Dholera SIR is a greenfield industrial smart city being built in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, about 100 km south-west of Ahmedabad. DURABLE

It is the flagship node of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and is built under the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009. It is planned over roughly 920 sq km, phased across about 30 years. DURABLE It is marketed as Dholera Smart City; the legal name is Dholera Special Investment Region.

SIR stands for Special Investment Region. Dholera is governed under the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009. DURABLE

Dholera is in Dholera taluka, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, on the western coast of the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay). It is flat, low-lying coastal land known as the Bhal region. DURABLE

It sits about 100 km south-west of Ahmedabad, connected by the roughly 109 km Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway. DURABLE The SIR was formed from 22 villages of Dholera taluka.

Dholera is about 100 km south-west of Ahmedabad. DURABLE With the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway reported operational since March 2026, the drive is reported cut to roughly 40 minutes to 1 hour, from the earlier 2 to 2.25 hours. REPORTED Exact times vary by source and starting point.

Dholera SIR spans about 920 sq km of planned area (~360 sq mi). DURABLE Of that, roughly 580 sq km is developable and about 422 sq km is set for urban development; about one-third of the developable land sits in the Coastal Regulation Zone. REPORTED

The build is phased over about 30 years. The often-quoted comparison to being several times the size of a large city refers to this 920 sq km planning envelope, not built-up area.

The Activation Area is the roughly 22.5 sq km phase-1 plug-and-play zone inside Town Planning Scheme 2, where the trunk infrastructure was built first. DURABLE The NICDC ledger reports its trunk infrastructure works as complete. REPORTED It is about 4.25% of the developable land. An older 2020 target of about 120,000 residents and 80,000 jobs for this zone has lapsed.

Planning and land are handled by DSIRDA (the statutory authority). The city itself is built by DICDL, Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd, a special purpose vehicle incorporated on 28 January 2016. DURABLE

DICDL is owned 51% by the Gujarat government (via DSIRDA) and 49% by the Centre (via the NICDC Trust), which gives the project dual-government backing. DURABLE NICDC, the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation, is the central nodal agency.

The legal foundation is the Gujarat SIR Act of 2009. DURABLE The DICDL development company was formed in 2016, environmental clearance was granted in September 2014, and the major anchors (semiconductor fab, solar, expressway) have landed from 2024 onward. DURABLE

Dholera is India's flagship greenfield industrial smart city and the largest node of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor. DURABLE It is the site of India's first major commercial semiconductor fab (Tata Electronics with PSMC, Rs 91,000 cr, under construction) and a large solar park, which is why it draws national attention. DURABLE Some media call it India's Shanghai; that is a media label, not an official claim.

There are documented, dated anchors on the ground. The Tata semiconductor fab (Rs 91,000 cr) is under construction and reported past the halfway mark. REPORTED About 300 MW of solar is commissioned. DURABLE The Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway is reported operational (March 2026), and Activation-Area trunk infrastructure is reported complete. REPORTED

Being honest about the other side: timelines here have slipped repeatedly, land acquisition was litigated, and most of the 920 sq km is still to be built. So it is neither vaporware nor finished; it is an early-stage build with real, sourced anchors.

The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a large industrial-corridor programme anchored on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. Dholera is one of its nodes and is often described as its largest node. DURABLE A dedicated Western DFC spur directly into Dholera is not reliably sourced; Dholera sits in the corridor's influence zone.

Dholera SIR was formed from 22 villages of Dholera taluka. DURABLE A full verified list of the 22 named villages is not reliably sourced: the list that circulates online is internally inconsistent and even includes villages that sit in other districts, so we publish the count only and do not print an unverified list of names.

There are six Town Planning schemes, TP1 to TP6, all with draft schemes sanctioned. REPORTED

By phase (sanctioned plan figures): Phase I is TP1 + TP2 = 153 sq km (planned 2012-2022); Phase II is TP3 + TP4 = 126 sq km (2023-2032); Phase III is TP5 + TP6 = 142 sq km (2033-2042). Together about 422 sq km. REPORTED The individual TP3-versus-TP4 split is not separately stated.

Phase I is TP1 + TP2 = about 153 sq km. TP1 is about 51 sq km (~12,750 acres) and TP2 is about 102 sq km (~25,000 acres). REPORTED TP2 holds the Activation Area and the ABCD building.

The sanctioned plan defines zone types: industrial, residential, City Centre, High-Access Corridor, Knowledge & IT, Logistics, Strategic Infrastructure, Public Facilities, Sports and Recreation, Solar Park, Green Belt, CRZ, Agriculture and Village Buffer. REPORTED

The exact percentage split per zone is not reliably sourced (the original DSIRDA plan report link is dead), so we do not publish per-zone percentages. Total industrial area is about 11,000 hectares, with Phase-1 industrial gross land around 3,000 ha and land parcels from 0.5 to 150 ha.

The ABCD building is the Administrative cum Business Centre for Dholera, in the TP2 Knowledge & IT zone on about a 9-hectare plot. DURABLE It houses the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), the smart-city brain that manages water, power, lighting, surveillance, traffic and environment, plus authority offices and single-window clearance. It has a LEED Gold design and is reported structurally complete and operational, though the exact inauguration date is not confirmed. REPORTED

The master-plan concept is widely attributed to Halcrow (UK), with detailed planning by a local consultant. REPORTED This attribution is reported and not primary-source confirmed, so we present it as reported rather than certain.

Per the NICDC ledger, 14 plots totalling 545 acres have been allotted in Dholera, of which 476 acres are industrial, with Tata Chemicals named as an industrial anchor. REPORTED About 1,043 acres of industrial land and 1,031 acres of other land are reported readily available for allotment. REPORTED This is government allotment, separate from private plotted developments.

Dholera International Airport is not open yet. As of July 2026 it is reported about 80% complete after a review by the Union Civil Aviation Minister, with commercial operations targeted for September-October 2026. TARGET

Be careful with the opening date: the airport has a single runway (3,200 m, Code 4E) and its opening has slipped repeatedly since around 2010, so we present the date as a target, never as achieved. The earlier December 2025 target was missed.

The airport has a 3,200 m runway, Code 4E (single runway in Phase 1), a terminal of about 25,000 sq m and a cargo terminal. DURABLE It is about 20 km from Dholera SIR and about 80 km from Ahmedabad. DURABLE

The developer is Dholera International Airport Company Ltd (DIACL), owned by AAI 51%, Gujarat 33% and NICDC 16%. Phase-1 civil works were awarded to Varaha Infrastructure (~Rs 636 cr) and the terminal EPC at about Rs 333 cr. REPORTED

Embraer and Adani signed an MoU exploring Dholera airport as a possible site for a Make in India civil-aircraft final-assembly line, targeted around 2028. REPORTED This is at MoU stage and the site is not finalised, so it should be treated as an announcement, not a committed factory.

Yes. The 109 km greenfield access-controlled Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway is reported inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 31 March 2026 and operational. REPORTED It is built by NHAI with a 120 km/h design speed.

Travel time from Ahmedabad is reported cut to roughly 40 minutes to 1 hour. REPORTED Lane count is reported inconsistently (NICDC's ledger says 6-lane; earlier sources say 4-lane expandable to 8), so we label it as reported, verify as-built. Construction cost is cited as about Rs 3,196 cr, or about Rs 4,373 cr including land.

FASTag tolling is planned and NHAI toll operations are reported on connected sections. REPORTED Specific toll rates are not reliably sourced and vary by source, so we do not quote a rupee figure; check current NHAI rates before travelling.

The Ahmedabad (Sarkhej) to Dholera semi-high-speed rail was approved by the CCEA and confirmed via a PIB release on 13 May 2026. Cost is about Rs 20,667 cr for a roughly 134 km double line, described as India's first semi-high-speed rail using indigenous technology, completion targeted up to 2030-31. TARGET

It is planned to connect Ahmedabad, Dholera SIR, the upcoming Dholera airport and the Lothal heritage complex. The often-quoted 220 km/h speed and 45-48 minute journey are press figures; the official PIB release states the cost, length and timeline, not a speed. REPORTED

Press reports cite a 220 km/h design speed and a 45 to 48 minute journey. REPORTED These are press figures only: the official PIB release states the cost (Rs 20,667 cr), length (~134 km) and completion target (2030-31), but does not state a speed, so we do not present 220 km/h as official.

