Kalra Mehar Inderpalsingh

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Sphoorti

Shpoorti - Sports facilities and Physical activity for Healthy and Active Ahmedabad is a proposal to make Ahmedabad a healthy city by providing of public facilities for physical activity and sports at all planning levels. 


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With India's intent to bid for Olympics 2036, Gujarat aim to become USD 1 Trillion Economy by 2030, and Ahmedabad’s current contribution towards GSDP, the city will become more prosperous. This will lead to desire of having better living conditions establishing the need to make healthy and fit city.

Absence of public formal facilities has been strategically picked up by the private market with provision of turfs and courts on rental basis. This makes the facility less affordable and accessible by the lower income group of the society.

To achieve the vision, national and international scenario is considered.

To achieve the vision, national and international scenario is considered.

The proposed provision of facilities is done considering varying buffers to ensure that the entire area is covered. The provision of huge open spaces at ward and zonal levels almost covers the entire city. This leads to fewer requirements for such spaces at the city level. Looking at the estimated need the city needs to make a huge leap.

Planning mechanisms such as Town Planning Schemes (TPS), variations in TPS and Local Area Plan can be used to provide the proposed provision. This can be replicated for the entire city using the similar mechanisms.

The investment plan is estimated considering that the land is in public realm which is acquired by giving incentives such as Amenities TDR or FSI whichever is more relevant.

The impact assessment for the proposed pilot and its social, economic and environmental impact has been assessed.