The introduction for this chawl community is divided into parts – Location and immediate surroundings, brief history and growth, physical structure of place (settlement pattern, provided facility), common facilities, ownership, demographic data, work, daily community activities, and socio-cultural life. Location and immediate surroundings The chawl community for study is near Keshavnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is located near the Sabarmati river bank, nearby the Sabarmati Railway Bridge beside Ahmedabad Torrent Power Plant. The map below shows the important landmarks and surroundings around the focused settlement for the workshop.
Fig. 43. Chawl settlement urban insertion, showing immediate surroundings and important landmarks. Source: PAREKH, 2015.
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