A Bhimnath-Dholera freight rail line was approved by the NICDIT Board of Trustees on 21 September 2021. REPORTED It has been long-pending with no firm current construction timeline published.

It is India's first major commercial semiconductor fab, built by Tata Electronics with Taiwan's PSMC as technology partner (entity: Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd). The Union Cabinet approved it on 29 February 2024 under the India Semiconductor Mission. DURABLE

Investment is Rs 91,000 cr (about US$11B), capacity up to 50,000 wafers per month on 300mm wafers, at mature and specialty nodes (28/40/55/90/110 nm), making products like power-management ICs, display drivers and microcontrollers. DURABLE It is under construction; no chip has been confirmed produced yet.

First (trial) silicon is targeted around late 2026 (about December 2026), a target repeatedly cited by the IT Minister and Tata Electronics leadership. TARGET No source confirms a chip has actually been produced.

The first chips will be at a mature node (90nm, then 55nm), with 28nm to follow, not 28nm first. REPORTED Commercial-scale production is reported pushed to about mid-2028. REPORTED So the honest position is: under construction, first mature-node trial silicon targeted late 2026, commercial output later.

As of April-May 2026, the fab's civil construction is reported past the halfway mark (about 50%+), with cleanroom installation and equipment calibration underway. REPORTED Ground-breaking was in March 2024.

Tata Electronics announced a strategic lithography partnership with ASML (a global lithography leader) for the 300mm Dholera fab, reported around 17 May 2026 and confirmed on Tata Electronics' own press page. DURABLE Lithography lead times of 18 to 24 months make this the pacing item for any 2026 target.

The Tata fab is cited as creating more than 20,000 direct and indirect jobs, with a longer-term multi-fab vision of around 100,000. TARGET These are targets tied to full development, not current headcount.

The Centre notified a 66-hectare Tata Semiconductor SEZ in Dholera, reported on 14 April 2026, a concrete governance step for the fab. REPORTED Separately, the NICDC ledger records a 66-ha Tata SEZ context; treat the notification as reported, multi-source.

Vedanta and Foxconn signed an MoU with Gujarat in September 2022, widely cited at about US$19.5B. Foxconn withdrew on 10 July 2023 and that project never built anything. DURABLE The US$19.5B was a joint-venture project value, not committed capital.

A separate solo Vedanta Dholera fab claim (reported around Rs 1.54 lakh cr, first chip ~2027) is an announced or restructured claim, not a confirmed build. The bankable, breaking-ground fab in Dholera is the Tata + PSMC one.

No. Micron's fab is in Sanand, not Dholera. DURABLE It is a common mix-up; do not attribute Micron's plant to Dholera. The Dholera fab is Tata Electronics with PSMC.

The safest, official position: about 300 MW is commissioned and operational (Tata Power's 300 MW plant), 1,000 MW is sanctioned as Phase-I, and 5,000 MW (5 GW) is the ultimate target by around 2030. TARGET

The NICDC ledger and the CEA quarterly both confirm 300 of 1,000 MW commissioned, with 700 MW under development targeted March 2027 (developers include Tata Power, ReNew, SJVN, Vena, TEQ Green; agency GPCL). DURABLE Some 2026 reports claim over 1,200 MW commissioned, which is not reconciled against official data, so we publish about 300 MW.

Tata Power commissioned a 300 MW solar plant at Dholera, reported using about 873,012 monocrystalline modules over 1,320 acres, which Tata Power calls India's largest single-axis solar tracker installation. DURABLE It is operational.

Gujarat launched the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29 on 9 July 2026, targeting over Rs 6 lakh cr investment and 7.5 GW of data-centre capacity state-wide, with Dholera named the primary location. TARGET

Important: the Rs 6 lakh cr and 7.5 GW are a state-wide target, not capital committed to Dholera. The concrete, confirmed Dholera data-centre step so far is the L&T-Vyoma agreement.

Gujarat signed an agreement with Larsen & Toubro (Vyoma) to build an AI data centre in Dholera, confirmed via News On Air on 20 February 2026. DURABLE The reported figures of about 250 MW and Rs 25,000 cr are press-tier; the agreement itself is confirmed, the amounts are reported.

Treat this with caution. The roughly Rs 83,000 cr Tillman Dholera figure is unverified and likely conflated: Tillman Global's traceable India data-centre commitment is a separate project of about Rs 15,000 cr in Andhra Pradesh. REPORTED We do not headline the Rs 83,000 cr Dholera number until a primary source confirms it.

Water is a real constraint, handled honestly. Current desalination is about 20 MLD, sized for the Activation Area. REPORTED DICDL floated a tender on 9 July 2026 to appoint consultants for a 200 MLD seawater desalination plant, which is at consultant stage, not built. REPORTED The final SIR-wide water requirement is officially still stated as unknown, so we do not claim abundant water.

In the Activation Area, the reported build includes underground utilities (power, ICT and fibre ducts, piped natural gas, potable water with smart meters and leak detection), a recycled-water network, stormwater into a 6.5 km canal, a water treatment plant of about 50 MLD, and about 72 km of internal roads (18 to 70 m wide) with pedestrian and cycle lanes and a reserved rapid-transit corridor. REPORTED

The Integrated Command and Control Centre in the ABCD building runs utilities and safety. Some promoted features (a common walkable utility tunnel, district cooling) are not officially confirmed, so we flag them as promotional.

Per the sanctioned plan profile (under construction): Power 3 x 66 kV substations, 400/220 kV transmission (70 km + 30 km), 115 km underground power duct. Potable water 100 MLD available, 50 MLD treatment plant, 10 ML reservoir, 82 km pipeline, non-revenue water under 5%. REPORTED

Recycled water 10 MLD STP, 20 MLD CETP, 81 km recycled pipeline. Solid waste 25 TPD segregation, 30 TPD bio-methanation, two 25 TPD incinerators and a 28-ha integrated landfill. REPORTED These are sanctioned-plan figures, base around 2016.

Dholera's official target is more than 8,00,000 (800,000) jobs at full development, stated on the Gujarat government site. TARGET This is a full-build target, not current employment.

The plan breaks it down as about 312,900 direct industrial jobs plus about 483,630 indirect, by sector: Electronics and Emerging Tech 87,300; Pharma and Bio 49,100; Heavy Engineering 45,100; Auto and Ancillary 43,900; General Manufacturing 42,400; Agro and Food 27,500; IT/ITES 6,200. TARGET

The official planned sectors are Defence, Aviation, Electronics and Semiconductors, High-Tech and Emerging, Pharma and Biotech, Heavy Engineering, Auto and Auto Ancillary, General Manufacturing, Agro and Food Processing, and Metals, plus renewables. DURABLE Total industrial area is about 11,000 hectares.

Use the grounded figure: over Rs 1.5 lakh crore of confirmed private investment across the wider Dholera/NICDC pipeline, with named anchors like the Tata fab (Rs 91,000 cr), NX Logistics (~Rs 86 cr) and Toyota (>Rs 1,700 cr across nodes). REPORTED Say Dholera/NICDC pipeline, not Dholera alone, since it may blend nodes.

For the Activation Area specifically, the government released Rs 2,784.83 cr in five infrastructure packages with matching equity, and transferred 48.31 sq km to DICDL. REPORTED The older broker headline of about Rs 2.5 lakh cr is retired as unverified.

The Gujarat Budget 2026-27 (February 2026) earmarked about Rs 610 cr for Dholera SIR trunk and logistics infrastructure (Phase-1), partly via the Developed Gujarat Fund. REPORTED Broader semiconductor-ecosystem allocations in the budget are state-wide (Dholera plus Sanand), not Dholera-only.

Confirmed anchors: Tata Electronics with PSMC (semiconductor fab, biggest and most bankable), Tata Power (300 MW solar, operational), ASML (lithography partnership), Tata Chemicals (named industrial anchor), and solar EPC players ReNew, SJVN, Vena, TEQ Green. DURABLE

Reported or announced (not yet built, treat as MoUs): Reliance (renewables/green hydrogen), Adani (data centres), L&T-Vyoma (data centre), Jabil, INOX Air Products, Tsingshan, Embraer-Adani. REPORTED We do not present announcements as delivered capital.

