Dholera Special Investment Region
DSIR | |
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Coordinates: 22°12′47″N 72°13′06″E / 22.213099°N 72.218230°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
City | Dholera |
Founded by | Government of Gujarat |
Government | |
• Key People | Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri S. S. Rathore (Chairman) Shri Vijay Nehra, IAS (Managing Director)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 920 km2 (360 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Website | dicdl |
Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a greenfield industrial planned city near Dholera in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, around 100 kilometers to the south-west.[2][3] spread over more than 920 km2 it is a new industrial city being jointly developed by the Government of India and Gujarat. Dholera is strategically located, well connected with trade gateways and falls in the influence zone of proposed Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor project (DMIC), a joint initiative by the Government of India and Japan.
A legal framework known as the Special Investment Region Act 2009 was made by the Government of Gujarat. A regional development authority for DSIR has been constituted in accordance with the act.[4] The Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority (DSIRDA) would be in charge of managing government land within DSIR in addition to planning and developing DSIR. The Central Government (NICDC Trust) and the State Government (DSIRDA) of Gujarat have formed an SPV called Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) to carry out the project.[5] A special purpose business called the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) was founded in order to create, support, and facilitate the development of the DMIC Project.[6]