Gujarat will be at its new Heights

Gujarat will be going in sky…
With the growing infrastructure and technology, Gujarat’s CM Mr Vijay Rupani has given a clearence for building skyscrapers in five cities of Gujarat. Namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. The building will be of 70 storey and that will follow the new rules the new rules which are being decided. CM also stated that he will put the level of Gujarat to Dubai and Singapore. In today’s world of unemployment CM said that by this project the Urban infrastructure will be able to accommodate with the rise in population and there will be more opportunities for the workers.

He said that the new rules will now permit the construction of more than 70 floors in a building compared to 22-23 floors previously. “We are making provision in the CGDCR-2017 that will permit to construct the highrises. The new rules shall be applicable to buildings taller than 100 meters and with an aspect ratio of 1:9,” the CM said.

He also stated that the amendment will be applicable in D1 category in Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA), Surat (SUDA), Vadodara (VUDA), Rajkot (RUDA) and Gandhinagar (GUDA), where permissible Base FSI is equal to or more than 1.2.

The state has also decided to form a special Technical Committee for the same. “After the clearance by the special technical committee for a proposed building, the same shall be forwarded to the Competent Authority with recommendations for further necessary action. The buildings can be constructed only if the adjoining road is more than 30 meters wide. The minimum plot size is 2500 sq mt for buildings that range from 100 to 150 meters. The minimum plot size is 3500 sq ft for buildings that are above 150 meters. The maximum Floor Space Index (FSI) will not be more than 5.4 in any case. The premium FSI will be available on chargeable basis. The Premium FSI charges will be 50 per cent of Jantri rate of Non-Agriculture land.

• It will be mandatory to have Electric Charging facility in the parking zone

• Vent Tunnel Test will be mandatory and the building should have a proper Disaster Management Plan.