The single biggest and most bankable investment is the Rs 91,000 cr (about US$11B) Tata Electronics semiconductor fab with PSMC, under construction. DURABLE

Yes, you can buy in RERA-registered projects inside the SIR. Before paying, always confirm the GUJRERA registration number, the N.A. (Non-Agricultural) status, DSIRDA layout approval and a clear title. DURABLE

This site is independent and does not sell plots, so this is process guidance, not a recommendation. Prefer verified in-SIR RERA plots over roadside agricultural land marketed as being in the SIR.

Go to gujrera.gujarat.gov.in, open Registered Projects, filter District = Ahmedabad and taluka = Dhandhuka (some newer ones tag Dholera/DSIRDA), and search the project or promoter name. DURABLE

Check the sanctioned layout, FSI, validity and expiry, and confirm your brochure's plot numbers match. A blanket 'RERA approved' is not a number: get the actual registration number and verify it live before any payment.

The format is: PR/GJ/AHMEDABAD/[DHOLERA-DSIRDA or DHANDHUKA]/[type]/[unique code PAAxxxxx]/[registration date][/expiry]. DURABLE Dholera SIR villages fall under Ahmedabad district, Dhandhuka taluka.

Some real, reported example numbers (confirm each live on the portal before relying): Bliss 107 PR/GJ/AHMEDABAD/DHOLERA/DSIRDA/PAA12751/040124/310328; Fidato Luxuria PR/GJ/AHMEDABAD/DHANDHUKA/Others/PAA07658/101120. REPORTED Registration is required for plotted projects over about 500 sq m or more than 8 plots.

N.A. means Non-Agricultural status. Agricultural land must be converted to Non-Agricultural before legal construction. Land inside an approved TP scheme is treated as N.A. by Gujarat rule. DURABLE A common red flag is agricultural land marketed as being in the SIR without N.A. status, so always confirm N.A. before buying.

In Gujarat, effective stamp duty is about 4.9% (3.5% basic + 1.4% surcharge) plus 1% registration. DURABLE A registration-fee waiver for property in a woman's sole name is documented; a separate '1% stamp-duty concession for women' claim is not reliably corroborated, so treat that one as unverified.

Plots are quoted in square feet, square yard, bigha or acre. Safe conversions: 1 acre = 4,840 sq yd = 43,560 sq ft; 1 sq yd = 9 sq ft. DURABLE

1 bigha in Gujarat is commonly about 2,500 sq yd (roughly half an acre), but bigha is not standardised and varies by region, so always confirm the local bigha before relying on it. DURABLE

Value direction (not amount) is driven by: proximity to the Activation Area; TP-scheme status and Final Plot (FP) number allotment; N.A. status; and nearness to the airport, expressway, central spine road and rail. DURABLE Serviced N.A. plots inside sanctioned TP schemes command more than raw or agricultural land.

Documented red flags: agricultural land marketed as 'in the SIR' without N.A. status; plots far outside the Activation Area sold as prime; unregistered or non-RERA projects; and unclear title. DURABLE Also treat any promise of guaranteed appreciation or assured returns as a warning sign, since no government source guarantees appreciation.

Before buying, verify the sale deed, mother deed, a 30-year Encumbrance Certificate, the 7/12 extract, and tax receipts, and confirm the title chain on AnyROR Gujarat. DURABLE Also confirm GUJRERA registration, DSIRDA layout approval and N.A. status.

The process: execute the deed, pay duty (about 4.9% stamp + 1% registration), complete biometrics at the sub-registrar (Dhandhuka for Dholera SIR), and obtain the Khata.

A purchase can be reasonably safe if you buy a RERA-registered, N.A., clear-title plot inside the SIR and verify every document, ideally with independent legal help. DURABLE The regulated land framework (GUJRERA, TP schemes, N.A.) exists precisely to make verified buying safer.

The honest caveats: timelines slip, most of the city is unbuilt, and appreciation is never guaranteed. Treat any 'assured return' pitch as marketing, not fact. This site does not sell plots and offers no investment advice.

Visiting is ideal, but a purchase can still be made safely with fully verified documents (RERA, title, 7/12, N.A.). DURABLE If you cannot visit, lean harder on independent legal verification of the specific plot's papers before paying.

There is no official government per-plot market price for Dholera. The government publishes a land-pricing policy and base allotment framework (dholera.gujarat.gov.in/land_pricing), not a live market rate per plot. DURABLE Any specific rupee-per-unit figure you see is a broker or portal listing, not an official number.

There is no official or guaranteed price, so we can only share an indicative broker-quoted range, clearly unverified. In 2026, residential plots are commonly quoted around Rs 6,000 to 12,000 per square yard (roughly Rs 650 to 1,350 per sq ft), varying widely by TP scheme, road width and proximity to the Activation Area, expressway and airport. REPORTED

This is indicative and broker-sourced, not a government or guaranteed rate. Ask the developer for the full all-in price in writing for the specific plot, and never treat a broker range as the price. This is not investment advice.

No source guarantees appreciation, and guaranteed appreciation or assured returns is speculative marketing, not fact. DURABLE Dholera has real fundamentals (dual-government backing, anchors, connectivity, regulated land), but any return should be treated as an expectation, not a promise. We never quote a return figure, and this is not investment advice.

Ask the developer for the full all-in price and payment schedule in writing, check the official land-pricing policy for base guidance, compare a few RERA-registered projects rather than roadside agricultural land, and add stamp duty (~4.9%) plus registration (~1%). DURABLE Get the specific plot's number and confirm it against the RERA layout.

Yes, NRIs and OCIs can buy residential and commercial property (not agricultural land) under FEMA, paying through NRE or NRO accounts. DURABLE These are general RBI and FEMA rules, not Dholera-specific; confirm current rules with a qualified professional before transacting.

Yes, within RBI limits (generally up to USD 1 million per financial year, up to two residential properties) via the NRO route, using forms 15CA and 15CB. DURABLE TDS applies on an NRI's property sale, and a lower-deduction certificate under section 197 can reduce it. Verify current limits with a professional.

Dholera sits on flat, low-lying coastal land known as the Bhal region, on the Gulf of Khambhat, with tidal flats and mangroves. DURABLE A large share of the developable land (about 422 of 580 sq km) is affected by the Coastal Regulation Zone, and flooding and drainage are real, documented planning constraints the master plan addresses with canals and stormwater systems.

Dholera has a semi-arid, tropical-monsoon-influenced climate. DURABLE Exact climate normals for the site are not reliably sourced, so we do not publish specific temperature or rainfall figures.

The Dholera Satyagraha (April 1930) was a real salt-law civil-disobedience action at Dholera port after the Dandi march. DURABLE Per the Gujarati Vishwakosh, Amritlal Seth led about 21 satyagrahis on 6 April and Balwantrai Mehta led a larger contingent around 13 April, with poet Jhaverchand Meghani among the recruiters. A separate 'Ambubhai leadership' claim is unverified, so we do not print it.

Per Census 2011, Dholera village had 2,779 people (576 households, about 80% literacy). DURABLE The taluka total is not reliably sourced. The often-quoted figure of about 1 million residents is a promotional full-build target over about 30 years, not a current population. TARGET

Lothal is an Indus Valley (Harappan) site with what the ASI calls the world's earliest known dock, in the same Ahmedabad district, commonly cited about 36 km from Dholera (approximate). DURABLE A National Maritime Heritage Complex is being developed there, and the planned semi-high-speed rail is set to connect it.

Dholera has a Swaminarayan temple (one of nine built by Swaminarayan), which is durable. DURABLE A claim that Dholera was a historic port town appears on Wikipedia but is marked citation-needed, so we present it as tradition or claim rather than confirmed fact.

Dholera SIR is a greenfield industrial and manufacturing smart city on the Ahmedabad-district coast (~100 km SW), focused on semiconductors, solar, manufacturing and logistics, under the Gujarat SIR Act 2009, in early build-out. DURABLE

GIFT City is Gujarat International Finance Tec-City near Gandhinagar (~12 km from Ahmedabad airport), focused on banking, capital markets, insurance, funds, fintech and bullion, regulated by IFSCA, and already operational. GIFT is India's first operational greenfield smart city and IFSC. DURABLE Different purpose, different stage.

