Gujaratstartups, AHMEDABAD: Biggest garden on riverfront to offer walk down history lane Spread between Subhash Bridge and Dudheshwar Bridge, the 62,030 sq metre garden will have a sundial and stone posts with details like important dates and events in state’s history

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is ready with the layout of the biggest public garden to come up at the riverfront. The garden will be spread over 62,030 sq metre between Subhash Bridge and Dudheshwar Bridge. This will be on the riverbank opposite to the bank on which the Ashram is located.

A cable car connecting the garden to Gandhi Ashram has also been proposed by the authorities. The garden will have features like a canopy, sundial, stone posts with details like important dates and events in Gujarat’s history to name a few.

A source in AMC said: “The stone posts in the garden will provide insights into the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. A walk through the garden will be symbolic of a walk down the lanes of history.”

The AMC will be using 37 per cent of the riverfront for gardens and urban forestry, thereby increasing the green patch of the city by 7.70 lakh square metred.

The authorities say that a 2.8-square metre area near Vasna barrage will be developed as a major recreation centre. This will have an urban forest, a public park and a revolving tower.

An urban forest spread over 98,361 square metre and a public garden of around 59,462 square metre will be developed between Vasna barrage and Ambedkar bridge.

A source said: “Plantation in urban forest will be dense. This will include species that can attract more birds.” A heritage park, spread over 19,485 square metre, will come up between Nehru Bridge and Ellis Bridge.

Source: Ahmedabad Mirror