In this article, we will have a look at the 25 impactful upcoming mega projects in Gujarat that will certainly help in transforming the state as well as the country’s economy.
Ahmedabad Dholera Expressway
The 109 km (68 mi), four-lane wide (expandable to eight), access-controlled Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway is currently under construction in Gujarat, India. Adhelai Village in Bhavnagar District and Sardar Patel Ring Road near Sarkhej in Ahmedabad will be connected via Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). The expressway will also pass close to the proposed Dholera International Airport, which will be around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Dholera SIR.
A part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), the Ahmedabad-Dholera Greenfield Expressway is planned to be completed by March 2023.
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Rajkot International Airport
Rajkot Greenfield International Airport is a new, international airport that will serve the city of Rajkot and the Saurashtra area. It is currently being built at Hirasar, Gujarat, India. It is being built next to National Highway 8B (NH-8B), which connects Rajkot and Ahmedabad. It is currently planned as a single runway airport facility for the operation of ‘C’ category aircrafts.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is building the airport for 2,654 crore (US$330 million).
The airport will have a rainwater collection system, solar power system, and a green belt along its border to act as a noise barrier. It will be equipped to handle wide body aircraft of the Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and Boeing 777 types.
The new Rajkot Airport, with a size of 2,534 acres (10.25 km2), will be 36 km away from the current Rajkot Airport, whose capacity is limited and cannot be increased due to nearby commercial development.
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Dholera Solar Park
A 5GW solar power project called Dholera Solar Park is being built in Dholera village, which is around 80 kilometres from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Through a public-private partnership, Gujarat Urja Nigam Limited (GUVN) has been developing the project (PPP).
For the project’s implementation, the business is collaborating with Gujarat Power Corporation (GPCL), Gujarat Electric Transmission Corporation (GETCO), Solar Energy Corporation (SECI), and Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID).
GPCL is investing Rs5bn ($695m) in the first 1GW-phase, while SECI will develop the second 4GW-phase with an anticipated expenditure of Rs20bn ($2.7bn).
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DREAM City Surat
The planned commercial area of DREAM City, also known as Diamond Research and Mercantile City, is located in Surat, India. On 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land next to Khajod, it would be constructed in a similar manner as the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City and the Dholera Smart city close to Ahmedabad.
The district is anticipated to have offices, residences, and amenities for those residences. A special-purpose vehicle created by the Gujarati government will be set it up and managed it.
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Dholera International Airport
In Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, the greenfield Dholera International Airport project is located close to Navagam. In a greenfield project, the work is typically started from scratch on land that hasn’t previously been used for infrastructure or development.
The airport will cover 1,426 hectares and include two runways that are, respectively, 4,000 and 3,200 metres long.
Dholera Airport, which is about 100 kilometres from Ahmedabad, is anticipated to offer an alternative to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
The airport would be built in three parts at a cost of Rs 1,712 crore, per a Business Standard story.
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GIFT City Gandhinagar
In Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad in the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat, India, a central business area known as Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is now being built.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) away from the city, which is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River. Commercial, financial, and residential facilities may all be found in the city, which was planned for citizens to walk to work.
State and National Highways of 4-6 lanes connect the city. To connect GIFT City to the Ahmedabad Metro network, a metro station is also planned for development. It is anticipated to be completed by March 2024.
A total of 886 acres will be used for the development of GIFT city, of which ci261 acres will be used for the SEZ (Special Economic Zone).
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Dholera Smart City
One of Gujarat’s most recent initiatives, Dholera Smart City links Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad. It is anticipated that it would stand out as a model for all of India’s significant smart cities. The Dholera Smart City Project will be Asia’s largest greenfield development.
The Dholera smart city project’s unique selling point is its unpolluted, pure environment. The 920 sq. km. Dholera Smart City Project Area offers enormous growth and development opportunities, high-tech infrastructure, excellent connectivity, and overall sustainable development of the region, including plenty of greenery everywhere.
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Ahmedabad Mumbai Bullet Train
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) or Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR is a high-speed rail line that is currently under development that connects Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the country’s financial centre. It will be India’s first high-speed rail line once it is finished.\
The corridor runs through the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra as well as the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli for a total distance of 508.09 kilometres (315.71 miles). The alignment consists of 9.22 kilometres (5.73 mi) of bridges (1.8%), 25.87 km (16.07 mi) of tunnels (5.1%), 12.9 km (8.0 mi) of cut and fill (2.5%), and 460.3 km (286.0 mi) of viaducts (90.6% of the route length). Thane and Virar will be connected via a 21 kilometre (13 mi) tunnel, of which 7 km (4.3 mi) will be underwater.
In addition to the estimated cost of 24 trainsets, interest incurred during construction, and import taxes, the project is expected to cost 1.1 lakh crore (US$14 billion).
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Tharad – Ahmedabad Expressway
The NHAI has proposed a 6/8 lane, access-controlled, 213.803 km Tharad-Ahmedabad Expressway with a route alignment that is fully within Gujarat state.