That claim is imprecise. The label 'first operational greenfield smart city' more accurately applies to GIFT City. DURABLE Dholera is India's flagship greenfield industrial smart city and DMIC node, and home to the country's first major commercial semiconductor fab, but 'India's first smart city' is marketing, not a precise fact.

The 920 sq km planning envelope is official, but only about 422 sq km is urban-developable and the build is phased over about 30 years. REPORTED 'Biggest in India or the world' is an unverified superlative, so we present the area figure and skip the superlative.

Yes, delays are documented and we do not hide them. The DMIC was announced around 2009, land transfers ran 2011-15, then the Gujarat High Court stayed the SIR land acquisition in 2015 after farmer petitions, and a 2017 report found only about 290 of 900+ sq km then secured. REPORTED Business Standard called the DMIC 'a tale of abandonments and delays' in 2017.

The counter to 'nothing is happening' is equally real: the Tata fab is under construction, ~300 MW solar is operational, and the expressway and Activation-Area trunk infrastructure are reported done. Both things are true at once.

The honest risk list: timelines slip (airport, fab and rail dates are targets, not guarantees); most of the 920 sq km is still unbuilt; land acquisition was litigated; water is a real constraint (current desalination ~20 MLD); and the market is full of broker claims, unverified prices and 'assured return' pitches that are not backed by any government source. REPORTED

None of this makes the anchors unreal, but it is why every figure on this site is labelled and why we say 'not verified yet' rather than guess.

The grounded case: dual-government backing (Gujarat 51% + Centre 49%), real anchors (Tata fab Rs 91,000 cr under construction, ~300 MW solar operational, ASML partnership), fast-arriving connectivity (expressway operational, rail approved, airport in progress), a regulated land framework (RERA, TP schemes, N.A.), and early-stage entry. DURABLE Treat any specific return expectation as your own judgement, not a guarantee. This is not investment advice.

The plan is an IoT-managed, solar-powered green-grid city with residential, commercial and recreational zones close together, and an ICCC running utilities and safety. TARGET This is the vision: residential habitation is still early, since the city is in build-out, so day-to-day livability today is limited. REPORTED

Nearby: Lothal (~36 km, Harappan port and the upcoming National Maritime Heritage Complex), Nalsarovar bird sanctuary (~78 km), Velavadar Blackbuck National Park (~110 km), Salangpur Dham (~85 km), and Ahmedabad (about 40 minutes to 1 hour via the expressway). REPORTED Distances are approximate.

The official Dholera SIR site is dholera.gujarat.gov.in (DSIRDA and DICDL). For RERA verification use gujrera.gujarat.gov.in, and for land title records use AnyROR Gujarat. DURABLE Always prefer these official sources over broker sites for facts and verification.

'India's Shanghai' is a media and creator label, not an official designation, used because Dholera is a large, planned-from-scratch industrial smart city. REPORTED We mention it as a nickname, not a factual claim about scale or status.

NICDC positions Dholera as India's First Semicon City, on the strength of the Tata-PSMC fab (Rs 91,000 cr, under construction). REPORTED The fab is real and building; the 'first semicon city' phrasing is a positioning label, and no chip has been confirmed produced there yet.

There is no clean public bulk list, and Dholera plots often sell through local channels rather than portals, so we do not publish a full RERA list. A few projects with reported registration numbers (verify each live before relying): Piccadilly Square 2, Bliss 107, Fidato Luxuria, Dholera Marigold 548, Nest 63. REPORTED

To see the live list, use gujrera.gujarat.gov.in, Registered Projects, District = Ahmedabad, and search by name. Never rely on a number you have not checked on the portal.

Many private developers and land aggregators operate around Dholera SIR. We keep a neutral directory of them with point-in-time Google ratings, but a listing is not an endorsement and we do not rank or recommend any developer. REPORTED For any developer, verify the specific project's RERA number, title and price yourself. This site does not sell plots.

We do not give buy recommendations, but on fundamentals the pack is clear that proximity to the Activation Area is a positive value driver, along with TP-scheme status, N.A. status and nearness to the expressway, airport and central spine. DURABLE Plots far outside the Activation Area sold as prime are a documented red flag. Verify exactly which TP scheme and Final Plot a parcel sits in.

The Dholera International Airport site is about 20 km from Dholera SIR and about 80 km from Ahmedabad. DURABLE Exact distance to a specific plot depends on its TP scheme and location within the SIR.

Development is in three phases over about 30 years. Reported targets: Phase 1 around 2012-2022/25 (Activation Area), Phase 2 around 2023-2032 (airport and industry, TP3+TP4 = 126 sq km), Phase 3 around 2033-2042 (TP5+TP6 = 142 sq km, full 920 sq km, ~1M population target). TARGET The end year is stated inconsistently as 2040 or 2042, so we present it as a reported range.

Yes. Environmental Clearance was granted by MoEF&CC on 19 September 2014. DURABLE Note that a large share of the developable land falls in the Coastal Regulation Zone, which constrains what can be built where.

Dholera is planned as a solar-powered green-grid city, anchored by the Dholera solar park (~300 MW operational, 1,000 MW sanctioned, 5 GW target). TARGET The state Data Centre Policy also carries a 51% green-power mandate for data centres. REPORTED The clean-energy positioning is real in intent; the full 5 GW is a target, not installed.

Cross-check against primary sources: dholera.gujarat.gov.in (official), PIB releases (fab, rail), the NICDC ledger, CEA for solar, and gujrera.gujarat.gov.in for RERA. DURABLE Be skeptical of round-number investment headlines, guaranteed-return pitches and firm airport or fab dates, since these are the items most often overstated. When a claim is not in a primary source, treat it as reported or unverified.

There is reported international engagement, including Japan collaboration and delegation visits (the Ambassador of Japan is cited on the official portal gallery), plus a world-tier equipment maker, ASML, partnering on the fab. REPORTED Specific delegation details should be verified on the official portal before relying on them.

Yes. In August 2024 the Cabinet approved 12 new industrial cities under the National Industrial Corridor programme, reaffirming Dholera as the flagship node. REPORTED Dholera predates that batch and remains the lead example.

DICDL, the development company, is owned 51% by the Gujarat government (via DSIRDA) and 49% by the Centre (via the NICDC Trust). DURABLE This dual-government structure is often cited as a stability signal.

The Government of India approved infrastructure tender packages worth Rs 2,784.83 crore in five packages for the Activation Area, and matching equity of Rs 2,784.83 crore has been released, with 48.31 sq km transferred to DICDL. REPORTED This is the concrete, government-released figure for the Activation Area, and we use it instead of any broker cumulative headline.

Tata Chemicals is named as the industrial anchor investor for Dholera's allotted industrial land in the NICDC ledger. REPORTED Of 545 acres allotted, 476 are industrial, with Tata Chemicals named as the anchor. Specific plant details are not further sourced in the pack.

An Ahmedabad-DSIR MRTS was reported approved around January 2021, but its current status is unclear and it likely overlaps with, or is superseded by, the 2026 semi-high-speed rail. REPORTED The Activation Area also reserves a rapid-transit corridor within its road network. We do not present a metro as confirmed.

Dholera sits on the Gulf of Khambhat coast, and the corridor logic ties it to Gujarat's port ecosystem, but a dedicated Dholera port with a firm timeline is not reliably sourced. REPORTED We do not claim an operational Dholera port. The confirmed heavy-connectivity assets are the expressway (operational), the approved semi-high-speed rail and the in-progress airport.

We stay neutral and do not rank cities. What is distinctive about Dholera, on sourced facts, is its scale (920 sq km planned), its DMIC flagship-node status, its dual-government backing, and a confirmed Rs 91,000 cr semiconductor fab under construction. DURABLE GIFT City, by contrast, is a smaller, operational finance city. Comparisons to specific other cities beyond these facts are not something we assert.

