Nigam Nagar: A Case of Market driven Development

Nigam Nagar, an emerging urban area in Ahmedabad's north, influenced by ONGC and Torrent Center industries, grapples with social inequalities. The 76km SP Ring Road Project, consolidating 100 TP Schemes, introduces affordable housing zones and enhances connectivity. This peri-urban infrastructure integrates transport, fostering mixed land use and compact city planning. The strategic placement of affordable housing along the ring road curbs sprawl. City expansion raises land prices, compelling landowners to sell farmlands for residential and commercial development. Nigam Nagar offers affordable housing, amenities, and proximity to job and educational centers, yet concerns linger about adequacy.