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Gomti Nagar
گومتی نگر
गोमती नगर
Greater Lucknow
An upscale residential area in Gomti Nagar
An upscale residential area in Gomti Nagar
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLucknow
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
600,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Gomti Nagar is an area in the North Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and upcoming areas of Lucknow.

Gomti Nagar has the population of over 500,000. It is a planned and organised settlement developed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). Gomti Nagar and Gomti Nagar Extension jointly is the largest well planned developed township of India. The expected population of the township in 2021 will be touching 1,300,000 mark.

It is home to high-end premium residential projects, malls, IT parks, commercial property, SEZs, plots, universities, business centers, multiplexes, clubs, banks, food courts, entertainment centers and financial institutions. The colonies in Gomti Nagar are based on a 'maximum open space' concept hence most of the plots/houses are park-facing.

Origin of name

It is situated on the banks of river Gomti, which flows through Lucknow, hence its name Gomti Nagar.

Economy

Lane near Marine Drive and Ambedkar Park
Marine Drive
Marine Drive

Gomti Nagar is now developing as the commercial and IT hub of mainland Lucknow. Till now the Central Lucknow consisting of Hazratganj, Vidhan Sabha Marg & Ashok Marg was the main commercial area.

Realty of Gomti Nagar is growing at the rate of 118%.[citation needed] It has the Software Technology Park, Reserve Bank of India Building, NABARD,Passport Office and many other important offices, gaming zones, indoor stadium and commercial centers.

It boasts of some important National and State level headquarters of SONY, Reliance Retail etc. It also has a developed industrial area with several factories and industrial units.

The Sahara City of the Sahara India Pariwar, including the residence of Mr. Subrata Roy, is also situated in Gomti Nagar.

Gomti Nagar is divided into

  • Gomti Nagar - Phase-I
  • Gomti Nagar - Phase - II &
  • Gomti Nagar Extension.

Whereas Phase-I & II have good occupancy rates, Gomti Nagar Extension is still under construction. Recently the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered for a stay on construction in Gomti Nagar Extension till further orders.[1]

Gomti Nagar is divided into various sectors known as "Khands" and name of all "Khands" start with letter "V".

Bhimrao Ambedkar Park

Lucknow's prime business establishments and offices are situated in Gomti Nagar. It has a five star hotel - Taj Residency and a four-star hotel, Comfort Inn.

Leisure

Four shopping malls cum multiplexes The Wave Mall, Fun Republic Mall, City Mall and Riverside Mall are situated in Gomti Nagar. Two more Malls, Singapore Mall and One Awadh Center are under construction and will open soon to the public.

It is home to some of the most famous restaurants, pubs, cafes and eating joints such as Dastarkhwan, Barbeque Nation, Cafe Coffee Day, McDonald's, Barista, Mainland China, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Royal Cafe, Aryans, JJ Bakers, Mr. Brown, Neelkanth Sweets, Cappuccino Mini Blast, Percussion, Go Bananas, The Spice Factory, Metropolitan Club, Zero Degree, Spice Caves, Kalika Hut, Kareem's, Bati Chokha, Neelkanth, The Urban Terrace, Urban Turban and many more.

Many important Government offices like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), PICUP, Office of the CRPF, Custom Division, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), etc. are situated in Gomti Nagar.

Patrakarpuram is the busiest market in Gomti Nagar. It is a major shopping and recreational hub and houses restaurants, cafes, shops and food-joints.

Gomti Nagar has three big parks - Ambedkar Park, Janeshwar Mishra Park and Ram Manohar Lohia Park. Janeshwar Mishra Park is the biggest park of Asia sprawling 376 acres of land.[2] It is home to a huge variety of plants and flowers. It has the longest jogging and bicycle track in India. It is under-construction and is expected to get completed by 2015. The Ambedkar park is a mammoth construction of marble, stones and fountains. It looks marvelous when lit up at night.

Marine Drive (unofficial name) located on the banks of river Gomti is a crowd-puller during evenings. The musical fountain show organised every evening in a nearby park attracts people from all over the city.

Gomti Nagar is home to many prominent and premium 5-Star and 4-Star Hotels like Taj Vivanta, Renaissance by Marriot, Comfort Inn, Dayal Paradise, Hotel Lineage etc.

Billions of money has been spent in constructing breath-taking architecture and beautiful roads due to which Gomti Nagar has now evolved as the favorite place to reside for the rich and the upper-middle class.

Companies

Sectors (known as Khands) of Gomti Nagar

An upscale residential area in Gomti Nagar
Beautiful roads near Marine Drive, Gomti Nagar
Sushant Golf City, Shaheed Path, Gomti Nagar Extension
  • Vardaan Khand
  • Vastu Khand
  • Vibhav Khand
  • Vibhor Khand
  • Vibhuti Khand
  • Vijay Khand
  • Vijayant Khand
  • Vikalp Khand
  • Vikas Khand
  • Vikrant Khand
  • Vinamra Khand
  • Vinay Khand
  • Vineet Khand
  • Vipin Khand
  • Vipul Khand
  • Viram Khand
  • Viraj Khand
  • Virat Khand
  • Vishal Khand
  • Vishesh Khand
  • Vinayak Khand
  • Vishwas Khand
  • Vivek Khand
  • Vyom Khand
  • Vikram Khand

Transport

Railways

Gomti Nagar railway station is a railway station which is situated on Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway railway line. Many stations are covered by Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway. It serves daily commuters. Some of the trains are operated from Barabanki city.

In 2013, Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda declared that a paltry Rs three crore for its second phase development and upgradation of amenities at Gomtinagar station. The station will be developed into a terminal in the second phase.

Another railway station - Malhaur now falls within Gomti Nagar. The transportation is mainly road based. It is connected with the city through city bus, autorickshaw etc.

Metro

For the Gomti Nagar Metro link, the train coming from the airport terminal was to be diverted towards Gomti Nagar at the Indira Nagar trisection Polytechnic crossing along an elevated route. The planned stations were Indira Nagar Trisection, West End Mall [Waves Multiplex], Gomti Nagar and Patrakarpuram.

Air

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Amausi is nearest airport and is directly connected by air with New Delhi, Bangalore, Patna, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, Chennai. International destinations include Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Dammam, Jeddah.

Education

Gomti Nagar has some of the city's most important and prestigious professional institutes, colleges and schools.

Professional Institutes

Colleges

Schools

Sports

Cricket, football, badminton, golf and hockey are among the most popular sports in the city. It is home to Babu Banarasi Das Badminton Academy which is situated near Lohia Park. An international-level Cricket Stadium and a Cricket Academy project in Lucknow took a step forward & is under construction on very fast pace in Gomti Nagar.

References

  1. ^ "Express India". Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  2. ^ http://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/Development-of-theme-gardens-in-Janeshwar-Mishra-Park/articleshow/40614386.cms
  3. ^ imrt
  4. ^ Official Website of The BNA
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