Full development is planned across three phases to about 2040-2042, per the sanctioned plan. TARGET Given the documented history of slippage, treat any completion year as a target, not a promise. Near-term milestones with dates are the airport (targeted late 2026), the fab's first trial silicon (targeted late 2026) and the rail (targeted 2030-31), each a target.

GIFT City is about 12 km from Ahmedabad airport, spans 359 hectares (886 acres), was established on 10 April 2015, and is India's first operational greenfield smart city and IFSC (regulated by IFSCA). DURABLE It had about 939 registered entities (reported June 2025), two international exchanges and India's first international bullion exchange. REPORTED

Both are reported at MoU or announcement stage, not confirmed built. INOX Air Products is reported planning an electronic-specialty-gas hub (~Rs 500 cr, with a 200 TPD Air Separation Unit) to supply the fabs, with a cold-box structure reported erected. Jabil is reported with an MoU for silicon-photonics or high-tech manufacturing (~Rs 1,000 cr). REPORTED Treat both as announced, not delivered.

Both are at reported or announced stage, not confirmed built capital. Reliance is reported with an MoU for large renewable-energy and green-hydrogen plans across Gujarat including Dholera. Adani (via AdaniConneX) is reported planning an AI-ready data-centre hub of up to 7.5 GW at Dholera. REPORTED These are announcements to verify, not delivered investments.

Type any question into the box on this site: most common questions are answered instantly from our sourced library. If it is not covered, use the contact form and we will point you to the right primary source. DURABLE We are an independent answer engine and tools site; we do not sell plots or give investment advice.

Industrial land in Dholera is largely allotted by the authority (DICDL) rather than sold as retail plots. The NICDC ledger reports about 1,043 acres of industrial land readily available for allotment, with parcels from 0.5 to 150 ha. REPORTED For an industrial plot, approach DICDL and the official land-allotment process rather than roadside listings; verify approvals and N.A. status.

Yes, the ABCD building houses authority offices and a single-window clearance function alongside the Integrated Command and Control Centre. DURABLE This is designed to streamline approvals for businesses setting up in the SIR.

Phase-I (1,000 MW sanctioned) is coordinated by Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL). Tata Power has commissioned 300 MW. The remaining 700 MW under development (targeted March 2027) is awarded to developers including Tata Power, ReNew, SJVN, Vena and TEQ Green. DURABLE Some awards have faced tariff and GERC delays.

2026 stacked several dated milestones: the expressway reported operational (March), the semi-high-speed rail cleared by the CCEA (May), the ASML fab partnership (May), the airport reported ~80% with a late-2026 target, and the state Data Centre Policy naming Dholera as primary location (July). REPORTED Real, dated progress on multiple fronts is what is driving the coverage.

Because the Bhal land is flat and low-lying with a large CRZ share, drainage is a genuine constraint the plan engineers around, including stormwater routed into a roughly 6.5 km man-made canal in the Activation Area and a designed stormwater network. REPORTED Flooding and drainage are documented planning challenges, not solved-and-done features.

The Activation Area has about 72 km of internal roads, ranging 18 to 70 m wide, with pedestrian and cycle lanes and a reserved rapid-transit corridor. REPORTED A central spine road runs through the SIR, and proximity to it is a value driver for plots.

Piped natural gas is part of the Activation Area's underground utilities, alongside power, water and ICT ducts. REPORTED This is reported infrastructure in the built-first zone, not yet across the whole 920 sq km.

No. Dholera village or town is the small existing settlement (Census 2011 population about 2,779). Dholera SIR is the large new Special Investment Region planned across 22 villages of the taluka, about 920 sq km. DURABLE The SIR is the smart-city project; the village is one of the pre-existing settlements in the area.

Yes, it is actively monitored. The Gujarat CMO conducted a Dholera progress review dated 2 May 2025, and the airport saw a Union-minister-level review in mid-2026. REPORTED NICDC also files periodic delivery-monitoring reports to DPIIT, one of which (30 June 2026) is a primary source used across this site.

Loan availability depends on the specific project's approvals, RERA status and the lender, and it is not something the Dholera fact pack covers, so we will not state a blanket yes or no. REPORTED In general, banks are more comfortable with RERA-registered, N.A., clear-title, approved-layout plots. Confirm eligibility directly with the lender for the specific plot. This is not financial advice.

Resale ease and liquidity are market-dependent and not documented in the primary Dholera sources, so we do not make claims about how quickly a plot will sell or at what price. REPORTED What we can say is that clear title, RERA registration and N.A. status make any future transaction cleaner. Treat liquidity as uncertain, not guaranteed. Not investment advice.

We do not give buy or timing advice. What we can give you is the sourced context: the expressway is operational, rail is approved, the airport and fab are targeted for progress, and land is regulated but early-stage, with prices unofficial and appreciation never guaranteed. REPORTED Weigh that yourself or with an independent adviser. This is not investment advice.

Agricultural land exists around the SIR, but building on it legally requires conversion to N.A. status, and Gujarat has rules on who may buy agricultural land. DURABLE A major red flag is agricultural land marketed as 'in the SIR' without N.A. conversion. NRIs cannot buy agricultural land. Verify N.A. status and eligibility before any agricultural-land purchase.

The Tata-PSMC fab targets mature and specialty-node products: power-management ICs, display drivers, microcontrollers and high-performance computing logic, at nodes from 28 to 110 nm on 300mm wafers. DURABLE These are the kinds of chips used across autos, appliances, industrial and consumer electronics, not cutting-edge sub-10nm processors.

Under the India Semiconductor Mission, the government covers 50% of the eligible project cost, and a Fiscal Support Agreement for the Tata fab was signed on 5 March 2025, locking in central support. DURABLE This central backing is a major reason the fab is considered bankable.

The central spine is the main arterial road running through the SIR, part of the roughly 72 km Activation-Area road network of 18 to 70 m wide roads. REPORTED Proximity to the central spine is one of the documented drivers of plot value.

Under a Town Planning scheme, original land parcels are reconstituted and each gets a Final Plot (FP) number with a defined location and area. DURABLE FP allotment and TP-scheme status are value drivers, and confirming the FP number ties a marketed plot to a real, sanctioned parcel, which is part of proper due diligence.

Use AnyROR Gujarat to check the 7/12 extract and the title chain, and verify a 30-year Encumbrance Certificate. DURABLE For RERA, use gujrera.gujarat.gov.in; deeds for Dholera SIR register at the Dhandhuka Sub-Registrar. Always match the records to the specific survey or Final Plot number in your brochure.

No source confirms that a chip has been produced at Dholera yet. REPORTED The fab is under construction, first trial silicon is targeted around late 2026, and commercial production is reported around mid-2028. Anyone claiming chips are already shipping from Dholera is ahead of the evidence.

Dholera is a flagship in Gujarat's industrial strategy, featured at Vibrant Gujarat, backed by the Gujarat Semiconductor Policy and the new state Data Centre Policy, and positioned as the primary data-centre location and a lead semiconductor site (alongside Sanand). REPORTED It sits inside a broader state and central push, which is part of why it gets sustained policy attention.

Our neutral directory tracks about 60 developers and land aggregators and around 109 named projects mapped from developer disclosures and Google Maps, as a dated snapshot. REPORTED This is not a live RERA feed and a listing is not an endorsement, so verify each project's RERA number, title and price before relying on it.

Building is planned around the land's constraints: a large CRZ share limits where construction can happen, and drainage and flood management are engineered with canals and stormwater systems. REPORTED For any specific plot, confirm it is N.A., outside CRZ restrictions, and inside a sanctioned TP scheme. We do not certify individual plots; that is for your own legal and technical due diligence.

Broker and portal content often rounds up or repeats unverified figures (like a Rs 2.5 lakh cr cumulative or 1,200 MW solar) that do not match official ledgers. REPORTED We anchor to primary sources: about Rs 2,784.83 cr released for the Activation Area, ~300 MW solar commissioned, over Rs 1.5 lakh cr across the wider pipeline. When a number is only on broker sites, we label it reported or unverified rather than repeat it as fact.

DSIRDA is the Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority, the statutory body responsible for planning and land in the SIR. DURABLE It works alongside DICDL (which builds the city) and NICDC (the central nodal agency). The sanctioned Development Plan and TP schemes come from DSIRDA.

