Five links, and the utilities underneath
Infrastructure and connectivity.
A road, an airport, a metro, a port and a freight corridor, all aimed at the same 920 sq km. One carries traffic today. The rest are at very different stages, and that difference is the whole point.
Getting there
The five links.
Open, approved and planned are three different things. We label them separately because sellers usually do not.
National and state highways
NH751, the Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar route, passes directly through Dholera Industrial City. The region is already linked by existing highways to Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mundra, Kandla, Pipavav, Dahej and Hazira, and to Delhi and Mumbai via NH8.
ExistingAhmedabad Dholera expressway
109 km from the Sardar Patel Ring Road at Sarkhej to Adhelai in Bhavnagar district, running straight through the region. Four lanes, access controlled, greenfield, built to widen to eight and designed for 120 km/h. Implemented by NHAI. Open to traffic since March 2026.
OpenDholera International Airport
Built by DIACL, a company formed between the Airports Authority of India, the Government of Gujarat and NICDIT. About 20 km from Dholera, on 1,426 hectares, with a dedicated access road from the expressway. Phase one was approved in June 2022 at ₹5,083 crore, designed to start at 1.5 million passengers a year. Construction is reported at around 80 percent.
BuildingBhimnath Dholera freight rail
A last mile freight line under implementation by Western Railway, connecting Dholera to the Western Railway network and onward to the Dedicated Freight Corridor near Ahmedabad.
BuildingSemi high speed rail
A passenger line planned from Ahmedabad along the expressway alignment, for mass commuter movement between the two cities. Planned, not started.
PlannedPort access
Pipavav is the nearest port at about 200 km, with Kandla at about 300 km and Mundra at about 350 km, all connected by road and rail. A sea port on the Gulf of Khambhat was sanctioned by the Gujarat Maritime Board in June 2020.
ExistingStatus as of September 2026. Distances and project details follow the official Dholera SIR figures. Approved and planned are not the same thing as built, and we label them separately on purpose.
In pictures
The two that change the map.
The expressway already shortens the drive from Ahmedabad. The airport is the one everyone is waiting on.
Airport image is a visualisation of the planned terminal
Underneath
The utilities already in the ground.
Dholera is the first Indian city where gas, power, potable water, recycled water, sewage and storm water were all pre-planned underground before the buildings they serve. These are the official capacities inside the Activation Area.
Internal road network
72 km of internal roads ranging from 18 to 70 metres wide, with pedestrian walkways, dedicated cycling lanes, plantation and a reserved corridor held for future rapid transit.
72 kmUnderground utility corridor
A single corridor carrying potable water, recycled water, sewage, industrial effluent, storm water drainage, gas and ICT beneath the road network. Nothing is dug up later to add a service.
BuiltWater treatment
A 50 MLD plant commissioned about 5 km from the Activation Area, scalable to 150 MLD, feeding two mass balancing reservoirs and nine elevated service reservoirs.
50 MLDCommon effluent treatment
20 MLD for industrial wastewater, designed to scale to 60 MLD, serving a wide range of industrial sectors.
20 MLDSewage treatment
10 MLD, scalable to 30 MLD, with recycled water provisioned back for non potable and industrial use.
10 MLDPower
Two DISCOMs. Torrent Power has built two substations including a gas insulated, SCADA enabled one, giving 500 MVA of distribution capacity scalable to 1,500 MVA. GETCO is adding a second substation for dual source redundancy.
500 MVAPiped gas
Gujarat Gas has laid transmission pipeline to deliver gas at plot level, so an industrial tenant does not arrange their own supply.
BuiltStorm water and canal
Storm water drainage runs under the full 72 km road network, discharging through a 6.6 km central canal to the sea. The canal front doubles as a green recreation corridor.
6.6 kmCapacities are the official Dholera SIR figures. Every plant above was built with headroom, which is why the scalable figure is quoted alongside the installed one.
All of the above sits inside or serves the 22.54 sq km Activation Area. The other 400 sq km of the developable region is at earlier stages, and parts of it have not started.
Coming next
What is under construction now.
The official list of upcoming projects inside the Activation Area. These are the things that turn an industrial estate into somewhere people can actually live.
Multi speciality hospital
ICU, OPD, emergency care and specialised wards, for residents and the floating population.
UpcomingIntegrated school
CBSE or IB curriculum up to higher secondary across science, commerce and arts, with laboratories, a library, computer labs and sports facilities.
UpcomingResidential and commercial complex
More than 1,000 studio apartments with commercial space, on the High Access Corridor, being developed by GAP Associates.
UpcomingCorporate hotel
More than 100 rooms on the High Access Corridor, being developed by the Seksaria Group for business travellers and investors.
UpcomingInvestor accommodation
A 42 room facility inside the Activation Area with dormitories, meeting rooms and dining, for visiting investors and delegations.
UpcomingFire station
An 11 garage fire station for emergency response across the region.
UpcomingFood court and tent city
A multi cuisine food court for national and international outlets, and a 50 tent international tent city for short stays and business events.
UpcomingSource: the official Dholera SIR upcoming projects list. Upcoming means announced and in progress, not finished.
Who is building here
Industry on the ground.
Two anchors you can watch being built, and a longer list of names that are still intentions.
A sector named in a policy document is a zoning decision. A company named in a press release is an intention. Neither is a factory. Ask which one you are being sold.
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