Development of S.P. Ring Road

The peripheral areas of Ahmedabad have been expanding since the 1980s. Population growth in these areas has been more rapid than the areas within the city limits. This is partly due to the saturation of population within the city area and the consequent large-scale housing development in the peripheral areas. However, in absence of proper infrastructure and road networks, the outer city areas were becoming prone to haphazard development. Ahmedabad has become a megacity and development in outer areas is expected to accelerate further. The Revised Development Plan (2011) proposes an additional 64 sq. km of organizable land over the next ten years. As per the plan, the population is expected to reach 46 lakhs and 60 lakhs in the former Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and AUDA areas respectively within a period of 10 years. It was therefore important to ensure planned growth with a good road network and infrastructure in the developing areas of the city.