Lotus Park to bloom in Shela for Rs 120 crore, Ahmedabad’s costliest garden ever | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: The metropolis is ready to get its costliest public garden but. It can be formed like a lotus, the place every petal blooms with a unique Indian state’s flower, a flower museum, and ultimately a glow garden subsequent door. It will even price taxpayers Rs 120 crore, up from the Rs 20 crore the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) initially budgeted. And, it is going to be constructed on Club O7 Road in Shela, not on SG Highway as first introduced.The AMC first allotted Rs 20 crore for the garden on SG Highway in its 2024-25 funds, accepted by the standing committee on Feb 6, 2024. It was to be named ‘Lotus Park’ or ‘Garland of India’. The idea envisioned a lotus-shaped garden showcasing the state flower of every Indian state.

Another Rs 20 crore adopted in the 2025-26 funds. The undertaking has since moved location, shed its unique identify, and grown to Rs 120 crore, six instances what was first envisioned.The garden will come up on 37,033 sq meters of land close to Dhatla Talavdi in Shela, with a 30-meter entry from Club O7 Road. An assembly-type construction will cowl 40% of the plot, rising to a most top of 45m. Inside, guests will discover a flower museum, spa, memento store, multimedia theater, and open seating areas. An entry price can be charged. The adjoining plot is earmarked for a glow garden, making the location a two-attraction vacation spot.The course of that produced this undertaking, nevertheless, has drawn as a lot consideration because the undertaking itself. A dependable supply alleged, “While the AMC typically maintains a panel of consultants (architects) for a 5-year term to work on various projects, a consultant/architect, who was not on the approved panel, was appointed for this project without a formal tender process. Furthermore, this consultant was appointed at a higher fee despite empaneled consultants being available at lower rates.“Construction tendering has been no much less contentious. The first tender was floated on Nov 14, 2025, with a Dec 8, 2025 deadline. Only two corporations responded, considered one of which failed to qualify technically, forcing a re-tender. The second tender was issued on Feb 9, 2026, with a deadline of Feb 20, giving bidders simply 12 days to reply to a Rs 120 crore contract. An organization that requested an extension on the pre-bid assembly was turned down. The return on funding (ROI) for the undertaking has reportedly not been verified.A proposal to approve development is anticipated to be positioned earlier than the upcoming AMC standing committee.