AHMEDABAD: The city that flourished on the eastern banks of Sabarmati River 600 years ago, has now almost the same area in the western part now. But the difference, as pointed out by a CEPT study, between the two spheres is so glaring that it might seem that it could well be twin cities.For the start, median income in the western city parts is double at Rs 60,000 per family compared to their eastern counterparts (Rs 30,000). Citizens in western parts commute an average of 6.1km daily compared to 3.9km clocked by easterners. While there are 206 jobs per hectare in west, the figure is 121 for the east. Area like Thaltej-Ghatlodia generates 15.8 tons of waste per day compared to 10.8 tons in Maninagar-Vatva cluster.The findings came to fore as part of a major project – Understanding the City Studio by Faculty of Planning – undertaken by 150 students and 11 faculty members from CEPT University Prof Rutul Joshi, coordinator for the project, said that each major city across the globe has a concept of more affluent or developed areas compared to the older parts.“However, what we see in Ahmedabad is, except two pockets of Maninagar and Shahibaug, almost entire area in the east cannot be compared to its western counterparts on parameters such as income, commute pattern, employment generation, floor space index and so on,” he said.The study also highlighted that the city at large has only 7% recreational space and 48% of its area consisting of built-up environment. The figures are 11% and 44% for Jaipur and 6% and 34% for Chennai.

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