What is Dholera SIR?
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR)
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is India’s first Greenfield Smart Industrial City, located about 90 km southwest of Ahmedabad. Planned under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), it spans over 920 sq km across 22 villages and is set to be larger than Ahmedabad itself.
Backed by the Government of Gujarat and Government of India, the project is being developed by Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd. (DICDL) to create a future-ready city with world-class infrastructure, seamless connectivity, and a fully integrated ecosystem for industries, businesses, and communities.
Strategically positioned between key industrial hubs like Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar — Dholera is designed to become a global destination for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
Dholera Village Map & Land Distribution
Advantages of Dholera
International Benchmarking Advantage
Worldclass Infrastructure
Ease Of Governance
Plug & Play
Social Infrastructure
Ease of Business
External Connectivity
Live, Work and Play
Technology
Sustainability
Fast Track Approvals
Security
Internal Connectivity
DMIC – The Vision & Plan
Delhi – Mumbai industrial Corridor (DMIC) is India’s most ambitious infrastructure program, Aiming to develop new industrial cities as “Smart Cities” and converging next generation technologies across infrastructure sectors.
DMIC will emerge as a “Global Manufacturing and Trading Hub” over the next few years.
Dholera will be the Largest Node On The DMIC and will most likely be the first smart city under the Delhi Mumbai industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC). It will have state-of-the-art utility & logistic infrastructure, social infrastructure including education, healthcare, other public amenities and much more.
Development Highlights
- Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) spanning approximately 920sq km- encompasses 22 villages of Dholera Taluka.
- DSIR, under Town Planning Schemes 1 to 6, covers an area of 422 sq km. Phase I covers 153 sq km of TP1 and TP2
- Construction in an area of 2250 ha has been initiated for industrial and residential zones
- DSIR is strategically located between industrial cities of Baroda, Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
- DSIR is also connected to Delhi and Mumbai via NH8 & DMIC
- DSIR provides access to both the domestic and international markets and land parcels can be combined to get a contiguous area.
Industry Giants Are
Choosing Dholera SIR
Several major companies have already invested in the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), making it a prime destination for both industrial and commercial development. One of the biggest investments in Dholera is the Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture. Additionally, companies from different industries like agro-processing, automotive, and renewable energy are showing interest in Dholera SIR under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.
Connectivity & Benefits
- MRTS is planned which will connect DSIR with Ahmedabad.
- Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is 1.5 Hours from DSIR.
- Dholera Railway Station Proposed in DSIR
- Currently two lane states highway being expanded to 4 lanes.
- A dedicated 6 lane access controlled expressway connecting Ahmedabad & Dholera is proposed and design work has been completed for the same
- Pipavav is the closest port to DSIR, which is approximately 200 km away.
- Pipavav has a range of cargo handling capabilities such as Container, Bulk, Capital Goods, Liquid, Gas, etc.
- DSIR is also well connected to the major ports of Mundra and Kandla.
- Proposed Dholera International Airport will be located in close proximity to the Northern Boundary of DSIR.
- Environment Clearance from MoEF and site clearance from MoCA have been obtained for developing an International Airport at Dholera.
- Bhavnagar Domestic Airport and Ahmedabad International Airport are 2 hours from DSIR.
Smart Infrastructure (Plug & Play Model)
Road, Cycle tracks, Footpaths, Trees & Plants
Water management, Smart meters SCADA
24*7 Power, Smart meters SCADA
ICT enabled infrastructure city, wifi integrated city management
100% domestic & industrial effluent collection
100% recycle and reuse of wastewater
100% rainwater collection open storm canal
100% waste collection max reuse & recycling
Airport Connectivity
Dholera International Airport
Dholera International Airport is being developed by the Airports Authority of India (AA\) with a multi-phase master plan to ultimately handle 20 million passengers per annum in the future.
The greenfield airport is being developed with the boundary of Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) as part of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The airport will feature an aerocity with 75 hectares for commercial developments, cargo facilities and ultimately two runways — 3200 m and 4000 m long.
- Area: 1426 hectares
- Estimated Cost: Rs. 1,378 crore (Phase 1)
- Deadline: 2025 (Phase 1 opening / start of operations)
- Nodal Agency: Dholera International Airport Company Ltd. (DIACL)
- Owner & Operator: Airports Authority of India (AA)
External infrastructure projects
River binding for flood management
Ahmedabad – Dholera Expressway
Ahmedabad – Dholera MRTS
Freight rail from DSIR to Bhimnath Junction
Dholera International Airport
CNG Port Terminal
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Development
The Development Plan for DSIR has been prepared and sanctioned by DSIRDA. In Phase-1, Activation Area of 22.5 sqkm is going to be completed. Some highlights given below:
Roads & Services in Activation Area
- 72KM OF ROADS
- Shaded Pedestrian
- Integrated Signal System
- Dedicated Cycle Track
- Security & Surveillance
- Traffic Management
- Real Time Information
72KM
Total Road Length
L & T
Contractor
1734 Cr.
Resident Population
