Dholera | |
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town | |
  Dholera Location in Gujarat, India  Dholera Dholera (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′53″N 72°11′42″E / 22.248°N 72.195°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Ahmedabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Website | Dholera |
Dholera is a town in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state in India.[1]
Dholera was also an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat, 30 km. from Dhandhuka village of Ahmedabad district. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera is one of the nine temples built by Swaminarayan.
Since 2011, the Government of Gujarat has been making plans to develop a smart city at Bhal area.[2][1] The economic viability of the project has been questioned by farmer organisations.[2][3] Several investors who initially signed the Memorandum of Understanding to develop the project, have withdrawn and refused to invest.[3]
The region is located in a low lying area and is flood prone.[2][3] In August 2019, the area was waterlogged and remained cut off from other cities for three days.[2]
Gujarat Government has proposed a new International Airport for Ahmedabad city at Fedara. The proposed international airport is to be strategically located near the planned SEZ project of the Adani Group at Dholera. A new seaport was initially proposed, but the plans have been abandoned.[3]
In January 2021 a monorail project to link Ahmedabad and the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) was approved. The ₹60 billion (US$750 million) Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) will run parallel to the expressway and have seventy stations.[4][5]
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