Gomti Nagar is an area in the Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements.
The colonies in Gomti Nagar are based on a 'maximum open space' concept hence most of the plots/houses and apartments are park-facing.
[citation needed] It boasts of National and State level headquarters of SONY, Reliance Retail, UltraTech Cement ,etc.
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 (unofficial name) 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 Gomti Riverfront Project has already been major attraction for tourists and film makers in the city.
[3] 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.
An expansion of the Gomti Nagar railway station began in 2018, and is expected to be finished by the end of 2020.
[citation needed] Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, 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 Gomti Nagar has some of the city's professional institutes, colleges, schools, coaching and test preparation institutes.
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.