The region
Dholera Special Investment Region
A planned industrial region on the Ahmedabad–Dholera corridor. This page sets out what is commissioned, what is under construction and what is only planned — with the official source and the date for each.
We are not a government authority
Top Dholera is a private business. We are not the Dholera Industrial City Development Limited, not a developer of the region, and not affiliated with any government body beyond supplying project resources. Everything below is published from official government sources and is attributed. If we cannot verify a fact from an official source, we say so rather than repeating it.
Schematic relationship diagram drawn by Horizon Labs. Positions are diagrammatic and distances are indicative. This is not an official map and it is not to scale.
Why the details matter to a contractor
Dholera is allotted in town planning blocks, and what a plot can be used for depends on where it sits relative to the expressway corridor, the airport site and the Activation Area where the utilities already reach.
That is the practical reason we publish location, plot size, land use and documentation status for anything we show. A plot photograph on its own tells you nothing about whether a foundation can be dug there this year.
Infrastructure register
What is built, what is being built, what is planned
Every line below carries its status, its source and the date that status was confirmed. Where two official sources disagree, the more cautious reading is the one published here.
Commissioned 9
Built and handed over in the Activation Area.
- roads commissioned
An internal road network of 72 km, between 18 and 70 metres wide, has been completed within the Activation Area.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- power commissioned
Power distribution capacity in the Activation Area is 500 MVA, with provision to scale up to 1500 MVA.
Torrent Power has developed two substations, including a 400/220 kV gas-insulated, SCADA-enabled substation.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- water commissioned
A 50 MLD water treatment plant, augmentable to 150 MLD, has been commissioned about 5 km from the Activation Area, along with two mass balancing reservoirs and nine elevated service reservoirs.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- water commissioned
A 10 MLD sewage treatment plant, scalable to 30 MLD, and a 20 MLD common effluent treatment plant, scalable to 60 MLD, are listed as completed and ready for operation.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- drainage commissioned
A stormwater drainage network runs under the 72 km road network, draining to the sea through a central canal of about 6.5 km.
Two official pages give the canal length as 6.5 km and 6.6 km. The shorter figure is published here, because overstating the length of commissioned infrastructure is the more damaging error.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- zonal infrastructure commissioned
The Activation Area is supported by an underground utility corridor carrying water, wastewater, ICT, gas and stormwater services.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- zonal infrastructure commissioned
ICT ducts are installed across the Activation Area with basic telecommunication services available, and a City Integrated Operations Centre is operating from the ABCD building.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- land allotment commissioned
DICDL allots land by lease for a term not exceeding 99 years, on an "as-is, where-is" basis, with rates exclusive of GST, registration fees, stamp duty and land filling cost.
Industrial land is allotted by public auction, e-tender or first-come-first-served through Form 1.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- land allotment commissioned
Official Dholera land allotment rates are published per square metre by land use: industry and physical infrastructure 4,000; residential 6,000; high access corridor 6,000; central business district and city centre 8,000; knowledge and IT 4,000; tourism and hospitality 8,000; recreation and sports 4,000; solar energy park 400.
These are statutory allotment rates for a 99-year leasehold, not market prices for a plot for sale. The pricing page was last updated 24/08/2026.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
Under construction 6
Work is under way. Not yet in use.
- airport under construction
Dholera International Airport is under construction. The passenger terminal building, ATC tower, cargo complex and associated electrical works are being built under a Phase-1 contract.
AAI Phase-1 construction tender, latest official record dated 04/08/2026.
Airports Authority of India — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- roads under construction
The Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway is being implemented by NHAI as a greenfield, access-controlled, four-lane expressway of about 109 km.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- rail under construction
The Bhimnath–Dholera freight rail line, 24.4 km broad gauge, is under implementation by Western Railway.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- power under construction
A GETCO substation for dual-source power redundancy is under construction. Published sources conflict on its voltage, stating both 400 kV and 220 kV.
Voltage figures conflict between official pages — treat the voltage as unconfirmed.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- zonal infrastructure under construction
Gujarat Gas Limited has initiated a transmission pipeline to provide piped natural gas at plot level.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- industrial zones under construction
The Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing fabrication facility at Dholera, a project of INR 91,000 crore, is being established.
