwar flyover within the next five days, Municipal Commissioner M Thennarasan announced on Friday. In April, a three-member expert panel had recommended the removal of the poorly constructed bridge. However, the reports were awaited on whether only the slabs of the bridge should be removed or even the pillars.  After the reports suggested that even pillars are built in substa...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has made the decision to demolish and rebuild the controversial Hatkeswar Bridge, situated in the Khokhra area of the city. For this, the civic body has opted to initiate a tender for the construction of a new bridge, coupled with the demolition of the current structure. Tenders for the same will be put forth soon. AMC will invite companies to propose designs for dismantling the bridge and erecting a new one in its place. The chosen company w...Read More

Amdavad: The study conducted by the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SV-NIT) on the Hatkeshwar Flyover on the eastern side of the city has concluded that restoring the bridge would cost as much as constructing a new one. One of the five consultants engaged by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), SV-NIT's report claimed that the restoration of the flyover would be as expensive, if not more so, than building a new bridge. The study also found that it is impossible to pre...Read More

Amdavad: For several months, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj flyover in Hatkeshwar has remained closed while the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) awaits the report from IIT Roorkee to determine whether it needs to be demolished or not. Recently, it has come to light that the contractor who built the bridge was fined crores of rupees for delaying the construction of another flyover, but the penalty was reduced to lakhs and then waived off completely. The Leader of the Opposition in AMC, ...Read More

Amdavad: Residents living in Hatkeshwar and nearby areas held a "besna" (prayer meeting for the deceased) on Wednesday to protest the closure of the Hatkeshwar flyover, which has been shut down for the past six months due to repair work being carried out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The residents complained that the closure of the flyover has caused significant traffic congestion, and their businesses have also been negatively impacted. According to sources, the protestors we...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge, one of the busiest bridges on the eastern side of Ahmedabad, was closed to commuters in August as the road caved in. Even after four months, the repair work is not complete. According to the information, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge of Hatkeshwar was built in 2016. Since then, six gaps have fallen around and above this bridge. There have been incidents of frequent cave-in falling in the same place. Before the cave-in that occurre...Read More