Lothal's Indus Valley dockyard gets 21st century town development plan The Times of India
Lothal, arguably the world's oldest known dockyard of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, which is believed to have existed 2200 BCE is soon to get its own decadal town development plan. Seven villages surrounding this site, located 75-km from Ahmedabad, will be incorporated into the plan. The work has been assigned to Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority's (AUDA) newly formed company Gujarat Town Planning Consultancy Limited (GTPCL).
A senior AUDA official confirmed, "Given Lothal's status as a Harappan heritage site, its development plan is underway. These assignments were handed to us by the respective authorities four months back. GTPCL has initiated the process for both the Lothal Development Plan and the Statue of Unity Development Plan." Additionally, GTPCL is responsible for the urban development plan for Himmatnagar, and is actively working on the town planning scheme for Botad municipality
