Dholera Special Investment Region | APP

[The Patel]

Dholera is highly anticipated project not just for Gujarat, but also India. Once this is built, many cities around India will be inspire and build.

[aks_sky]

In the next three months, Gujarat’s greenfield integrated industrial township at Dholera would be part of a restricted band of projects chosen by Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Industrial Corporation (DMICDC) for global bidding. This is an achievement for Gujarat which would be pitching its most priced project in the DMIC league. “Gujarat will be the first state to adhere to DMICDC’s deadline for submitting a pre-feasibility report. Gujarat Industrial Development Board (GIDB), the nodal agency for the Dholera industrial park and township, is now giving final touches to the process,” says a senior GIDB official. Along with Dholera, DMICDC has listed three other projects worth $100 billion. They are a Rs 2,500 crore logistics hub in Pune, a Rs 800 crore-Rs 900 crore exhibition and convention centre in Aurangabad and a water supply and waste water management in Pithampur Industrial Area in Madhya Pradesh. GIDB officials say that the first part of the project, which includes the core portion of the Dholera SIR, is scheduled to be completed by 2017-18. What is being seen here is that nearly 65 per cent-70 per cent of the projects are being executed in public private partnerships. This would require large civic trunk lines that would take the essentials like water supply and drainage to the integrated industrial park in Dholera. DMICDC’s status report clearly mentions that the project plan prepared by consultancy firm Halcrow would be put in public domain for suggestions and objections by GIDB for notification purposes. A pre-feasibility final report is also being prepared for the integrated township concerning use of renewable energy, integrated housing for industry workers, water management system, and flood management system. Land acquisition on certain stretches is also on. Besides, the draft pre-feasibility studies for two expressways -- Indore-Ahmedabad and Pune-Nashik -- are being reviewed. Also, four power projects for Maharashtra, Gujarat and MP have been finalised.

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[aks_sky]

U City

Dholera would be much more than a smart city in the days to come. In its latest report Gujarat Industrial Development Board (GIDB) has envisioned Dholera to be a ubiquitous city —called the U-City where life would be controlled centrally by a well laid network of sensors and would be developed into a high-tech urban space. The special investment region spread over approximately 800 sq km would be one of the nodal regions along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The U-city concept in Dholera basically looks forward to integrating city operation centres right from civic, transportation, environment, security and even one’s office. This technology would be indigenously designed for Dholera SIR according to GIDB officials.
“The U-infrastructure uses sensors networks to communicate with wired or wireless computer embedded in personal devices like mobile phones, buildings or any part of urban infrastructure. This allows ubiquitous communication of person-to-person, person-to-object and object-to-object interaction even though computers and devices are invisible to users,” says a senior GIDB official. The U-city provides an opportunity where one may not have to, for instance, access information without using the internet, while electronic devices share data automatically without being asked to do it by the user of the technology. The U-city infrastructure has a common core service followed by specialised services. It consists of U-administration, U-facility management, U-transportation, U-environmental service and a U-waterfront too,” adds the GIDB official.
A certain degree of the integration of services has been done in South Korea, Japan, and host of other cities in the world. This includes the London Urban Village, Koeln Media Park, Copenhagen crossroads, Montreal industrial area, Shanghai Financial, HK Cyber Port, and Dalian. Though in these specialised regions the U-city concept exists in bits and pieces. Dholera would be a class apart. The plan was accepted in March this year. we are now looking for investors for the city,” adds the GIDB official.

FEATURES OF U-CITY
U-waterfront
A service that provides visual presentations such as waterscreen or advanced streetlights, creating a fascinating virtual night view like at harbours, waterfront restaurants and theme bridges
U-transportation service
Converges existing road, vehicle, traffic signs, with IT, telecommunications, electronics, control and other ubiquitous technologies, allowing efficient traffic facility and ease traffic congestion
U-administration
A service that improves the overall city civic management by providing information and monitoring services for public administration
U-facility management
Builds integrated and remote operation service system for the city infrastructure and provides prompt correspondence system through real-time disaster and safety accident detection

[aks_sky]

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[ATBhav]

Do anybody have information regarding the latest developments in Kalpasar Dam Project...If any, please share with all of us

[SSCaddict]

Dholera airport will need Jairam Ramesh’s approval, process initiated

The Airport Authority of India has started process for environment clearance to proposed Dholera airport near Ahmedabad.

