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Five Cities in Gujarat Approve Construction of High-Rises Over 70 Stories

The Chief Minister of Gujarat has approved construction of high-rises 70 stories or more in five cities, up from the previous limit of 23 stories. Image: Vijay Soneji.
The Chief Minister of Gujarat has approved construction of high-rises 70 stories or more in five cities, up from the previous limit of 23 stories. Image: Vijay Soneji.
18 August 2020 | Gandhinagar, India

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved construction of buildings of 70 floors or more in five major cities in the state. As per the present rules, the maximum permissible limit for tall structures in the state was 23 floors.

The state government has decided to amend the Common GDCR (general development control regulations) to allow construction of high-rise structures of 70 or more floors in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Gandhinagar.

"The skyline of five major Gujarat cities, Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Surat-Rajkot-Gandhinagar, [will be] transformed soon with the decision of CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp to permit construction of 70+ story buildings for vertical development necessary to ensure optimum use of land in the cities," said the chief minister's office in a tweet.

New rules regarding tall buildings approved by the government will be applicable to structures which are over 100 meters in height. A special technical committee will be set up to give approval to such projects.

The plot size to construct a skyscraper having a height between 100 to 150 meters must be 2,500 square meters, and 3,500 square meters if the proposed height is above 150 meters.

Apart from preparation of a disaster management plan, a wind tunnel test of the model structure has been made compulsory under the new rules, the release said.

Rupani stated that the new rules will ensure optimum utilization of land and eventually help in lowering the cost of housing in the area. 

For more on this story, go to Live Mint.