Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: India's Road to Prosperity & Timeline

 

DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is a Government of India undertaking and a US$90 billion mega infra-structure project covering an overall length of 1483 km between Delhi and Mumbai. India is building a Multi-Modal High Axle Load Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) that passes through six states, including Gujarat. The area on either side of the DFC – constituting 150 km – is being developed as the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).

The distribution of the corridor shows that Gujarat constitutes 38 percent of the total length of the alignment of the freight corridor. The Ahmedabad-Dholera industrial area lies within 100 km of the DFC in the Ahmedabad District and has been identified by the government of Gujarat for developing a Special Investment Region.



Special investment hubs and economic zones in Ahmedabad

Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR)

The Dholera Special Investment Region is an infrastructure project by the government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act 2009, to create a global hub for economic activity – comprising large size investment regions and industrial areas supported by world-class infrastructure. The project is currently under construction and is expected to be developed by 2030.

Dholera SIR possesses various advantages – proximity to the Gujarat coastline, a solar energy park project in the region, reliable water supply, and airport connectivity. Slated to be bigger than Singapore, it covers an estimated 920 square kilometers, encompassing 22 villages of the Dholera taluka of Ahmedabad District.


Dholera SIR is the first such node, taken up for development by the Government of Gujarat.

·         62% of the total area of Gujarat covered

·         18 out of 26 District within the influence Area

·         Major cities on DMIC:Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat

·         1/3rd of the total investment will be in Gujarat

·         Estimated employment: 8 lacs

·         Gujarat's ports to cater to foreign & hinterland markets

·         World-class connectivity between the Ports, nodes & DFC

·         Six logistics parks are being developed along the DFC

Proposed development areas include building an all-weather modern port and shipyard for building/repairing facilities. The region also has the potential for developing export-oriented, industrial units/SEZs for developing automobile components, electronics, chemicals, cement production, and pharmaceuticals. The proposed investment project will offer the development of a knowledge hub/skill development center for IT/ITeS and biotechnology companies.

The eight main investment sectors in the SIR are: heavy engineering, automobiles and auto ancillary, electronics, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, metal and metallurgical products, general manufacturing, agro and food processing, and IT/ITeS.



DMIC: a high impact industrial area within 150 km distance on both side of the DFC

·         Area under Influence- 14% & Population- 17% of the Country

·         Total Population: 173.4 Million

·         Total Workers: 68.36 Million

·         Total 82 Districts of Six States within the Influence Area (excluding MP)

·         25 industrial nodes have been proposed along the DMIC

The Dholera Smart City entails the development of a total of 9225 hectares of land up to 2040 and will employ an estimated 800,000 persons, housing two million inhabitants. The government aims at a self-contained and comprehensive development of the region with a balanced growth of residential, commercial, and entertainment zones.

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