Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) The phased demolition of Ahmedabad’s ageing Subhash Bridge reached another milestone on Sunday after five more spans, including sections over the Sabarmati river and on the Shahibaug side, were safely dismantled under strict safety measures as the civic body continued work to remove the structure. According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the latest phase involved the successful demolition of a total of five spans.The operation was carried out by the contra…
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Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, July 3 (IANS) Gujarat witnessed a fresh spell of monsoon activity, improving rainfall figures across regions and boosting reservoir levels, while Ahmedabad remained fully operational despite overnight showers, with no rain-related complaints reported by the city’s Monsoon Main Control Room.According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, had received 76.92 mm of rainfall as of 6 a.m. on Friday, equivalent to 8.46 per cent of the state’s average seasonal rainfall. Saurash…
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) Ahmedabad has taken a further step towards strengthening its urban transport planning with a two-day capacity-building workshop on active mobility, bringing together government agencies, urban planning experts, researchers and students as part of preparations for the proposed 2030 Commonwealth Games and 2036 Olympic Games. The workshop, organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHU…
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) intensified food safety enforcement across the city in June, collecting 709 food samples from businesses and carrying out inspections at 1,877 food establishments, with 46 samples subsequently declared unsafe or substandard under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.According to the civic body, the Food Department collected samples between June 1 and June 30 from a wide range of food categories, including cold beverages, sugar…
Ahmedabad, July 1 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s civic authorities on Wednesday successfully completed the controlled demolition of three spans of the old Subhash Bridge over the Sabarmati River, marking another milestone in the dismantling of the ageing structure that is set to be replaced with a new bridge.According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the three spans located above the riverbed were carefully dismantled and lowered in a controlled manner without any untoward incident.The corporat…
Ahmedabad, June 27 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s public transport network is set to be further integrated through a new mobility partnership following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to link taxi services with the city’s Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform. The agreement was signed on Saturday at the Mahatma Gandhi Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, in the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.The pact was concluded between the Ahmedabad Municipal …
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi travelled in a ‘Bharat Taxi’ on Saturday shortly after launching the cooperative ride-hailing service in the state, with the three leaders riding from Mahatma Mandir to the Circuit House in Gandhinagar. The symbolic journey followed the formal launch of Bharat Taxi in the state, which aims to expand the cooperative movement into the mobility s…
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) A coordinated initiative involving the Ahmedabad civic administration, police and the Union government has been set in motion to develop a structured rehabilitation framework aimed at making the city beggar-free under the Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) scheme. A review meeting on the proposal was held on Friday under the chairmanship of Mona Khandhar, Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s Additional Secretary.Seni…
Ahmedabad, June 25 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has proposed installing a large statue of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee at the Sabarmati Riverfront in the city as part of a plan to commemorate his birth anniversary and highlight his contribution to nation-building, Standing Committee Chairman Kamlesh Patel said on Thursday.The proposal was among several civic decisions and directions discussed following the Standing Committee meeting, after which the Chairman briefed on key deve…
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) Ahmedabad civic officials are weighing the complete reconstruction of the 53-year-old Subhash Bridge after a panel of leading bridge experts concluded that replacing the ageing structure would be the safest and most durable long-term solution. Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani said on Wednesday that experts from IIT Roorkee, IIT Gandhinagar, renowned bridge specialist Mahesh Tandon and other experienced engineers had carried out a detailed technical ass…