Published as "is being established" by the official source.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
Approved or sanctioned 1
Formally sanctioned. Delivery is a separate matter from approval.
- rail approved
Dholera's freight rail alignment is described by the authority as connecting to the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
The Dedicated Freight Corridor itself is a sanctioned national network. That the Dholera alignment connects to it is a separate matter from the Dholera alignment being built: the Bhimnath to Dholera line is under implementation and is not in service.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-04
Planned 3
Announced or approved, but no construction yet.
- rail planned
A semi-high-speed rail line between Ahmedabad and Dholera along the expressway is planned. No alignment, length, operator or date has been published.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- legal status planned
Development beyond the Activation Area, covering roughly 422 sq. km across Town Planning schemes 1 to 6, is to follow approval of those schemes by the Government of Gujarat.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
- zonal infrastructure planned
A multi-speciality hospital, an integrated school, an investor accommodation facility, an 11-bay fire station, a food court, a residential and commercial complex on the High Access Corridor, a corporate hotel and an international tent city are listed as upcoming projects.
DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Limited) — official source · as at 2026-11-03
Status not established 1
We could not confirm a status from an official source.
- airport status not established
No official source establishes Dholera airport as open to passenger service. The Airports Authority of India publishes no Dholera entry in its airport index, and no commissioning date or terminal capacity has been published.
AAI airport index contains no Dholera entry. Airport operator onboarding is at RFP stage.
Airports Authority of India — official source · as at 2026-11-03
Statuses were checked against Airports Authority of India tender records and DICDL published project pages on 3 November 2026. Infrastructure changes. Check the source before relying on any line.
Official allotment rates
What the authority charges for land
These are the published statutory allotment rates for a leasehold in the Dholera SIR. They are not market prices for a plot for sale, and the two are not interchangeable.
| Land use | Rate (₹ / sq. m) |
|---|---|
| Industry / physical infrastructure (utilities) | 4,000 |
| Residential | 6,000 |
| High access corridor | 6,000 |
| Central business district / city centre | 8,000 |
| Knowledge & IT | 4,000 |
| Tourism and hospitality | 8,000 |
| Recreation & sports | 4,000 |
| Solar energy park | 400 |
Source: DICDL Land Pricing Policy, page last updated 24 August 2026. Allotment is for a term not exceeding 99 years on a leasehold basis, on an "as-is, where-is" condition. The rates are exclusive of GST, registration fees, stamp duty and land filling cost. Utility charges are governed by a separate utility policy and are not included here.
A plot offered for sale through private brokerage is a different transaction from a statutory allotment, and the price basis is different. We do not present one as the other.
How allotment works
- 01
Choose the route
DICDL allots industrial land by public auction, by public e-tender, or first-come-first-served through Form 1. The Land Management Committee sets the reserve and market price and decides the method.
- 02
Apply and pay
For first-come-first-served industrial allotment, Form 1 is submitted online with a processing fee of INR 20,000 and an earnest money deposit of 5% of the reserve price.
- 03
Approval and allotment letter
A Screening Committee scrutinises the application, the Land Management Committee approves it, and DICDL issues the Allotment Letter (Form 3) within 10 days of approval.
- 04
Payment and agreement
A 10% down payment is due within 10 days of the Allotment Letter, failing which the allotment is cancelled. The balance is 30% within 90 days and 60% within 180 days. The lease agreement (Form 4) is executed on full payment.
- 05
Possession
Possession is given on execution of the agreement, and the land must be used for the purpose applied for.
Source: DICDL Land Allotment Policy, as amended with effect from 16 February 2019. This is a government document, not a legal opinion. Transfer, sub-transfer and default terms require legal review before you rely on them.
Working in the region
What this means for your project
Most of the region is not finished. That is not a problem to argue about — it is a planning problem, and it is solved by knowing what stage each piece of infrastructure is at.
- Ask what is commissioned near the plot you are considering, and what is still under construction.
- Confirm where the utility corridor reaches, because that determines whether services reach your plot.
- Check the road class and frontage, because that decides access for construction traffic.
- Get the land use and allotment route confirmed before you commit to a purchase.