Under the Bharatmala Pariyojna, this greenfield expressway will be built (BMP). Detailed Project Report (DPR) and a feasibility report for the project were created by Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Private Limited (ICT). The project is in the process of acquiring land.
This massive project is expected to cost INR 6,000 Crores.
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Kutch Hybrid Renewable Energy Park
In Gujarat, India, close to the Kutch district, the Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park is a renewable energy park that is currently under construction. When completed, it is anticipated to produce 30 gigawatts of power over an area of 72,600 hectares using both solar and wind turbines (726 km2).
When finished, the park will use wind and solar energy to produce 30 gigawatts of electricity. It will cover a wasteland region measuring 72,600 hectares (726 km2). It will be the largest hybrid renewable energy park in the world when it is finished.
The estimated cost of this project is INR 1,50,000 Crores.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave
In Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, a sports complex called Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave is now being constructed. The sports enclave will be one of the biggest of its kind in India once it is fully constructed.
Numerous brand-new venues will be present throughout the entire enclave. The majority of the new venues that will be constructed will be brand-new. Along with the construction of sporting facilities, hotels, commercial spaces, and an athlete village will also be constructed.
Additionally, there will be a number of sports facilities for other sports in this enclave, including a volleyball stadium, a skate park, a boating centre on the Sabarmati River’s bank, a rugby stadium, an aquatic centre, etc.
Costs for the total project are projected to be 4,600 crores.
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Delhi Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor
The approved Delhi-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (Delhi-Ahmedabad HSR) runs from the capital of India, Delhi, to Ahmedabad. It will be India’s second high-speed rail line when it is finished. It is Also believed to be an extension of the HSR line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
It is a $90 billion ambitious project aimed at creating industrial zones in six states across India that would promote regional economic growth and industry development.
It would be the largest infrastructural undertaking India has ever undertaken. The initiative will result in a significant increase of infrastructure and industry in the states along the Corridor’s course, including smart cities, industrial clusters, and connectivity by train, road, port, and air. Alongside the development of many smart cities, one that is envisioned to grow to be 6 times the size of Shanghai and 2 times the size of Delhi is the Dholera SIR in Gujarat.
The Dedicated Freight Corridor, which would reduce logistics costs for manufactured goods to the lowest in the world, would serve as the project’s backbone. Within the next ten years, India would need to employ more than 100 million people, so this project assumes critical relevance to create manufacturing hubs that might provide millions of jobs.
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
A 1,506 km long, broad gauge freight corridor in India is now under development. Its name is the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, or Western DFC. It will link Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, with Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, close to Delhi. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), a public-sector entity (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways, is building the corridor, which will be electrified and operate on two lines.
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western DFC) will start at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh (close to Delhi) on a new section of railway right of way between Dadri and Rewari, and will continue via Narnaul, Sri Madhopur, and Reengus while running parallel to current railway lines (Sikar). Before it ends at JNPT (Nhava Sheva Port) in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, the other significant stations include Phulera and Marwar Junction in Rajasthan, Palanpur, Amli Road (Sabarmati), Makarpura (Vadodara), Gothangam/ Kosad in Gujarat, and Vasai Road in Maharashtra.
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Kalpasar Dam Project
The Kalpasar Project, also known as the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project, calls for the construction of a 30-kilometer dam across the Gulf of Khambat in India in order to create a sizable freshwater coastal reservoir for industrial, domestic, and agricultural uses.
Using water from the Narmada, Mahi, Dhadhar, Sabarmati, Limbdi-Bhagovo, and two other minor rivers, the project’s 30 kilometre sea dam will be able to hold 10,000 million cubic metres of fresh water, or 25% of Gujarat’s normal annual rainfall flow.
The distance between Saurashtra and South Gujarat will be significantly cut down thanks to the construction of a 10-lane road link over the dam. The project will cost INR 90,000 crore and result in the creation of the largest freshwater lake in a maritime environment.
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Surat Multi-Modal Transport Hub
The Surat station will undergo redevelopment, as planned by the Western Railway. It will be transformed into a hub for multiple modes of transit (MMTH).
To ensure seamless communication, the station would contain bus terminals, Metro rail, auto rickshaws, and private automobiles. The cost of the renovation will be around Rs 1,173 crore.
By 2033 and 2053, this hub is anticipated to serve almost four lakh daily passengers and about 5.25 lakh daily passengers, respectively.
The station building will be constructed over at least 55,374 square metres as part of the reconstruction project.
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Okha Beyt Dwarka Signature Bridge
The Okha-Beyt Dwarka Signature Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge that connects Okha to the Beyt Dwarka island in the Gulf of Kutch, is currently under development in India. The bridge is 2320 metres long in total. On the Kutch Gulf, it is being constructed.
The Okha-Beyt Dwarka Signature Bridge was constructed utilising steel pylons and is a cable-stayed bridge with cables arranged in a fan pattern. The bridge is 2,320 metres (7,612 feet) long overall, with a central cable section that is 900 metres (2,953 feet) long. The deck has two carriageways and is constructed of composite steel-reinforced concrete. The bridge has a total width of 27.2 metres (89 feet), 2 lanes in each direction, and an 8-foot-wide sidewalk on either side.