NICDC is the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (formerly DMICDC), the central nodal agency for India's industrial corridors, including the DMIC. DURABLE Dholera is its flagship node, and NICDC files the delivery-monitoring reports that are among the most reliable Dholera data sources.

Yes, in the Activation Area the potable-water network is reported with smart meters and leak detection, targeting non-revenue water under 5%, and power runs through underground ducting managed via the ICCC. REPORTED These are reported features of the built-first zone.

The Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway cost is cited as about Rs 3,196 cr for construction only, or about Rs 4,373 cr including land, the difference being scope. REPORTED We present both figures rather than pick one, since sources vary by what they include.

The approved semi-high-speed rail (~134 km) is planned to connect Ahmedabad, Dholera SIR, the upcoming Dholera airport and the Lothal heritage complex, and is stated to enhance connectivity to about 284 villages (~5 lakh population), on the PM Gati Shakti master plan. DURABLE Completion is targeted up to 2030-31.

Both are Gujarat semiconductor locations but different sites. Sanand hosts Micron's assembly and test plant and is nearer Ahmedabad. Dholera hosts the Tata-PSMC 300mm fab (Rs 91,000 cr, under construction). DURABLE Do not attribute Micron to Dholera; the Dholera fab is Tata Electronics with PSMC.

No. This site is an independent answer engine and set of decision tools. We do not sell plots, take developer commissions, rank developers, or give investment advice. DURABLE Everything here traces to primary and reported Dholera sources, every figure is labelled, and when we do not have a sourced answer we say 'not verified yet' rather than guess.

Yes, Dholera featured prominently at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (January 2024) as a flagship manufacturing project. REPORTED Any specific verbatim quote attributed to a leader should be verified before use; the flagship-project framing is well reported.

The Dholera Ultra-Mega Solar Power Park Phase-I (1,000 MW sanctioned) is coordinated by Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL), with the park approved around April 2018. DURABLE Tata Power operates the commissioned 300 MW, and further capacity is with multiple awarded developers.

The sanctioned plan provides for about 25 TPD waste segregation, 30 TPD bio-methanation, two 25 TPD incinerators, roughly 717 tonnes-per-year e-waste handling and a 28-hectare integrated landfill in the Activation Area. REPORTED These are planned or under-construction capacities from the sanctioned profile, base around 2016.

The pack does not give an official single reason, so we will not invent one. What is documented: Dholera offers large, government-controlled industrial land inside a regulated SIR, dual-government backing, trunk infrastructure built first, planned power and water, single-window clearance, and central India Semiconductor Mission support covering 50% of eligible cost. DURABLE Those are the enabling conditions; the specific siting decision rationale is not something we assert beyond that.

The plan is a phased build toward a large industrial smart city with a promotional target population of about 1 million over roughly 30 years, anchored by semiconductors, solar, manufacturing and logistics. TARGET Near-term, the watch items are the airport (targeted late 2026), the fab's first silicon (targeted late 2026) and the rail (targeted 2030-31), each a target that has a history of moving. We track these rather than promise them.

Today, the main route is by road from Ahmedabad via the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway (reported operational since March 2026), a drive of roughly 40 minutes to 1 hour. REPORTED The airport (targeted late 2026) and the semi-high-speed rail (targeted 2030-31) are not yet operational, so road is the practical option now. TARGET

The main nearby city is Ahmedabad, about 100 km north-east and roughly 40 minutes to 1 hour by expressway. DURABLE Bhavnagar lies to the south of the Gulf. Precise distances to other cities like Vadodara are not specifically stated in the pack, so we do not quote exact figures for those.

There is no official minimum, and we do not quote a specific rupee figure because prices are unofficial and vary widely. As indicative broker context only, residential plots are quoted around Rs 6,000 to 12,000 per square yard in 2026, so the total depends on plot size, location and add-ons like stamp duty (~4.9%) and registration (~1%). REPORTED Always get the exact all-in price in writing for the specific plot. This is not investment advice.

No. Dholera is a taluka in Ahmedabad district, not a separate district. DURABLE The taluka was carved from the former Dhandhuka taluka, which is why land deeds for the SIR register at the Dhandhuka Sub-Registrar.

The master plan reserves zones for public facilities, education and healthcare, but the pack does not confirm operational schools or hospitals inside the SIR yet, since residential build-out is still early. REPORTED For present-day services, nearby towns and Ahmedabad are the practical reference. We do not claim specific facilities that are not sourced.

Yes. The approved Ahmedabad-Dholera semi-high-speed rail is stated to be on the PM Gati Shakti master plan, which coordinates infrastructure across ministries. DURABLE This aligns Dholera's connectivity with the national infrastructure-planning framework.

The honest read: Dholera is neither pure hype nor a finished city. The hype is in round-number investment headlines, guaranteed-return pitches and firm airport or fab dates, none of which the primary sources support. The substance is real and dated: a Rs 91,000 cr fab under construction, ~300 MW solar operational, an operational expressway and approved rail. REPORTED We separate the two by labelling every figure and refusing to guess.

The Activation Area has reported power infrastructure including three 66 kV substations, 400/220 kV transmission and about 115 km of underground power ducting, managed via the ICCC. REPORTED So power infrastructure exists in the built-first zone; availability to a specific plot depends on where it sits within the SIR.

The Activation Area plan provides about 100 MLD potable water available with a 50 MLD treatment plant, a 10 ML reservoir and 82 km of pipeline. REPORTED Beyond that zone, the SIR-wide water requirement is officially stated as still unknown, and current desalination is only about 20 MLD with a 200 MLD plant at consultant stage. REPORTED So near-term water is planned for the built zone; long-range supply is not yet settled.

Yes, ICT and fibre ducts are part of the Activation Area's underground utilities, feeding the IoT-managed smart-city systems and the ICCC. REPORTED This is reported infrastructure in the built-first zone, consistent with the smart-city design.

DICDL is Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd, the special purpose vehicle that builds the city, incorporated on 28 January 2016. DURABLE It is owned 51% by Gujarat (via DSIRDA) and 49% by the Centre (via the NICDC Trust), and it holds the land transferred for development and allots industrial plots.

Commercial plots are offered by private developers and, at a larger scale, allotted by the authority. The same discipline applies: confirm the GUJRERA number where required, DSIRDA layout approval, N.A. status and clear title before paying. DURABLE NRIs can buy commercial property (not agricultural land). This site does not sell plots or recommend any project.

The Activation Area (~22.5 sq km) is about 4.25% of the developable land (~580 sq km). DURABLE It is the first phase built out, which is why it holds the ABCD building, the trunk utilities and most of the on-ground progress so far.

The pack does not give tourist-season guidance or climate normals, so we will not invent them. Dholera has a semi-arid, monsoon-influenced climate, so the drier, cooler months are generally more comfortable for a site visit, as with most of coastal Gujarat. REPORTED For nearby wildlife spots like Nalsarovar and Velavadar, winter is typically the migratory-bird season.

A Town Planning (TP) scheme is a Gujarat planning mechanism that pools and reconstitutes land parcels into a serviced layout with roads, utilities and reserved public land, assigning each owner a Final Plot. DURABLE Dholera has six TP schemes (TP1 to TP6), all draft-sanctioned; land inside a sanctioned TP scheme is treated as N.A. for construction.

Some are grounded, many are inflated. Grounded: the Rs 91,000 cr fab, ~300 MW solar, the operational expressway, dual-government backing. Commonly overstated: guaranteed appreciation, firm airport or first-chip dates, round-number cumulative investment, '1,200 MW solar', and unverified village lists. REPORTED Cross-check any brochure claim against dholera.gujarat.gov.in, PIB, NICDC and GUJRERA before acting on it.

Dholera SIR villages fall under Ahmedabad district, Dhandhuka taluka (some newer RERA entries tag Dholera/DSIRDA), and deeds register at the Dhandhuka Sub-Registrar. DURABLE Use this when searching GUJRERA (District = Ahmedabad, taluka = Dhandhuka) and when checking land records on AnyROR.

