The Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad presented a draft budget of ₹10,801 crore for the year 2024-25 with development works of ₹5,501 crore.

In this budget of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), a proposal to collect rainwater by interlinking the ponds in various wards of the city, zero waste city, and build Amritkal Parks at a cost of ₹10 crore, was there.

In the budget, provision was made to replace the old water and drainage lines in the central zone of the city at a cost of ₹300 cr. Out of these, tenders worth ₹160 crore could be made for only three wards.

Apart from Jamalpur, tenders worth ₹160 crore have been floated for replacing old water and drainage lines in Shahibaug and Shahpur wards.

While no contractor was ready to do the work even after tendering twice by the administration for Khadiya, Dariyapur and Asarwa wards, it has been learned from official sources that the administration will tender again for these three wards after Uttarayan.

Plans to build 50 iconic roads in various areas of the city, create a digital infrastructure to make more use of artificial intelligence, and prepare a master plan for AMC data policy are unlikely to be completed before the end of the financial year, which is barely two months away.

It has been learned from reliable sources that no action has been taken by the AMC yet regarding the survey for decentralizing the ST stand and logistics park for heavy vehicles entering the city to ease traffic problems.