Proposed Dholera airport is about 100 km away from the city of Ahmedabad.

The state government has planned this airport.

The proposed airport has already received various clearances from aerospace to defense.

However the next big task is to receive clearance from central Enviornment and forest ministry.

The ministry is led by minister Jayram Ramesh, who is very strict when it comes to environment related matters. Ramesh has not granted clearance to Navi Mumbai airport even after great political pressure.

In such situation, environment clearance process is very important and crucial for Dholera airport. The actual construction work on ground will be possible to start, only after environment clearance is received.

The Airport Authority of India has issued a notice inviting application for shortlisting of consultant for Enviornment impact study of proposed Dholera airport.

The consultants will carry out Environment Impact Study / Environment Management Plan for the project and obtaining clearance from Gujarat State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) & Ministry of Environment and Forest ,Govt. of India (MOEF) for the work of “DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GREEN FIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT DHOLERA NEAR AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT” with period of completion 7 (Seven) Months.

The AAI wants consultant who have satisfactorily carried out (Phase/Part completion of the scope of work in a contract shall not be considered) at least two works for Environment Impact Study (EIS) for Airport / Social Economical Zone (SEZ) project / IT park project and other similar infrastructure projects in India during the last seven years.

The background of Dholera airport

The existing airport of Ahmedabad has emerged as one with highest annual growth in traffic and will get saturated much before the year 2020. The expansion of Ahmedabad airport is difficult due to various reasons. Under the circumstances, a new international airport is required to cater the future traffic.

While assessing the potential and requirements of the Dholera SIR, Government envisaged a tremendous need for a Greenfield International Airport in its vicinity. The level of economic activities in the SIR backed by enormous domestic and foreign investment shall need a world class modern International Airport in this region. Therefore state has included the development of an International Airport in the list of “Early Bird Projects” in consultation with Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy. GoG has also signed an MoU with the Delhi Metro Industrial Corridor Development Company in this regard.

The state Government identified the location for the proposed Airport and has earmarked the land. A parcel of Government land measuring approximately 1700 hectors has been reserved in the triangle of village Pachham-Valinda-Pipli of Taluka Dhandhuka Dist Ahmedabad in the name of Gujarat Industrial Corridor Company Ltd (GICC), which would work as a project development agency for DMIC. The site is about 80 kms from Ahmedabad and around 20 kms from Dholera SIR. In addition to the SIR and Ahmedabad city, this location is also ideally placed vis-à-vis the cities like Nadiyad, Bhavnagar, Vadodara and Rajkot.

http://deshgujarat.com/2010/09/16/dh...ess-initiated/


good to know that leaving environmental they have received other clearances

[GJ10]

HCC plans Lavasa model project in Dholera in 2011

Hindustan Construction Co is planning to build a Water Front City at Dholera in 2011. The project will come up in the proposed special investment region (SIR) at Dholera. The company plans to invest Rs 40,000 crore in the project in a phased manner. "The city will come up over 4,000-5,000 acres.

We have prepared the master plan for the project... we are quite confident we will be there by next year. Currently, we are discussing site approvals," said Rajgopal Nogja, president, HCC Real Estate & Lavasa Corporation.

Dholera falls in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor ( DMIC) influence area and Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB), the nodal agency for Dholera SIR, is expected to give the approval to the company for site options soon. The city will be modelled on the concept of India's first planned hill city being developed near Pune by Lavasa Corporation, a subsidiary of HCC.

Both Lavasa and Water Front City are based on a new concept, which "brings together residential and commercial spaces within walking distance of each other, facilitating connectivity, promoting diversity and creating environmental sustainability". The company signed an MoU with the Gujarat government in 2009 to develop the Water Front City at Dholera.

Earlier this year, the company announced that it received an extension of two years for the MoU. A second MoU had been signed with the Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpasar Department in 2009, for developing three water pipeline projects worth Rs 1,500 crore

[patentneer]

Dholera ... and others in Gujarat DMIC region have good chance of bringing in Dubai, Hong-Kong, Shanghai, Singapore (maybe not) India-side. Sustainble gateway cities for millions of urban migrants. Very do-able.

