Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment: From midnight, key stretch on Ashram Road in Ahmedabad to be off-limits for commuters

Issuing a notification successful this regard, Incharge Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Ajaykumar Chaudhary ordered the closure of the astir 800-metre agelong of the Ashram Road from Saturday midnight (00:00 hours). The bid besides details the alternate roadworthy to beryllium utilized for vehicular postulation pursuing the closure of the stretch.

The improvement comes arsenic a landmark alteration successful the vehicular postulation of Ahmedabad metropolis connected the cardinal Ashram Road, which connects the 2 ashrams founded by Mahatma Gandhi — Kochrab Ashram successful 1915 and Sabarmati Ashram successful 1917 — spanning implicit 10 kilometres. The Ashram Road remained a Central Business District till the redevelopment of Chimanlal Girdharlal roadworthy oregon CG Road successful the aboriginal 1990s.

The notification read, “It has been decided to reconstruct and redevelop Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram with collaboration betwixt Government of India and Government of Gujarat. And for that, Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust has been created. For this trust, a advisor has been appointed. The task advisor has made a program by combining the Ashram which is (currently) successful 2 parts.”

It further stated: “As portion of the task plan, the astir 800-metre roadworthy betwixt Batrisi Bhavan and Cargo Motors Three Roads, which is portion of roadworthy betwixt Subhash Bridge Circle and Vadaj Smashangruh, has to beryllium permanently closed for vehicular traffic.”

Map of the information of Ashram road(in red) is projected to beryllium closed. (Image: Ahmedabad City Police)

The usage of this 800-metre agelong for vehicular question has been prohibited and notified arsenic an offence nether the provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Gujarat Police Act. Police officials from the fertile of Special/Joint/Additional Commissioner to constabulary constable person been empowered to lodge a ailment successful this respect nether the notification.

With imperishable closure of the stretch, the metropolis constabulary person besides notified that for question betwixt Vadaj Smashangruh and Subhash Bridge Circle, vehicles tin instrumentality the roadworthy betwixt Subhash Bridge Circle, Prabodh Raval Circle, Ranip Bus Stop T constituent towards Cargo Motors.

The notification has, however, made 1 exception: People surviving astir the Sabarmati Ashram and visitors to Sabarmati Ashram volition beryllium capable to commute from Subhash Bridge Circle to Sabarmati Ashram.

A elder authorities authoritative connected with the task termed the closure of the roadworthy agelong arsenic a “major development” successful implementing the redevelopment program of the ashram.

“The roadworthy from the 2 ends volition beryllium closed from midnight. We person already developed 2 large parking plots astatine the 2 ends from wherever visitors tin travel to the Ashram portion parking their vehicles. One parking plot, measuring 5,000 quadrate metre, is adjacent gaushala and the other, measuring 3,000 quadrate metre, is adjacent Khet Bhavan. The residents and commercialized units adjacent the ashram volition beryllium allowed to usage the roadworthy from Subhash Bridge ellipse towards the ashram up to adjacent Hotel Ashray,” the authoritative said connected Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the masterplan for the Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development task connected March 12.