ahmedabad if there is one project that singlehandedly promises to transform ahmedabads skyline with its 100plusstoreyed skyscrapers and gujarats economy then it has to be the gujarat international finance teccity giftnow chief minister narendra modis glitzy pet project which proposes indias tallest buildings at 350400 metres has sent prices of land in and around the sleepy hamlet of shahpur soaring to unprecedented highs of over 100 that too in just a month after modis return to power making it perhaps the steepest rise in land prices in such a short spanaccording to realty sources the gift effect has also sent prices of land in villages around shahpur like palaj pirojpur lavarpur and rakanpur zooming by over 100 from rs 912 lakh per vigha range prior to elections to rs 4045 lakh per vigha at a time when prices in other hot locations in west ahmedabad have gone up by an average of only 2025as deepak vaswani of venus group realised much to his chagrin after he decided to hold a decision to buy land there gift being the most happening location in gujarat we had identified a nine vigha plot for around rs 27 lakh per vigha but decided to wait for the election the plot was recently lapped up for rs 60 lakh per vighathis was just barren land where no one even wanted to venture close to but with gift promising to put shahpur on the global financial map this is obviously hottest bit of realty that everyone wants says realtor vijay shah who feels the entire gift hinged on modis return to poweras cms pet project there is obviously a lot of buzz around it and people feel this is going to be the biggest development that ahmedabad will see over the next 10 years adds realtor jaxay shahto be spread over 500 acres on the banks of the sabarmati gift will offer a total built space of 75 million sq ft with the first phase of 25 million sq ft slated for completion by 2010 the project is expected to bring in investments worth over rs 30000 crore and is targeting 1 million jobs by 2020 and exports worth 1 billion in the first three years beginning 2010gift is hoping to rival the best of global financial centres like manhattan dubai shanghai london or singapore with a glitzy skyline that includes indias tallest 400 metres and most distinctive landmark the diamond tower a diamond faceted glass and steel structure