Crtical to get planning right or else realtors will turn the places into white elephants, playgrounds for the new rich.

[kenilabcl]

Gujarat cabinet today took important decision of formation of a special purpose vehicle(SPV) for development of Dholera International Airport. The new SPV has been named as Dholera International Airport Company Limited(DIACL).

According to state government spokerperson ministers Jaynarayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel, the works for special investment region(SIR) are in progress in Dholera under the Dholera Regional Development Authority. This would attract global players and industrialists here and eventually they would need a state-of-the-art airport in this area. Thus the government has taken a decision to develop greenfield international airport in Dholera.

The ministers said that while Defense ministry has already given no objection certificate, the Civil Aviation department has also given site clearance to proposed new airport.

The state cabinet today also approved the names of board of directors and modalities of capital structure of new special purpose vehicle as per the company laws.

The ministers said that proposed airport would be developed in public private partnership(PPP) mode. The special purpose vehicle will carry out all needed tasks like approvals, master plan, infrastructural facilities, global tender, and land acquisition.

The ministers also said that initially the state government will own the airport completely, but there is a provision that eventually the Airport Authority of India, DMC Development company and other companies would become equity share holder.

Source: DeshGujarat.com

[b3ta]

This video is very impressive, discusses Dholera and also GIFT...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq3vf...eature=related

there are a few more on youtube.

[GJ10]

Pact for Mahindra World City at Dholera

The Mahindra group has signed a pact with the Gujarat government for a Rs.400 million World City at the tiny port city of Dholera on the Gulf of Khambhat in Ahmedabad district, along the upcoming Mumbai-Delhi industrial corridor.

The pact was signed by Mahindra Lifespace Developers, which is part of the larger $7.1 billion Mahindra Group, at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat global investment summit.

'The aim is to develop a self-sustaining urban centre as part of the special investment region in Gujarat along the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor,' said a statement issued by the automobile-to-tech major Mahindra and Mahindra group.

'The development will be spread across 3,000 acres with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore ($445 million), which when fully operational can create employment for over 100,000 people and attract investment in excess of Rs.10,000 crore ($2.2 billion),' it said.

Mahindra World City in Chennai looks really impressive (Link - SSCI Thread)

[GJ10]

Dholera draft development plan is available here (24MB!)

Will xpost important bits here when i get time, very extensive information on all aspects of infra/urban development planned in the Dholera SIR from now upto 2040!

[hardcore gamer]

I am really interested of this project. Any updates or anyone know the current standing/situation of the project?

[hardcore gamer]

A New Gujarat within Gujarat - Dholera, Special Investment Region(SIR)



To develop Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) as global manufacturing and trading hub i.e. "The engine for economic resurgence of the country" which is supported by world class infrastructure.

"The Development Plan, taking into account the DMIC objectivs and goals, should focus towards creating and enabling environmentto protect local industries, enhance investment climate, improve quality of life, upgrade human skils, create world class infrastucture and attract global investment".


Dholera SIR - Overview

•Total Area : 800 sq. kms: a green field location
•Developable area: 500 sq. kms.
•Economic activity area : 360 sq. kms
•World-class infrastructure & connectivity: within & outside
•Central spine express way & Metro Rail to link the SIR with mega cities
•Airport & Sea Port in the vicinity
•Proximity to mega cities: Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Vadodara
•Benefit of sea coast, nature park, golf course
•Premium civic amenities
•Capable to cater to both International & Domestic Market
•Close to Guajrat International Finance TechCity (GIFT)
•Close to Petro-chemicals and Petroleum Inv. Region (PCPIR)
•Logistic support of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DMIC)
•Benefits of the high impact Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
•Public investment in core infrastructure





Current Status

•Pre-feasibility study completed by M/s Feed Back Ventures
•Location identified along with details of the area
•The work on the central spine road already started
•Notification issued for delineation of 879 Sq. Km of Area as DSIR
•Government allocates 1700 Hect. land for adjoining Airport
•Anchor Tenants already in place
•Master planning underway by M/s Halcrow, UK
•Water logging, seismological & environment studies underway
•The legal framework enacted: The SIR Act 2009
•Project development corporation (GICC) formed

[reshapco]

I believe this project would be completed by 2030 if modi remains in regime. If remains that much time, this would mean completion of GIFT city too.

