Building height permissions in the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) are strictly linked to the width of the abutting road (Right of Way - ROW) and zoning regulations under the DSIRDA General Development Control Regulations (GDCR). While minor local streets (width under 12 meters) restrict construction to 10 meters (Ground + 2 floors), primary high-access arterial roads (widths of 55 meters and...

Industrial and residential fuel demands in Dholera SIR are met through a centralized City Gas Distribution (CGD) pipeline network. Authorized by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and developed by IRM Energy Limited in coordination with Adani Total Gas Limited, this network provides a continuous, subterranean supply of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The...

To support its projected population of 2 million people and water-intensive manufacturing sectors, Dholera SIR utilizes a state-of-the-art potable water distribution system. The core of this system is the 150 MLD (Million Liters per Day) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Kanatal, developed and managed by Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL). Raw water is sourced from the Narmada Canal...

Dholera SIR is engineered to become one of India’s cleanest and most sustainable urban areas, working toward a strict zero-waste-to-landfill goal. Under DICDL's municipal sanitation blueprint, the city integrates mandatory source segregation, automated RFID-linked waste collection vehicles, a centralized Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for dry recyclables, and an organic compost processing...

To establish Dholera SIR as a global manufacturing hub, the Gujarat state government offers fully serviced industrial land plots on a long-term lease model. Administered directly by Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL), industrial plots are allotted on a 99-year lease basis. The base allotment rate is officially set at ₹2,750 per square meter (approximately ₹2,300 per square...

The Dholera Smart City area covers a massive 920 square kilometers (approx. 2,27,330 acres), making it India's largest greenfield industrial smart city. The core of this development is the 22.54 square kilometer (approx. 5,570 acres) Activation Area, designed specifically for immediate industrial operations. The remaining region is systematically divided into six Town Planning (TP) schemes under the...

Plotted and commercial developments in Dholera SIR are strictly regulated under the official DSIRDA General Development Control Regulations (GDCR). Under Chapter 9 building guidelines, habitable rooms require a minimum plinth height of 0.6 meters, while load-bearing structures must comply with specific wall thicknesses ranging from 23 cm to 35 cm based on floor count. Additionally, building density is...

Dholera SIR is the first greenfield city in India built on a "utilities-first" model, where road excavation is completely eliminated. Through DICDL's smart city planning, all trunk infrastructure—including potable water, recycled water, power lines, sewage channels, and fiber optic cables—runs inside dedicated underground concrete utility ducts built beneath the pedestrian walkways of all...

Because Dholera SIR lies in a flat, low-lying coastal plain along the Gulf of Khambhat, it is naturally vulnerable to tidal surges and river monsoon runoffs. To address this, DICDL implemented a comprehensive 100-year stormwater drainage and flood management system. This advanced municipal defense plan features a 6.5-meter-high coastal bund wall, concrete gravity-discharge channels equipped with...

Land acquisition in Dholera SIR does not follow traditional land acquisition models. Instead, it utilizes the Town Planning (TP) Scheme Reconstitution Model under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976. This model pools agricultural land parcels—referred to as Original Plots (OP)—and reconstitutes them into fully serviced, rectangular, infrastructure-linked Final Plots...