Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to establish independent design unit for infrastructure projects

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will now prepare designs for the city's infrastructure projects at its own level. In an important meeting, the AMC's Road Building Committee has taken a historic, unanimous decision to create its own separate 'Design Unit'. This new unit will provide high-level supervision for the construction of all future roads, bridges, and government buildings, ensuring these facilities remain strong and durable for a long time.

According to a report by Sandesh, this decision will reduce dependence on private agencies and also decrease the large fees the AMC has to pay for the design and consultancy of major projects, thereby providing relief to the Corporation's financial burden. To prevent irregularities in projects, it will now be mandatory for all consultants to be empanelled. If any consultant wishes to work without empanelment, they will have to obtain special permission from the AMC. This will make it easier to take strict action against underperforming contractors or consultants and fix their accountability.

Special instructions have been issued to the Municipal Commissioner to implement this entire process swiftly. It is hoped that this step will enable Ahmedabad's infrastructure projects to be completed more quickly and with higher quality.