Dholera SIR readies plan for anchor investors

The Special Investment Region of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is all set to allot land to anchor investors very shortly, official sources said. Explaining that monthly meetings to assess the status of the various trunk infrastructure projects in the 22.5 sq km activation area in Dholera were held recently under the stewardship of government of Gujarat and chairman of the Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) created to build and operate the industrial zone. The aim of the DMICDC is to ensure world-class construction to attract global investors and to create a world-class city. The state government is working on a land allotment policy which is likely to be finalised soon and that a land allotment policy for the Dholera is being finalized shortly. The officials also assured the DMICDC of full state support in implementing the external connectivity projects for Dholera such as the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) and the Ahmedabad-Dholera expressway project. The entire project covers an area of approximately 920 sq km and is strategically located near the industrial cities of Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, and Bhavnagar.