Dholera
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_____ ---------------- -----------:-------;-~H~H •.. ~ Pll, Federa airport proposal sent for environmental clearance. The proposal for the greenfield air- port just outside Dholera SIR has gone for environmental clearance to the Gov- ernment of India. Well-placed govern- ment sources said, "To be set up next to Federa village, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has forwarded its applica- tion, on behalf of the state government, to the Union ministry of environment and forests for environment clearance. The AAIhas done this after its feasibili- ty report for the airport has found the project viable. Once environmental clearance isobtained, the process of get- ting a license to set up the airport from the Union civil aviation ministry - a for- mality- will begin." File photo of Nano City officials discussing the project with chief minister Narendra Modi pair bicycle tube punctures are selling their land at ahefty prices and buying up fertile lands in neighbouring Bhavna- gar, Anand, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Ahmedabad districts. Somehave turned into orchard (vadi) owners. Others have bought houses in major towns." Former "Oholera sarpanch Nirmal- sinh Chudasama, a farmer owning 300 bighas land, has turned real estate agent. "I am waiti~g for the opportune moment and forthe price torise evenfur- ther", he said, adding, "Small farmers who previously worked as agricultural workers in times of distress, have sold land' for Rs 7 to 10 lakh per bigha as against just Rs 2,000they would get pre- viously. The wasteland has become best land." Rallv Shah I TNN Govt fast-tracks six TP~AB~ I schemes in Dholera SIR6ItAnA Federa Airport Proposal Goes.For Environmental Clear. nee Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govern- ment has put the work for introducing six town planning (TP) schemes across 902sq km area of the Dholera Special In- vestment Region (SIR) in Ahmedabad district onthe fast track. Already,twoTP schemes are in the process of finaliza· tion, with preliminary survey and vil- lage-wise hearing having come to an end. Now,plans are afoot to put out their draft by February 2012in order to invite objections. "The two TP schemes are proposed for 15,000hectares (ha) of land next to the Dholera township. It is here that Sa- bir Bhatia's Nano City has been planned", sources in the Gujarat Infras- tructure Development Board (GIDB), which handles the Dholera SIR for the state government, said, adding, '~s soon as the draft is out, infrastructure devel· opment in the two townships will begin. The two TP schemes will be finalized byApril 2012." Asfortherest ofthefOUI"TP schemes, GIDB-sourcessaid, an order has been is- sued to'kick-start their survey. "Weex- pect, the work for these four TP schemes to be over by December 2012.This will make the entire Dholera SIR ready to take off as a new-age city", a senior offi- cialsaid. With the TP schemes floated, already real estate activity in the region has picked up. This is especially true of Am- bli, Kajipur and Gogla villages, where the first TP scheme is proposed, as also also Dholera, Rab-talav, Dhun, Badiad, Gorasu, Hotaria and Mundi villages, where the second TP schemes is planned. "Farmers are being offered market- plus price for the land to be acquired for infrastructure", the official said.. The Dholera region's own son, state planning board vice-chairman Bhupen- drasinh Chudasama sald, "Developers are buying land at good prices. It has brought a new revolution to the region. Farmers who did not have money to re- •.
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Pll,
Federa airport proposal sent forenvironmental clearance.
The proposal for the greenfield air-port just outside Dholera SIR has gonefor environmental clearance to the Gov-ernment of India. Well-placed govern-ment sources said, "To be set up next toFedera village, the Airport Authority ofIndia (AAI) has forwarded its applica-tion, on behalf of the state government,to the Union ministry of environmentand forests for environment clearance.The AAIhas done this after its feasibili-ty report for the airport has found theproject viable. Once environmentalclearance is obtained, the process of get-ting a license to set up the airport fromthe Union civil aviation ministry - a for-mality- will begin."
File photo of Nano City officials discussing the project with chief minister Narendra Modi
pair bicycle tube punctures are sellingtheir land at a hefty prices and buying upfertile lands in neighbouring Bhavna-gar, Anand, Rajkot, Surendranagar andAhmedabad districts. Somehave turnedinto orchard (vadi) owners. Others havebought houses in major towns."
Former "Oholera sarpanch Nirmal-sinh Chudasama, a farmer owning 300bighas land, has turned real estateagent. "I am waiti~g for the opportunemoment and forthe price to rise even fur-ther", he said, adding, "Small farmerswho previously worked as agriculturalworkers in times of distress, have soldland' for Rs 7 to 10 lakh per bigha asagainst just Rs 2,000they would get pre-viously. The wasteland has become bestland."
Rallv Shah ITNN
Govt fast-tracks six TP~AB~ I
schemes in Dholera SIR6ItAnA
Federa Airport Proposal Goes.For Environmental Clear. neeGandhinagar: The Gujarat govern-ment has put the work for introducingsix town planning (TP) schemes across902sq km area of the Dholera Special In-vestment Region (SIR) in Ahmedabaddistrict on the fast track. Already, twoTPschemes are in the process of finaliza·tion, with preliminary survey and vil-lage-wise hearing having come to anend. Now,plans are afoot to put out theirdraft by February 2012in order to inviteobjections.
"The two TP schemes are proposedfor 15,000hectares (ha) of land next tothe Dholera township. It is here that Sa-bir Bhatia's Nano City has beenplanned", sources in the Gujarat Infras-tructure Development Board (GIDB),which handles the Dholera SIR for thestate government, said, adding, '~s soonas the draft is out, infrastructure devel·opment in the two townships will begin.
The two TP schemes will be finalizedbyApril 2012."
Asfor the rest of the fOUI"TPschemes,GIDB-sourcessaid, an order has been is-sued to'kick-start their survey. "We ex-pect, the work for these four TP schemesto be over by December 2012.This willmake the entire Dholera SIR ready totake off as a new-age city", a senior offi-cialsaid.
With the TP schemes floated, alreadyreal estate activity in the region haspicked up. This is especially true of Am-bli, Kajipur and Gogla villages, wherethe first TP scheme is proposed, as alsoalso Dholera, Rab-talav, Dhun, Badiad,Gorasu, Hotaria and Mundi villages,where the second TP schemes isplanned.
"Farmers are being offered market-plus price for the land to be acquired forinfrastructure", the official said ..
The Dholera region's own son, stateplanning board vice-chairman Bhupen-drasinh Chudasama sald, "Developersare buying land at good prices. It hasbrought a new revolution to the region.Farmers who did not have money to re-
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