Sabarmati’s sorrow

The multi-crore Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project in Ahmedabad suffers from serious flaws.

, by Frontline

“WE are only ‘pinching’ the Sabarmati over a 10-kilometre stretch as it passes through the centre of Ahmedabad,” explains Bimal Patel, consultant to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which has conceived and initiated the controversial Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project. “We wouldn’t cause any damage, for the sake of the city.” Read more