Gomti Nagar


Gomti Nagar is an area in the Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and fastest-growing areas of Lucknow. It is also considered Asia's largest colony. It is home to high-end residential projects, malls, commercial property, plots, business centers, multiplexes, cafés, hotels, hospitals, clubs, banks, food courts and entertainment centers. The colonies in Gomti Nagar are based on a 'maximum open space' concept hence most of the plots/houses and apartments are park-facing.

Name

Gomti Nagar is situated on the banks of Gomti, a tributary of Ganga which flows through Lucknow.

Economy

Gomti Nagar is now developing both as a 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.
Many important Government offices like the Reserve Bank of India, Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Lucknow Metro, 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, etc. are situated in Gomti Nagar.
It boasts of National and State level headquarters of SONY, Reliance Retail, UltraTech Cement, 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 located 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 of 100%, Gomti Nagar Extension is still under development with more broader roads and modern infrastructure.
Gomti Nagar is divided into various sectors known as "Khands" and the names of all "Khands" start with the letter "V".
Lucknow's prime business establishments and offices are situated in Gomti Nagar.

Leisure

Eight shopping malls/ multiplexes namely Wave Mall, Fun Republic Mall, City Mall, Singapore Mall, One Awadh Center and Riverside Mall are situated in Gomti Nagar and Phoenix Palassio; second biggest mall of Lucknow in Gomtinagar Extension. The Lulu Mall is on Shaheed Path which is claimed as the biggest mall in India by its owner. The mall is spread over an area of 22 lakh sq.ft. area. Lulu Group invested 2000 Cr. for this.
It is home to a number of restaurants, pubs, cafes and eating joints. Patrakarpuram is the busiest market in Gomti Nagar. It is a major shopping and recreational hub with 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. It is home to a huge variety of plants and trees. It has the longest jogging and bicycle track in India. It has huge man-made water bodies with fountains. It also houses a real MIG-21 aircraft and 2 battle tanks for public display. A 200 ft. high flag of India is another highlight of this park. The park is eco-friendly owing to its rain-water harvesting and solar electricity setups. The Ambedkar park is a mammoth construction of marble, stones and fountains. It looks marvelous when lit up at night. Lohia Park is popular among morning walkers and fitness addicts as it houses a professional jogging/racing track and an open-air gym.
Marine Drive/River Drive 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. The Riverfront mega project is an 8 km long project which includes walkways, cycle-tracks, benches, greenery, lighting and beautification of the river banks on both sides. The Gomti Riverfront Project has already been major attraction for tourists and film makers in the city.
Gomti Nagar is home to a number of 5-Star and 4-Star hotels like Vivanta by Taj, Renaissance by Marriot, Novotel, Grand JBR, Ranjee's, Hyatt Regency, Fairfield by Marriot, Comfort Inn, Dayal Paradise, and Hotel Lineage.

Transport

Railways

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. An expansion of the Gomti Nagar railway station began in 2018, and is expected to be finished by the end of 2020.
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 , Gomti Nagar and Patrakarpuram.

Air

, Amausi is the nearest airport and is directly connected by air with international destinations include Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Dammam, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, Ras Al Khaimah

Education

Gomti Nagar has some of the city's professional institutes, colleges, schools, coaching and test preparation institutes.

Professional institutes

, football, badminton, golf, and hockey are among the most popular sports in the area. It is home to Babu Banarasi Das Badminton Academy, which is situated near Lohia Park.The construction of Ekana Sports Stadium, which also consists of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket stadium, has been completed. In November 2018, an international T20 match was played between Indian and West Indies in which India emerged victorious..