Kensville Golf & Country Club, Township

Gujarat looks like becoming India’s next golfing destination. The 18-hole championship golf course at Kensville Golf & Country Club, designed by Col. (retired) K.D. Bagga, is part of a residential community, which will feature more than 800 villas. The total area, golf course and real estate combined, is a whopping 600 acres. Indigenously planned, the project is the brainchild of NRI Bhupender Mandalia of Millennium Park Holdings. Besides the clubhouse, which will have 60 luxury apartments and a spa, Kensville will have two convention centres and an Ayurvedic centre— all to be completed by 2009.

Location: Ahmedabad, near Nal Sarovar Lake; 52 km from Ahmedabad Airport.

Total Area: 600 acres approx. (golf course: 130 acres)

Number Of Residences: Over 800 plots, of which 200+ are premium villas facing the golf course.

Cost: Plots starting at Rs 4,500 per sq. metre; premium villas Rs 1.5 crore (approx.)

USP: 18-hole championship golf course.