Current on-ground employment is mostly construction and infrastructure work (multiple contractor site offices are visible on the ground), not the full industrial workforce yet. REPORTED The large numbers, more than 800,000 jobs, are a full-development target tied to sectors like electronics, pharma and auto, not present-day headcount. TARGET

The Dholera International Airport is being built about 20 km from Dholera SIR, but it is not operational yet (reported ~80% complete, operations targeted late 2026). TARGET Until it opens, the nearest working airport is Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International), about 100 km away, roughly 40 minutes to 1 hour via the expressway. REPORTED

Semiconductors and electronics are Dholera's flagship sector. The anchor is the Tata Electronics + PSMC fab (Rs 91,000 cr, up to 50,000 wafers/month, 300mm, nodes 28 to 110 nm, ASML as lithography partner), which makes Dholera home to India's first major commercial semiconductor fab. DURABLE That draws a natural ecosystem of packaging, materials and supplier firms around it. It is the strongest, most bankable sector story here.

Dholera doubles as a clean-power hub. The anchor is ~300 MW of Tata Power solar commissioned, within a 1,000 MW sanctioned Phase-I and a 5,000 MW ultimate target by around 2030, with ReNew, SJVN, Vena and TEQ Green awarded capacity. DURABLE This clean power also feeds the industrial base and supports the 51% green-power mandate for the new data-centre sector. [[TARGET on 5 GW]]

Dholera's logistics case rests on being the flagship DMIC node with fast-arriving multi-modal connectivity: the 109 km expressway (open), the international airport (near, in progress), the semi-high-speed rail (cleared), the Western DFC-anchored DMIC influence zone (a direct Dholera DFC link is not yet confirmed) and a Gulf of Khambhat coastal location. REPORTED That is a strong position for manufacturing and cargo, with a dedicated Logistics zone in the plan.

Defence, aviation and heavy engineering are official priority sectors for Dholera, suited to the airport and large contiguous land parcels. [[DURABLE sector intent]] Specific committed anchors here are not yet reliably sourced (the Embraer-Adani civil-aircraft MoU is at exploratory stage), so we frame these as planned opportunity zones rather than built industries.

Auto and auto-ancillary, general manufacturing and metals are official target sectors, leveraging Gujarat's manufacturing base, plug-and-play plots and competitive power. [[DURABLE sector intent]] These are invited opportunity zones with the SIR's infrastructure advantages; named investors should be confirmed before listing any as committed. A reported Tsingshan steel and EV-battery plan (~Rs 21,000 cr) is at announcement stage. REPORTED

Pharma and biotech, agro and food processing are official target sectors, positioned around Gujarat's pharma strength and the SIR's clean, planned zoning. [[DURABLE sector intent]] Confirmed named anchors here are not yet reliably sourced, so we present them as opportunity, not as operating industries.

Honest positives: plug-and-play trunk infrastructure (power, ICT/fibre, water) already built in the Activation Area, a coastal location that supports seawater desalination for cooling once the 200 MLD plant lands, an adjacent solar park for the 51% green-power mandate, and a state policy that now treats data centres as an incentivised essential service. REPORTED The semiconductor plus data-centre plus green-power co-location is a coherent digital-industrial cluster story.

Honest caveats, not buried: current desalination is only ~20 MLD, the 200 MLD plant is at consultant stage, 7.5 GW of demand needs far more renewable and grid capacity than today's ~300 MW on-site solar, and most big rupee figures are announcements. REPORTED

They are different kinds of city. Amaravati is Andhra Pradesh's administrative capital on the Krishna riverfront (~217 sq km core), driven by government administration and rebuilding after delays. Dholera is a greenfield industrial smart city (~920 sq km planned, ~422 urban) driven by the DMIC, semiconductors, solar and logistics, anchored by real private industrial capital (Tata fab, Tata Power solar). DURABLE We stay neutral and do not rank them; the factual difference is administrative-capital versus industrial-manufacturing city.

Naya Raipur (Atal Nagar) is Chhattisgarh's administrative capital, with built infrastructure but low organic activity, driven by government tenancy. Dholera is a much larger industrial smart city driven by private industrial anchors and the DMIC. DURABLE Unlike administrative capitals that depend on government offices, Dholera's thesis rests on real industrial capital and a manufacturing base. We present this neutrally, without ranking either city.

The defensible ones: home to India's first major commercial semiconductor fab (Tata Electronics + PSMC), the strongest first. DURABLE Pre-installed underground trunk utility corridors built before above-ground construction, the plug-and-play model. REPORTED Run by a City Integrated Operations Centre as its digital backbone. REPORTED The flagship, and often cited largest, node of the DMIC. DURABLE

We avoid the disputed ones: 'India's first smart city' is marketing (GIFT City is the first operational greenfield smart city), and an 'IGBC Platinum industrial smart city' claim circulates but is not verified against a primary source, so we do not present it as a confirmed first.

An 'India's first IGBC Platinum industrial smart city' claim appears on third-party and portal listings, but it is not verified against a primary IGBC or government source and is not in our fact pack. [[REPORTED, unverified]] We do not present it as a confirmed rating or a first until a primary source confirms it. The ABCD building's LEED Gold design is separately documented.

It means the underground trunk utilities (power, water, gas, ICT and fibre ducts) are built before above-ground construction, so a plot comes with services already at the boundary. REPORTED In the Activation Area this includes a 50 MLD water plant, ~72 km of internal roads, recycled-water and effluent networks, and the ICCC command centre. It is a core part of Dholera's pitch, delivered so far in the built-first Activation Area.

The National Maritime Heritage Complex is a large heritage project (reported around Rs 4,500 cr) being built at Lothal (~36 km from Dholera), the 5,000-year-old Indus Valley port site. REPORTED It is turning Lothal into a major heritage destination on Dholera's doorstep, and the approved semi-high-speed rail is planned to connect it.

Nalsarovar is Gujarat's largest wetland bird sanctuary, about 77 to 80 km from Dholera (roughly 1 hour 35 minutes), excellent for migratory birds in winter. REPORTED Distance is approximate.

Velavadar Blackbuck National Park is a grassland park about 110 km from Dholera, famous for blackbuck, wolves and harrier roosts. REPORTED Distance is approximate; winter is the popular season.

Salangpur Dham is the revered Shri Kashtbhanjan Dev Hanumanji temple in Botad, about 85 km from Dholera, a major pilgrimage site. REPORTED Distance is approximate.

Emerging local spots around the Activation Area (per local listings) include Maritime Park (Bhimtalav), Silk Route Park and the River Front Road (Bavaliary), S Curve Point, Pipli Lake, Fedara Lake, Pirasar Talav, Raa Darbargadh and the Ramapir Temple. REPORTED These are early leisure and greenery spots, not major built attractions yet.

A natural circuit is Lothal and the upcoming National Maritime Heritage Complex (~36 km), then Nalsarovar bird sanctuary (~78 km) and Velavadar Blackbuck park (~110 km), with Salangpur Dham (~85 km) for pilgrimage and Ahmedabad (~40 minutes to 1 hour) as the city base. REPORTED The comfortable season is October to March. All distances are approximate.

Dholera is built by DICDL, owned 51% by Gujarat and 49% by the Centre, under the statutory SIR Act 2009. DURABLE That makes it a state-and-central priority rather than a private venture, which is often cited as a stability and continuity signal. It does not remove execution risk or guarantee timelines, but it is a genuine structural strength.

Gujarat brings strong ease-of-doing-business, industrial-policy incentives and single-window facilitation, and is a leading investment destination in India. [[DURABLE intent]] The specific state FDI figures often quoted come from state investment-promotion data outside our fact pack, so verify the current number before relying on it. The point that Gujarat's business environment supports Dholera is well established.

Agricultural land must be converted to Non-Agricultural (N.A.) before legal construction. Land inside an approved Town Planning scheme is treated as N.A. by Gujarat rule, so plots in a sanctioned TP scheme carry that status. DURABLE For land outside a TP scheme, N.A. conversion is a separate approval you should confirm is completed before buying. Do not rely on a seller's claim; verify the N.A. order.

DSIRDA layout (or plan) approval means the plotted scheme's layout has been sanctioned by the authority. DURABLE Alongside a GUJRERA registration, N.A. status and clear title, DSIRDA layout approval is part of proper due diligence: it confirms the plot arrangement you are buying into is officially approved, not just marketed. Confirm it for the specific scheme before paying.

