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1History
2.1Work areas
2.3City centre
2.5Residential areas
2.6Traffic system
2.7Density pattern
2.8Recreation area
2.9Sports centre
2.10Other uses
3Demographics
4Geography
5Climate
7Economy
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7.1Industries
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
9Education
11Sports
12Tourist attractions
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