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Bhavnagar Container Hub
The Gujarati city of Bhavnagar will serve as the centre for container production, it has been decided. Every year, India requires over 350,000 containers. Globally, there is a rising demand for containers. Despite this, India did not produce any containers. For the supply of containers, China was primarily responsible for India.
As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, India has now decided to establish a container manufacturing hub at Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The project is anticipated to receive significant private sector investment, and ArcelorMittal, the largest steel producer in the world, has committed to providing India with steel of the necessary grade for container production.
It is anticipated that the private sector would contribute close to Rs 10 billion to the development of Bhavnagar’s container manufacturing hub.
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Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region
Mandal Bechraji Special Investment Region (MBSIR), a major industrial hub being developed by the Gujarati government, is spread out over an area of more than 101 square kilometres. Gujarat’s government envisions MBSIR as a sustainable, futuristic city.
The main land use in the development plan is parks for the automotive, knowledge, and information technology industries, backed by open spaces for recreation. Some of the main automakers with production facilities include Maruti and Honda. The city is well situated for trade and is inside the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor project’s (DMIC) influence zone. The DMIC is a collaborative project of the governments of India and Japan.
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Jamnagar Green Energy Giga Complex
RIL has begun construction on the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar, which will house the manufacturing facilities for solar cells and modules, battery storage, electrolysers (for the production of green hydrogen), and fuel cells. This project is part of RIL’s new energy initiative. Over the next three years, RIL would invest more over Rs 60,000 crore in these projects. By 2030, Reliance intends to install and make available at least 100 GW of solar power.
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Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2
The 28.26 km (17.56 mi) long Phase-2 connecting Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar was begun in January 2021. It’s anticipated that the branch line to GIFT City will open in the first half of 2024.
The cost of Phase 2 of the Ahmedabad Metro is 5,384.17 crore ($670 million). From Motera in Ahmedabad to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, it will expand the North-South corridor by 23.838 kilometres, with a branch line from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) connecting Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) to GIFT City (5.416 km). There will be 22 stations along the 28.26 km elevated track in Phase 2.
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Surat Metro
The Surat Metro is a rapid transit rail system that is now being built for Surat in the Gujarat,India. Since January 18th, 2021, two corridors totalling 40.35 kilometres have been under construction. The project is anticipated to cost $12,020.32 crore and be finished in December 2023.
The distances between the corridors are 22 km (14 mi) from Sarthana, Varachha, and 18 km (11 mi) from Bhesan Depot to Saroli. There will be 20 stations along the Sarthana-DREAM City corridor and 18 along the Bhesan Depot-Saroli sector. Out of the 40 km (25 mi) approved corridor, 33 km (21 mi) will be elevated and 7 km (4.3 mi) will be buried.
Phase 1 of the project will see the construction of 20 metro stations along the first line from Sarthana to DREAM City and 18 metro stations along the second corridor from Bhesan to Saroli.
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Bioethanol Plant
A contract was struck by Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL India to build a bioethanol plant in Gujarat with a 500 kiloliter per day capacity.
The project’s estimated cost is Rs. 1,000 crore, and it is anticipated to produce about Rs. 1,500 crore in revenue each year.
With eco-friendly technology and a potential production capacity of 500 KLD Bioethanol, the projected Gujarat Bioethanol facility will use corn or broken rice as its feedstock and be used to combine bioethanol into Petrol.
It is anticipated that this plant will also produce 16.50 KTPA of corn oil using corn as the feedstock and 135 KTPA of protein-rich animal feed as by-products.
The project will contribute to expected annual savings on foreign exchange expenditures of $70 million.
In addition to the cost reductions, this initiative will create 700 direct and indirect jobs.
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Hotel Taj Kevadia
Two new hotels in Kevadia, next to the renowned Statue of Unity, have been announced by the major hospitality chain Indian Hospitality Company Limited (IHCL), which also owns the well-known brand Taj Hotels. In accordance with the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), the forthcoming properties, a greenfield project, are planned to debut in 2025.
A short drive from the Statue of Unity, the 150-room Ginger and 125-room Vivanta hotels will each provide a choice of eating and spa options. The Vivanta hotel will also have conference rooms to accommodate corporate travellers.
Located in the Narmada district in the heart of Gujarat, Kevadia is set to be an iconic destination. It offers many tourist attractions such as the Statue of Unity, Valley of Flowers, Zarvani eco-tourism and Shoolpaneshwar temple among others.
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Sanand multi-modal logistics park
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked by the Gujarat government and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to establish an approximately 1,500-acre multi-modal logistics park close to the Sanand auto hub.
The Virochan Nagar park, which spans 1,450 acres, is anticipated to draw investments of Rs 50,000 crore in the logistics and transportation sectors.
In six months, construction is scheduled to start, and by 2023, completion is anticipated.
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