[GJ10]

Dholera SIR land up for sale

The Gujarat government is set to put usable land earmarked for Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) up for sale and has decided to come up with a new pricing policy for land allocation in the region.

Under the policy, which is in the final stages of preparation, the government has decided not to go in for any land acquisition. "We will take the town planning route, under which the proposed developer will not need to take any non-agricultural (NA) permission while buying the land for developing a project," said a senior bureaucrat.

The decision was taken at a top-level meeting held this week under the chairmanship of additional chief secretary, finance, M M Shrivastav.

The price of land to be given to the developer will be fixed taking into consideration two factors - market value of the land and the cost of its development, including the infrastructure needed for half-a-dozen townships. The requirement of fresh water, a scarce commodity in the area, alone for the SIR will be around 850 million litres per day (MLD).

"While the price of the land itself is not much, as 40 per cent of it is barren where nothing grows and belongs to the government, the overall cost will take into account huge money needed for filling up large patches which are low lying and are prone to flood, or other measures to manage floods during monsoon and high tide," the official said.

The decision to come in for the pricing policy was taken as three "early bird" developers - Universal Success Group (USG), the Hindustan Construction Company (HSC) and Sabir Bhatia of Hotmail fame - have asked the Gujarat government to move quickly to hand over 5,479 hectares (ha) of land they want to develop their projects. USG proposes to build an industrial-cum-urban mixed park on 2,177 ha, HSC of Lavasa fame in Maharashtra is putting up a waterfront city project on 1,718 ha and Sabir Bhatia is putting up a Nano City on 1,062 ha. Bhatia is involved in the Nano City project for knowledge-based industries in Haryana for the past several years.

"Other costs to be recovered while selling off the land to the developers include burden on the state coffers for road works, water supply, power supply, renewable energy plants, telecom facilities and building works," the official said, adding, "In all, the infrastructure cost in Dholera SIR will come to Rs 50,000 crore. To be developed on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, of this, Rs 25,000 crore will be borne by the Gujarat government, while the rest by the private developers. We plan to recover just the amount to be spent by the state government for Dholera SIR."

A presentation made at the pricing committee meeting said, the Dholera SIR development area covers 903 sq km area, which is much bigger than Ahmedabad. Sparsely populated with 37,000 inhabitants, agriculture is the main activity but land quality is very poor, hence land values are relatively low. While 40 per cent of the area, falling under the coastal regulatory zone (CRZ), will remain open, 17 per cent has been set aside for industrial use and seven per cent of residential purpose, apart from an entertainment zone and a tourism resorts zone.

Sabeer Bhatias "Nanocity" concept mentioned again for Dholera after a long time.

[GJ10]

Very slightly altered phasing plan from the Final DPR (posted a few posts ago), I think its a useful reference to have here for ppl interested in this project.

[GJ10]

Report covering investments in Dholera and how the land acquisition process is creating prosperity for locals of the Dholera SIR region.



An updated project vision promo

[jaadu]

Nice videos !!! I hope it is achieved soon !!

[NitinPatel]

GMR keen to take part in Dholera SIR, International Airport

Infrastructure major GMR Group setting up a 25-MW solar power plant in the world’s largest solar energy farm at Charanka in north Gujarat has expressed desire to take part in Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and International airport projects.

DMR Group Chairman G.M. Rao and Business Chairmen Shrinivas Bomdila and B.V.N. Rao during their courtesy call on Chief Minister Narendra Modi here today said these would be their first projects in the State.

They said they would like to undertake the projects in Gujarat on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis. They made a presentation on their PPP projects elsewhere in the country, like Delhi and Hyderabad airports.

Prominent among those present during the meeting were Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary K. Kailashnathan, Principal Secretary (Industries) M. Sahu and Principal Secretary (Energy) J. Pandian.