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Gandhinagar /ndnr/ (

pronunciation (helpinfo)) is the capital of the state

of Gujarat in Western India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad,


on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi, the politicalcapital of India,
and Mumbai, the financial capital of India.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city, lies on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about
464 km away from Mumbai, the financial capital of India.[3]
Thirty sectors, into which the city has been divided, stretch around the central Government
complex. Each sector has its own shopping and community center, primary school, health center,
government and private housing.[3] There is a provision for of parks, extensive planting and a
recreational area along the river giving the city a green garden-city atmosphere. [3]
The Akshardham temple is located in Gandhinagar.[4] There was a determination to make
Gandhinagar a purely Indian enterprise, partly because the state of Gujarat was the birthplace of
Mahatma Gandhi.[3] and hence the planning was done by two Indian town planners; Prakash M
Apte & H. K. Mewada, who had apprenticed with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh.
Gandhinagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart
city under PM Narendra Modi'sflagship Smart Cities Mission.
Contents

1History

2Proposed city plan


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2.1Work areas

2.2Capital complex and government offices

2.3City centre

2.4Shopping, commercial, and warehousing area

2.5Residential areas

2.6Traffic system

2.7Density pattern

2.8Recreation area

2.9Sports centre

2.10Other uses

3Demographics

4Geography

5Climate

6Governance and politics

7Economy
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7.1Industries

7.2Thermal power station

7.3Software Technology Park of India at Infocity

7.4Gujarat International Finance-Tec City

7.5TCS IT SEZ

8Transport
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8.1Air

8.2Rail
8.2.1Metrolink express for Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad

8.3Road

8.3.1Local transport

8.3.2Bus Rapid Transit System

9Education

10Culture and cuisine

11Sports

12Tourist attractions

13Non profit Organisations

14References

15External links

History[edit]
In the 13th century, King Pethasinh of Pethapur, ruled over Shertha town. After the death of
Pethasinh, the Sultanate of Patan used this land as battle ground. Sultan Ahmed Shah decided
to move his capital from Patan, Gujarat to a new city, and built Ahmedabad.

In 1960, Bombay state was split in two different states, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Ahmedabad
became capital of Gujarat, and a new capital city was to be built on land which was once part of
Pethapur state.
The new capital city was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, educated at Cornell
University, and his assistant Prakash M Apte.[5][6][7] Both Mewada, and Apte had worked as
trainees under legendary architect Le Corbusier in the Chandigarh Project in the 1950s.
Gandhinagar's streets are numbered, and have cross streets named for letters of
theGujarati alphabet (e.g., "k", "kh", "g", "gh", "ch", "chh", "j"). All streets cross every kilometre,
and at every crossing traffic circles decrease the speed of traffic.
The city has developed in four distinct phases:

Phase 1: After the city's infrastructure was completed in 1970, and until 1980, it was
known as 'Gandhian City,' since it was based on Gandhi's concepts and principles.

Phase 2: Between 1980 and 1990, a time of low pollution, it was known as 'Unpolluted
City'.

Phase 3: After 1990, many trees were planted, and the city became the 'Green City.'

Phase 4: In 2002, Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, proposed a new, triple focus
for the city: it should be green, It should use solar energy, and It should be cosmopolitan.

The new city is linked with Ahmedabad on the south by a direct road, having a straight alignment
and a right of way 91.44 metres (300.0 ft) wide between the proposed capital and the railway
station of Khodiar about ten kilometres (six miles) to the west.
This road was proposed to be extended further to the south to join the State Highway at Surkhej
near Ahmedabad. A road over bridge was to be provided at the crossing of this road and the
Ahmedabad Delhi metre gauge line at K

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