Dholera timeline
This is a dated Dholera timeline of the milestones that actually changed something, each one sourced. It is the fastest way to see how long this project has been running and how much of it arrived in the last two years rather than the previous ten.
- SIR
- Special Investment Region. A large area the Gujarat government has set aside for industry under its own 2009 law, with its own planning authority instead of the usual local one.
- DICDL
- The company that actually builds Dholera. Gujarat holds 51% of it and the central government holds 49% through the NICDC Trust.
- SPV
- Special purpose vehicle. A company set up to carry out one project and nothing else.
- fab
- A semiconductor fabrication plant. The factory where chips are made.
- TP scheme
- Town planning scheme. The authority pools all the land in one area, lays out the roads and services, then hands each owner back a smaller but serviced plot.
- CRZ
- Coastal Regulation Zone. Coastal land where central rules limit what can be built.
- DSIRDA
- The statutory authority that plans and regulates Dholera SIR, in place of a municipal corporation.
Milestones
These are the dated events that actually moved Dholera forward, rather than the announcements that did not. Reading them in order is the quickest way to see how fast, or how slowly, the project has really travelled.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Gujarat Special Investment Region Act passed |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Environmental Clearance granted (MoEF&CC) |
| 28 Jan 2016 | DICDL, the city SPV, incorporated |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Bhimnath-Dholera freight line approved |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Union Cabinet approves the Tata Electronics fab |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Ahmedabad-Dholera expressway reported operational |
| 13 May 2026 | CCEA approves the semi high-speed rail |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Gujarat launches its first Data Centre Policy |
Dates are drawn from government sources and dated press; future items are targets.
This article follows Dholerapedia's sourcing standard: every figure is tagged Confirmed (government or official), Reported (press or trade) or Unverified (broker), and dated. Anything framed as a future event is labelled a target until a government source confirms it. Where a fact is not reliably available, we say so rather than estimate. See the methodology.
About Dholera SIR
Dholera SIR is planned over about 920 sq km, of which roughly 580 sq km is developable and about 422 sq km is designated for urban development across six town-planning schemes (TP1 to TP6). Around one-third of the developable land falls in the Coastal Regulation Zone. The region is governed by the DSIRDA (the statutory planning and land authority) and built by DICDL, a special purpose vehicle incorporated on 28 January 2016 and held 51% by the Gujarat government and 49% by the central government through the NICDC Trust. Development is phased over roughly three decades: Phase I (TP1 and TP2, 153 sq km) holds the 22.5 sq km Activation Area; Phase II (TP3 and TP4, 126 sq km) runs to about 2032; Phase III (TP5 and TP6, 142 sq km) runs to about 2042.
How Dholerapedia is sourced
This is a reference, so it is written to be checked rather than believed. Each figure is marked Confirmed when a government or official record says it, Reported when the press or trade said it, and Unverified when only a seller says it. Each one carries a date, because Dholera keeps moving and a number that was right last year may not be right now. Anything still in the future is written as a target until a government source confirms it happened, and where a fact is not reliably available we say so instead of guessing.
None of this is legal, tax or investment advice, and no government source promises that land here will rise in value. If you are looking at one specific plot, treat everything on this page as background and confirm that parcel's own GUJRERA registration, title and price yourself before you pay. If a figure here has gone out of date, tell us on the contact page and we will correct it. All the figures gathered in one place are in Dholera in numbers, and the full method is on the methodology page.
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