Even before the metro rail between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar has sprouted tracks, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City has already rolled out the red carpet to the Metro Express Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad (MEGA). GIFT is planning to construct the metro rail infrastructure for MEGA within it’s own campus.
GIFT city officials have already proposed their intentions of taking part in the metro rail project to the state government. “We plan to construct a multi-modal transit station at GIFT and other metro stations. It’s a complex job, as there will also be a commercial zone where the stations will have to be built. GIFT metro station will be different,” says GIFT director Ramakant Jha.
GIFT city officials claim that Rs 300 crore has already been spent on infrastructure at GIFT. “Special road engineering techniques and underground ducts for utilities have already come up on a large portion of the GIFT non-SEZ area. We are also coming up with residential blocks for those who work in the GIFT area,” says a senior official.
The extra frills in GIFT city buildings have been curbed drastically and they have been made realistic. According to Jha, after understanding investors’ need for space and utilizable area, a lot of thought has gone into providing a strong framework of 29 storey buildings and open spaces.
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