The state government gave its clearance to 11 town planning (TP) schemes, including nine TP schemes for Ahmedabad. One TP scheme each for Surat and Bhavnagar cities were also sanctioned by the government.
Two draft TP schemes and seven preliminary TP schemes for Ahmedabad have been cleared. These include draft TP scheme 128/A Rupvati and draft TP schemes 138/B Rupavati-Vasodara of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The seven preliminary TP schemes of Ahmedabad which have been cleared include TP schemes 92/B Sarkhej-Okaf, TP Scheme 105 Vastral, TP Scheme 73 Vinzol, TP Scheme 114 Vastral-Ramol, TP scheme 93/C Gyaspur-Vejalpur, TP scheme 65 Saijapur- Bogha and TP scheme 66 Sajjapur-Bogha East.
Preliminary TP Scheme 57 Pandesara has also been cleared by the government in the Surat city and TP scheme 32 Shampura under the Bhavnagar Area Development Authority has been sanctioned.
As a part of the schemes which will have been cleared for Ahmedabad 23,700 EWS housing units will be made. An area of 20.73 hectares has been reserved for gardens and parks and another 20.73 hectares has been kept aside for other public amenities.
An area of 89. 95 hectares will be sold under the TP schemes for financing infrastructural and other facilities in Ahmedabad while an area of 20.40 hectares will be sold under the sanctioned TP schemes of Surat and Bhavnagar to finance infrastructure and other amenities in the schemes.
The statement added that under the sanctioned schemes, 567 EWS housing units will be constructed in Pandesara area of Surat city while 3,300 EWS housing units will be constructed in Bhavnagar.
