“Dholera Special Investment Region” (DSIR) to host Gujarat’s largest airport

 

Mumbai: 'The Airport Authority of India', today released an Rs. 987crore tender for Phase 1 of “Dholera International Airport” which will be aligned with a Fire-Station of Category 9 and will incorporate a runway with a length of 3200mts x 45mts width which will be suitable for Type 4E Aircraft's. The Dholera Airport will be located in the North of the DSIR and is expected to cater to not only DSIR and its hinterland, but also to traffic overflow from the Ahmadabad international airport.

The state of Gujarat comprises three international Airports, out of which Ahmadabad is the busiest airport in Gujarat and the 7th busiest airport in India. The lack of an international airport in Saurashtra and its vicinity will make Dholera international airport strategic and advantageous in many ways. The upcoming airport will be an advantage for the Aerospace, Defence, and manufacturing industries who look forward to investing in the Greenfield industrial smart city of Dholera and provide greater impetus to tourism & travel in Gujarat.

Shri Manoj Das, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in Chief Minister’s office (CMO) and in charge ACS, industry and mines department said “The proposed Dholera International Airport project would serve the logistic requirement of upcoming Dholera SIR besides handling the spillover traffic from existing Ahmadabad Airport in future. This will propel airport-led economic growth in the entire region in line with other Aerotropolis worldwide. In the coming years, this International Airport will help boost the entire Aerospace Ecosystem in the state of Gujarat.”

Shri Hareet Shukla, IAS, Managing Director, Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL) said “With the State-of-the-Art International Airport - Dholera is set to become the largest airport in the state of Gujarat and this will enable the development of MRO, Defence & Aerospace Industries close by. The proposed airport will also handle the increasing traffic from the nearby cities like Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Nadiad, and Anand. This will be truly a best-in-class services and infrastructure enabled airport.”

‘Dholera International Airport’ will match all the required parameters and this will make it best in class for all kind of activities related to the Aviation Industry, in and around the vicinity. The Gujarat Government has allocated 1427 hectares of land for the said project and 75 hectares of government land, has been allocated for commercial development. Also, all the other relevant ancillary services will be developed by the government like power, water, flood control, and roads.