Dholera, the future city of Gujarat is again alive with fiery activities. The first greenfield smart city Dholera SIR ( Special Investment Region ) is accelerating the industrial growth ensuring the overall growth of the Indian economy. Today lets see how technological innovations in Dholera SIR is changing the face of Indian Industries. Mega Projects and Technological Innovations in Dholera SIR ABCD Building The city has flourished it’s smartness by choosing the ABCD (Administration and Business Center for Dholera) building design. ABCD is located in a commercial zone and is the central admin office. Backed by technology, all legal permissions will be administered through the single window clearance feature of this building. Through this one doesn’t need to visit different counters to get any legal work done. Additionally, the structure would operate as the command and control center for ICT and SCADA sensors. Meaning, in case there’s even a minor fire anywhere in the city, these SCADA sensors will immediately report it to the ABCD building. Dholera International Airport The dholera international airport is expected to have two runways of 2910m and 4000m with parallel taxiways and an annual capacity of 50 million passengers. The biggest highlight is that it is located amongst prominent industrial cities like Rajkot, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad. This development can significantly reduce air traffic at Ahmedabad airport. Ahmedabad-DSIR Monorail Giving an impetus to the city, the Ahmedabad-DSIR Monorail receives a positive nod. The project received an affirmation in terms of technical and financial assistance under the DMIC (Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor) project. The monorail is said to have seven stations parallel to the Ahmedabad-Dholera expressway. The duration from DSIR to Ahmedabad is expected to be 45 minutes. Moreover, to propel connectivity, Dholera also receives a Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) with computerized control. Out of the total 1483kms corridor, 38% falls in Gujarat which has attracted about 90 Billion USD investments. Similarly, six mega industrial nodes have been proposed for the State. Larsen and Toubro To go green with developments, Larsen and Toubro will ensure efficient waste management by constructing an ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) to treat industrial effluents. This plant will successfully detoxify the effluents which could be then safely released into water bodies. G-SER at Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) Recently, the government has signed an MoU with Cerestra Ventures for establishing a Gujarat Special Education Region(G-SER). It has the development potential of 5000 acres of land in DSIR comprising university district, discovery district, and innovation district along with student housing and sports facilities. Invite To Tech-Giants The city has invited technological giants such as Wipro, IBM, and Cisco to create a city that garners ICT. The Trillion Dollar Baby’s entire networking framework will be backed by these three consultancies. The city’s infrastructure approach has been a trunk infrastructure. This means Dholera Smart City would be a dig-free city. Unlike other cities that constantly have to dig. Dholera’s one time dig will support underground Gas Pipelines, Sewage, and other drain lines. Through this infrastructure, the city will never succumb to floods or any other drainage nuisances. Why Invest in Dholera 2021, Gujarat Dholera SIR offers a “Plug n Play” approach. This approach is extremely favourable to investors and corporates. It simply means that the infrastructure is fully available and one can simply start different businesses. Additionally, the region can easily cater to around 1.2 lakh residential population and strike employment to many. Furthermore, the pandemic has triggered investments through NRIs from all across the globe. Dholera’s unstoppable growth in times of lockdown is the real indicator that justifies "Dholera" as the final place for investment.
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The state received an enthusiastic assent on two projects; G-SER and the Ahmedabad-Dholera SIR Monorail. The government of Gujarat put forward a promising future for the state by signing an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Cerestra Managers Private Limited. This project aims to harness Dholera; the biggest Greenfield Smart City developed by the state and drive a special initiative to promote education activities in the state. The project has been coined as G-SER: Gujarat Special Education Region. The project was signed in the presence of the CM of Gujarat in late December and is expected to spread across 1,000 acres of land across Dholera SIR. G-SER: Education in Gujarat moving towards a promising Epoch. With a resolution to offer stiff competition in the field of education across the globe, the state of Gujarat partners with Cerestra Ventures; India’s largest education infrastructure fund. The project aims to harness Dholera SIR region precisely by creating an education hub. Incepted at an estimate of 1,000 acres, this assignment possesses potential of 5,000 acres and will support infrastructures such as sports complexes, student housing, research labs, etc. Cerestra Ventures claims to focus on presenting a quality-centric education hub, that assures to be ‘First-in-class’. All About Cerestra Ventures Cerestra Ventures, the Hyderabad based private equity firm focuses especially on Edu-infra and real estate. This premier education infrastructure fund has been involved in the development and growth of real estate not only in the arena of education but also in life sciences. It has undertaken several projects in Tier-one cities like Mumbai and Bangalore as well. Under the G-SER, Cerestra aims to birth housing university districts, innovative districts as well as school districts, besides sports complexes and other facilities. These facilities have also been considered to play an integral role in driving direct and indirect employment to an estimate of 1.5 lakh people. How will the MoU change things for Gujarat? Being the biggest Greenfield smart city of the state, Gujarat recognizes the potential that Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) holds. The MoU was signed by the ACS to the Chief Minister and the Chairman of Dholera’s Industrial city Mr. M. K. Das proves to be a flagship project for the state. By this MoU, Cerestra Managers Private Limited is all set for establishing a global stir in the field of education. It is anticipated that leading educational institutes across the world would be attracted to investing and setting up their educational base at Dholera SIR. During the event, the CM claimed that this establishment will holistically accelerate development in Gujarat and in return pioneer a knowledge-driven economy for the state as well as ingrain the seed of employment. Last but not the least, the MoU is expected to draw an investment of an approximate value of Rs 10,500 crore in the region. Along with the concurrent developments in the state; Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, Dholera International airport, another boon that the city will witness is the Ahmedabad-Dholera SIR monorail project. The state of Gujarat finally gave a green signal to the state’s first monorail project early this January. Dholera SIR has been quite appealing to a bunch of developments for some time now. The Dholera Smart City is approximately 920 Sq. Kms in area and has industrial cities such as Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, and Surat in its proximity, which is an absolute advantage. With intentions to transform this city into a smart planned industrial town, the state government has approved Rs. 6,000 crore in response to the draft project report (DPR) of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project. The state of Gujarat has secured this project financially and technically under the Government of India’s DMIC (Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor) project. In addition, this project following the approval from the Centre and the state government has been included in the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The tentative period for this project to be completed is around 24 to 36 months. On completion of the project, the monorail is expected to function at seven stations, out of which six are to be an elevated structure in parallel to the Ahmedabad- Dholera expressway. |
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