An Encumbrance Certificate lists registered transactions and any charges (like loans) on a property. For Dholera land, verifying a 30-year Encumbrance Certificate along with the 7/12 extract and the title chain is standard due diligence. DURABLE It helps confirm there are no undisclosed loans or disputes on the parcel before you buy.

A Khata is the property record in the local authority's books. In the buying process you execute the sale deed, pay stamp duty (~4.9%) and registration (~1%), complete biometrics at the sub-registrar (Dhandhuka for Dholera SIR), and then obtain the Khata. DURABLE It records you as the holder for civic and tax purposes after registration.

Dholera sits within the DMIC influence zone, which is anchored on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, but a direct Dholera spur off the Western DFC is not reliably sourced or confirmed. REPORTED So we say Dholera benefits from the corridor's influence zone, without claiming a dedicated DFC connection that has not been confirmed.

The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), housed in the ABCD building, is the city's digital backbone: it monitors and manages water, power, street lighting, surveillance, traffic and environment in real time, alongside authority offices and single-window clearance. REPORTED It is reported operational, and it is what lets Dholera be run as a managed smart city rather than a conventional township.

Start with the sourced basics on this site, then do document-first due diligence rather than chasing a deal. For any specific plot, confirm: the GUJRERA number (verify it live on the portal), N.A. status, DSIRDA layout approval, and clear title (7/12, 30-year Encumbrance Certificate, title chain on AnyROR). DURABLE

Prefer verified plots inside the SIR over roadside agricultural land marketed as 'in the SIR', get the full all-in price in writing, budget stamp duty (~4.9%) plus registration (~1%), and treat any 'assured return' pitch as a warning sign. Independent legal help is worth it. This is guidance, not advice, and we do not sell plots.

NRIs and OCIs can buy residential and commercial property (not agricultural land) under FEMA, paying through NRE or NRO accounts. DURABLE The extra care for a remote purchase is verification: since you may not visit, lean hard on independent legal due diligence of the specific plot (RERA number, N.A., DSIRDA layout, title, Encumbrance Certificate), and get the all-in price and payment schedule in writing.

On exit, sale proceeds are repatriable within RBI limits (generally up to USD 1 million per financial year), TDS applies on the sale, and a section 197 certificate can reduce it. These are general RBI/FEMA and tax rules, not Dholera-specific, so confirm current limits with a professional. Not investment advice.

Yes. Our Projects page carries a neutral, searchable directory of around 109 named projects mapped to their developers, with location, plot details and status, plus about 60 developers. REPORTED It is a dated snapshot from developer disclosures and Google Maps, not a live RERA feed, and a listing is not an endorsement. Verify each project's GUJRERA number, title and price before relying on it. This site does not sell plots.

We do not recommend zones, but on fundamentals the pack flags proximity to the Activation Area (where trunk infrastructure is built first) and to the expressway, airport, central spine and rail as value drivers. DURABLE Many projects market an 'aero' or airport-proximity angle; since the airport is still a target, weigh airport-linked pitches against the airport's target status. Confirm the exact TP scheme and Final Plot for any parcel, and watch for plots sold as prime that sit far from real infrastructure.

We do not advise which to buy. Factually: residential plotted schemes are the most common retail offering; commercial plots exist in and near the City Centre and airport zones; industrial land is largely allotted by the authority (DICDL) at scale rather than sold as small retail plots. REPORTED Each has different approvals, pricing and buyer profiles. Match the type to your own purpose and verify the specific plot's zoning, RERA and title. Not investment advice.

These are the official land references. TP 4B2 identifies the Town Planning scheme and sub-block the land sits in, and FP followed by a number is the Final Plot number assigned when the scheme reconstituted the land. DURABLE Seeing a real TP and FP reference ties a marketed plot to a sanctioned parcel, which is a good sign; you can then verify that FP against the sanctioned layout and title records.

Treat guaranteed-rental and assured-return offers with strong caution. No government source guarantees appreciation or rental in Dholera, and the fact pack flags assured returns as speculative marketing. DURABLE A promised fixed monthly return on an early-stage plot depends entirely on the promoter honouring it, which is a risk on top of the land itself. Verify the underlying plot (RERA, N.A., title) independently and do not let a return promise substitute for that. Not investment advice.

The knowledge pack behind this site is dated July 2026, and time-sensitive items (airport, fab, rail, prices) are the ones most likely to move. REPORTED We label those clearly and tell you to verify them before relying on them. For the very latest status, cross-check the official sources: dholera.gujarat.gov.in, PIB, NICDC, CEA and gujrera.gujarat.gov.in.

Sources conflict, so we flag it. The NICDC ledger describes a 6-lane greenfield expressway, while earlier sources describe 4-lane, expandable to 8. REPORTED We present the lane count as reported and to be verified as-built, rather than pick one figure. What is agreed is that it is a 109 km access-controlled expressway, reported operational since March 2026.

The airport is developed by Dholera International Airport Company Ltd (DIACL), a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (51%), Gujarat (33%) and NICDC (16%), with GACL often cited as operator. DURABLE Phase-1 civil works were awarded to Varaha Infrastructure (~Rs 636 cr) and the terminal EPC at about Rs 333 cr. REPORTED Construction is reported underway, ~80% complete.

No. The fab is under construction, reported past the halfway mark with cleanroom installation and equipment calibration underway as of Apr-May 2026. REPORTED First (trial) silicon is targeted around late 2026 and commercial production is reported around mid-2028. TARGET No chip has been confirmed produced there yet.

The fab uses mature and specialty nodes: 28, 40, 55, 90 and 110 nm on 300mm wafers. DURABLE The first chips will be at a mature node (90nm, then 55nm), with 28nm to follow later, not cutting-edge sub-10nm logic. REPORTED These nodes serve autos, appliances, industrial and consumer electronics.

Under the state Data Centre Policy, reported investor demand is already near twice the 7.5 GW on offer state-wide, with Dholera the primary location. REPORTED Keep the framing honest: the 7.5 GW and the Rs 6 lakh cr are state-wide targets, not Dholera-committed capital, and delivering that load depends on the pace of desalination and renewable build-out. The clearest confirmed Dholera anchor is the L&T-Vyoma agreement.

The primary sources to trust: dholera.gujarat.gov.in (official SIR site), nicdc.in and the NICDC delivery-monitoring report, PIB press releases (fab and rail), the CEA Solar Parks quarterly, gujrera.gujarat.gov.in (RERA), and AnyROR Gujarat (land records). DURABLE Company pages (Tata Electronics, Tata Power) confirm their own projects. Broker and portal sites are useful for listings but not for verifying facts, prices or claims.

Today Dholera is much earlier as a place to live than as a long-horizon land play, because residential habitation is still limited while the city is in build-out. REPORTED The livability vision (green grid, close-together zones, ICCC-managed utilities) is real as a plan, and the Activation Area carries the trunk infrastructure, but a fully populated residential city does not exist yet. If you want to live there soon, weigh current on-ground services carefully. Not advice.

Approximate distances from Dholera SIR: Ahmedabad ~100 km (~40 min to 1 hr by expressway), Dholera International Airport ~20 km (under construction), Lothal ~36 km, Nalsarovar ~78 km, Salangpur ~85 km, Velavadar ~110 km. REPORTED The Dholera airport is ~80 km from Ahmedabad. All distances are approximate and vary by exact start point.

Of the ~920 sq km planned, about 580 sq km is developable and ~422 sq km is set for urban development, because a large share of the coastal land falls in the Coastal Regulation Zone and other buffers (green belt, agriculture, village buffers). REPORTED The CRZ share (about a third of developable land) limits where construction can happen, which is a real planning constraint, not a marketing footnote.

These appear in the wider Dholera/NICDC investment coverage: NX Logistics India with a total commitment of about Rs 86 cr (~400 jobs), and Toyota Group with over Rs 1,700 cr across NICDC nodes (not Dholera-only). REPORTED They are part of the 'over Rs 1.5 lakh cr confirmed private investment across the Dholera/NICDC pipeline' figure, which blends Dholera with wider corridor nodes, so we say pipeline, not Dholera alone.