Dholera Smart City | Dholera SIR | Mega Projects in India | The Dawn

Dholera Smart City | Dholera SIR | Mega Projects in India I The Dawn India can now be found on the global infrastructure map for constructing world’s largest infrastructure mega projects. The country now has many firsts to its credit: It is building skyscrapers of record heights, tunnels of the longest lengths, stadiums with huge seating capacity for hosting international sporting events, rail bridges spanning great lengths for better connectivity between states, large greenfield airports for handling increasing passenger traffic, smart mega cities and manymore. With a total footprint of over 920 sq km, Dholera is the biggest upcoming greenfield city in India under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. Dholera smart city's design and construction is world class and will become the role model for all future cities in India Project goals: The city would be built as a world-class city, with a six lane expressway running between the city from the state's largest city and capital Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar respectively, to the container port. It would be the world's largest urban development project worth $12 billion. Location and accessibility Total area 920 km2 Developable area 567 km2 High Access Corridor: City Center, Industrial, Logistic, Knowledge & IT, Recreation & Sports, Entertainment World-class infrastructure & connectivity: within & outside Central spine expressway & Metro Rail to link the SIR with mega cities Proposed Dholera International Airport near the site being developed Proximity to mega city Ahmedabad Benefit of sea coast, Velavadar national park Premium civic amenities Close to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) Close to Petro-chemicals and Petroleum Inv. Region (PCPIR) Salient Features Empowered mechanism for administration Autonomy in operations Freedom in planning Commitment to adopt best practices Full potential for private sector participation. Fully developed environment & framework for PPP #dholera #dholerasir #megaprojects #smartcity #thedawn