The city of Ahmedabad is a large township on either side of the Sabarmati river.It is an ancient township with largely Mughal roots.This city grew out of a large agrarian outfit to the modern township it is today and has grown on either side of the Sabarmati river that splits the city into two in a vertical fashion.. the old city on the right and the new city on the left and at one end of this stretch is the township of Gandhinagar where-from modern day administration of Gujarat is carried out.(left and right mentioned here with reference to a person facing north.)The left side of the city must have been a large orchard in the bygone era and the right side focussed on agriculture.
From Bangalore the city of Ahmedabad is 1800km , some 1000 kilometers from Delhi and distance to Mumbai (Bombay) some 700km.(these distances may not be very accurate but a rough estimate).From Bangalore the road criss-crosses Mumbai,Surat and Vadodra.Vadodra is some 100 kilometers from Ahmedabad, Surat some six hours driving distance from Ahmedabad.
The city of Ahmedabad has an excellent metro system covering more than 100 kilometers to my estimate the red and blue lines together.The red line runs parallel to the Sabarmathi river and the blue line perpendicular to the red line and crosses the Sabarmati river connecting the Old and new components of the Ahmedabad city.OLD HIGH COURT INTERCHANGE is the junction where both red and blue lines meet.The Metro stations here are well designed and handles three car metros working on 750 volt DC system as seen in Bangalore.The unique aspect of Ahmedabad metro system is that there is barricade in every station which opens along with the metro doors and prevents any public from falling on the track under any circumstances. This is very unique. BMRCL should discuss with their Ahmedabad counterparts to understand how they implemented this and even ask for their help to create such a system fror BMRCL(Bangalore Metro rail corporation limited).The Indian Institute of Management is close to the GANDHI UNIVERSITY metro station on the blue line and the Airport closer to Tapovan Circle metro station on the red line.The Narmada canal brings water to one part of the city from the sabarmati river and this canal must have been here in some form through the ages.
Gujarat is one of the states in India which has implemented total Prohibition and vegetarian food is the order of the day here - both concepts that can be imbibed by other states. A dedicated technology hub called GIFT CITY which is connected both by metro and bus exists in Ahmedabad. The entire security of the metro system is handled by GP(Gujarat Police).People here are friendly and helpful by and large.
Volvo buses from Bangalore take 35 hours to clear the distance to Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is a city with potential for growth considering it is in the corridor of Pune ,Mumbai, Surat and Vadodara all formidable townships. The connectivity between Bangalore and Ahmedabad cities would improve if metro link is given to the respective airports by both the states which does not exist now.
