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Key points:
- Mahatma Gandhi built the ashram in 1917. It remained a center for major independence movements.
- Redevelopment Scope:
- Restoration, conservation, and rebuilding of about half of the 63 original structures.
- New memorial spread over 55 acres; entire precincts over 322 acres.
- 20 buildings, including Hriday Kunj and Gandhi Memorial Museum, to be conserved.
- 13 buildings, like two gaushalas and Sardar Patel’s office, to be restored.
- Three buildings to be rebuilt including Dehla Puni Kendra and Saat Ordi.
Other features:
- Maintaining simplicity; no entry fees or special treatment for VVIPs.
- Development to use local materials like lime plaster and Valsadi teak, avoiding steel, cement, and concrete.
