India is building a brand new city from scratch

Dec 20, 2018

A worker folds the cable of a welding machine in front of two office buildings at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) at Gandhinagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, April 10, 2015. India's push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of "smart" cities like the one being built on the dusty banks of the Sabarmati river in western India. Picture taken April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Amit Dave - GF10000057730

Building new infrastructure from scratch can be risky - particularly if people don't move in - but India is hoping it pays off. Image: REUTERS/Amit Dave

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An artist’s plan of how the city will look when complete Image: GIFT

Some tower blocks have already been built Image: GIFT

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