Dholera - Smart city in India

Dholera SIR has been conceptualized as the first smart city of India, a city located in the dynamic state of Gujrat; it is all set to define how modern India shall look like in times to come. This project is a very ambitious and dream project of both the central government and the Gujrat government. A lot of development has to happen in Dholera to make it as a Smart City. Like, construction of a new International Airport, Metro Train, DMIC, Power Hub project etc. It is going to be a very planned city in each and every manner.

Dholera - Smart city in India

Dholera is a town in Ahmedabad district, Gujrat, India. It is located at a distance of 130km from Gujrat capital, Gandhinagar. Situated in the Gulf of Khambhat region, the city is surrounded by water bodies on three sides: Bavaliari creek, Sonaria creek and the Gulf of Khambhat. The distance of DSIR(Dholera Special Investment Region) from special cities: Mumbai (516 Kms), Delhi (815 Kms), Surat (278 Kms), Rajkot (225 Kms) and Gandhinagar(128 Kms).
Before, it was a village with a huge Barren Land, but now it will become the first Smart City of India.

LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY

Dholera - Smart city in India

Total area: 920 sq. Km
Area to be developed:567 sq. Kms
World class infrastructure and connectivity: within and outside
Close to Gujrat International Finance Tec-City(GIFT)
Close to Petro-Chemicals and petroleum Inv. Region (PCPIR)
Proposed Dholera International Airport near the site being developed
The gain benefit of Sea Coast, Velavadar national park

Salient features

India's First Green Field Smart City Project
Bigger than Singapore and Mumbai
Six times bigger than Shanghai and twice bigger than Delhi

Dholera - Smart city in India

Dholera SIR is the first investment region to be designed under the proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
According to FORBES- The 12th fastest growing city of the world and the only in India
Master town planning is done by U.K. consultant ' M/s Halcrow' in 2009
Near Dholera Greenfield International Airport

Dholera - Smart city in India

Major Investors: CISCO, IBM, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Mahindra, Zydus etc.
Partner countries in Dholera SIR Development- USA, Japan, Singapore, China, France, Russia etc.
Total electricity being consumed in Dholera City will be equal to the total consumption of whole Bihar. (5000-megawatt electricity for Dholera only)
EWS(Economically Weaker Section) Planning
Plug & Play Project
Divided Commercial & Residential Project

Dholera Smart City Project

Dholera - Smart city in India

Smart Hospitals
Smart Roads
Smart Infrastructure
Waste Management
Water Management
Smart Traffic Management
Internet Connected System
Wireless Sensors System
Hospitals with helipads
Affordable Housing
5000 Megawatt electricity
8-10 lanes wider road
Trunk Infrastructure(Dig-free)
Pedestrian-friendly Shaded Walkway
Engine Recharge
Walkway Shelter
Bus Shelter
CCTV Monitoring
Sports Facility Golf Course

Features of ABCD Building (Hub) in Dholera City

Dholera - ABCD Building

The ABCD building (Administrative & Business Centre for Dholera) is located west of the expressway within the knowledge and IT land use. The site is located such that it is visible from the expressway and is located close to the area which will be first developed within the overall DSIR.

The ABCD site is directly connected to the 55m arterial road which leads to the expressway. The site will accommodate the offices of the development agencies along with a command and control centre and a skill development centre in a total built-up area of 36,000sqm. The building for the Regional Development Authority (RDA) is envisaged to be a LEED GOLD rated building with facilities to accommodate the entire staff required by the RDA for the city of Dholera.

All criminal and disastrous activities will be displayed in CCTV dis-player and officers get alerted by ABCD Hub.

Fire Station
Hospital
Police
Security Surveillance
Disaster
Earthquake
Storm etc

All activities monitored and centrally connected by ABCD Hub.

Some amazing facts about Dholera Smart City Project

Dholera - Smart city in India

➽ Dholera, when it comes up, will have its own self-sustaining eco-system. The city's economic growth will be driven by industrialisation, utility, logistics infrastructure and social infrastructure including education, healthcare and other public amenities.

➽Job opportunities: Dholera will be a world-class destination and is expected to be fully developed by 2030. The city will not only provide thrust to the country's industrial output but will also create more than 8 lakh jobs.

➽ The Gujrat government headed by the Chief Minister Narendra Modi created a legislative framework for the formation of a Special Investment Region Act 2009. Under the act, a regional development authority for DSIR has been established.

➽A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been created with the Central Government having 49 per cent stake and the state government had 51 per cent.

➽Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) was formed with the initial authorized capital of Rs 6,000 crore. The DMIC trust has already approved the activation trunk infrastructure project on Rs 4,400 crore.

➽Dholera is the biggest of the eight industrial smart cities being developed in the first phase of the $100 on the DMIC Project.

Dholera - Smart city in India

➽The proximity that Dholera SIR Project shares with the DMIC corridor makes the location even more desirable making it a potential global trading and manufacturing hub. To support further, the connectivity of the region has been well planned and connects it through roads, rail, metro, highway and air to all important cities of the world.

➽It is the biggest upcoming greenfield city in India under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, Dholera in Gujarat is inviting large manufacturers in aviation, defence, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, heavy engineering, etc. to set up shop there, offering early-bird incentives including heavy discounts on land prices and financial grants and waivers.

It is all set to define how modern India shall look like in times to come. This project is a very ambitious and dream project of both the central government and the Gujrat government. A lot of development has to happen in Dholera to make it as a Smart City. Like, construction of a new International Airport, Metro Train, DMIC, Power Hub project etc. It is going to be a very planned city in each and every manner.