Dholera SIR 360° virtual tour: explore what is built on the ground
Explore the official Government of Gujarat 360° virtual tour of Dholera SIR. Verify the ABCD Building, 72 km road network, water treatment plants, and activation area infrastructure before you visit.
The Government of Gujarat and DICDL maintain an official 360-degree interactive virtual tour documenting trunk infrastructure across the Dholera Activation Area. For any plot buyer or industrial investor, this official resource provides verifiable ground evidence before booking a site visit: the completed arterial roads, underground utility ducts, the Administrative and Business Centre for Dholera (ABCD Building), water treatment facilities, and power substations. Here is what the official tour shows, how to interpret its panoramic nodes, and how to verify on-site reality against master plan commitments.
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ABCD Building: The administrative hub, and home to the city command centre.
Official Dholera SIR virtual tour · Government of Gujarat / DICDL
Statutory Sourcing & Attribution
Government of Gujarat · DICDL (Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd.)
The official Dholera SIR virtual tour provides high-resolution, interactive 360° panoramic viewpoints across Town Planning Schemes 2A and 4A. Explore the activation area landmarks directly in the interactive viewer above or open in full-screen mode with device motion / VR support.
Key Panoramas to Inspect Inside the Tour:
- ABCD Building & CIOC Command Room
- 72 km Internal Roads & Cycle Tracks
- 50 MLD Water Treatment Plant (WTP)
- 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant
- Torrent Power 400/220 kV Substation
- 6.5 km Bunded Canal Front Corridor
Notice: Panoramic photography, WebGL visual assets, and master plan maps are the statutory intellectual property of DICDL and the Government of Gujarat. Capital Brix references this public utility to help buyers verify trunk infrastructure before committing capital.
What the official 360° virtual tour captures
The official virtual tour—published by Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL)—is an immersive 360-degree panoramic walkthrough covering key nodes of the 22.54 sq km Activation Area.
Unlike artist impressions or marketing animations, the government tour captures photographic panoramas of physical trunk infrastructure executed on the ground. Key locations mapped inside the tour include:
- The ABCD Building & CIOC. The Administrative and Business Centre for Dholera, housing the City Integrated Operations Centre, administrative wings of DSIRDA, and visitor experience zones.
- Multi-lane arterial and sub-arterial roads. Panoramic views along the completed 72 km road network (widths from 18m to 70m) featuring cycle tracks, pedestrian footpaths, and street lighting.
- Underground utility corridors. Concrete multi-service ducts beneath the road berms carrying potable water, recycled water, power cables, telecom ducts, and effluent lines.
- Trunk utility plants. Aerial and ground viewpoints of the 50 MLD Water Treatment Plant (WTP), the 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), and the 10 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
- The 6.5 km Canal Front. Visual evidence of the engineered bunds and stormwater canal running through the Activation Area for flood protection and recreational frontage.
Official Activation Area metrics: what is built
The figures below represent trunk infrastructure officially commissioned by DICDL inside Town Planning Schemes 2A and 4A (the 22.54 sq km Activation Area), sourced directly from statutory project records on dholera.gujarat.gov.in:
| Trunk Infrastructure Component | Official Commissioned Capacity / Scope | Statutory / Master Plan Context |
|---|---|---|
| Activation Area size | 22.54 sq km | Prioritised zone within TP 2A and TP 4A |
| Total DSIR Area | ≈ 920 sq km (92,000 hectares) | Encompasses 22 villages in Ahmedabad district |
| Town Planning (TP) Schemes | 6 Schemes / 27 Sub-Schemes | 422 sq km total developable area sanctioned |
| Internal Road Network | 72 km operational roads | 18m to 70m Right of Way (ROW) with utility ducts |
| Water Treatment Plant (WTP) | 50 MLD initial capacity | Scalable up to 150 MLD master plan capacity |
| Common Effluent Treatment (CETP) | 20 MLD initial capacity | Scalable up to 60 MLD for industrial discharge |
| Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) | 10 MLD initial capacity | Scalable up to 30 MLD with tertiary re-use |
| Power Distribution & Substation | 400/220 kV Gas-Insulated Substation | 500 MVA capacity by Torrent Power (scalable to 1500 MVA) |
| Stormwater Canal Front | 6.5 km bunded canal | Flood defence and recreational water corridor |
| Administrative Headquarters | ABCD Building (LEED Gold rated) | Houses CIOC unified command & control centre |
Who governs what: DSIRDA vs DICDL vs GIDB
A recurring point of confusion for investors is distinguishing who plans Dholera from who builds it. The official statutory framework separates regulatory authority from corporate execution:
- Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB): The apex statutory planning board for the state, chaired by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. GIDB oversees state-level infrastructure policy and concession agreements.
- Dholera Special Investment Region Development Authority (DSIRDA): The statutory regional authority constituted under the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009. DSIRDA exercises town planning powers, prepares and sanctions the Master Plan and Town Planning (TP) schemes, handles land pooling, and enforces building regulations.
- Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL): The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed to execute, operate, and manage trunk infrastructure and land allotments. DICDL is a joint venture owned 51% by the Government of Gujarat (via DSIRDA) and 49% by the Government of India (via NICDIT under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme).
Official land allotment pricing & procedures
Land in Dholera SIR is allotted by DICDL on a 99-year leasehold basis through an online application and single-window clearance portal. Base rates published by DICDL reflect statutory valuations across designated land-use categories.
The official rates are published per square metre. Retail plots — including ours — are quoted per square yard, and the two are not comparable until one is converted into the other. Both are shown below so the comparison can be made honestly rather than by unit confusion (1 sq m ≈ 1.196 sq yd).
| Land-Use Category | Official Base Rate (₹ / sq m) | Same rate (₹ / sq yd) | Leasehold Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial & Utilities | ₹4,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹3,345 / sq yd | 99-year leasehold via DICDL single-window portal |
| Residential | ₹6,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹5,015 / sq yd | Designated residential zones in TP 1 & TP 2 |
| High Access Corridor (HAC) | ₹6,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹5,015 / sq yd | Mixed-use frontage along major transit corridors |
| City Centre / Commercial (CBD) | ₹8,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹6,690 / sq yd | Central business district core parcels |
| Knowledge & IT | ₹4,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹3,345 / sq yd | Institutional, universities, and research facilities |
| Tourism & Hospitality | ₹8,000 / sq m | ≈ ₹6,690 / sq yd | Hotel, resort, and commercial hospitality parcels |
| Solar Park | ₹400 / sq m | ≈ ₹335 / sq yd | 5,000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Power Park zone |
How to use the 360° tour alongside a site visit
A virtual tour is a powerful verification tool, but it should precede your physical inspection rather than replace it. Here is the recommended sequence for buyers:
- 1Launch the official tour to inspect trunk infrastructure. Verify the quality of roads, streetlights, drainage gullies, and the ABCD building in the Activation Area.
- 2Compare the tour panoramas against the statutory Master Plan. Check where your target TP scheme and village boundary sit relative to the completed 72 km road grid.
- 3Cross-reference developer plot coordinates. Confirm that private township projects have clear motorable connectivity back to the arterial expressway corridors.
- 4Inspect on-site in person. Travel from Ahmedabad via the expressway route to physically walk the boundary markers, inspect internal township roads, and verify the NA conversion order and plan approval documents.
See it for yourself before you decide
Dholera is about an hour from Ahmedabad on the expressway, so a site visit fits in a morning. You will see the roads that exist, the plot itself, and leave with the approvals and title documents in hand.
Frequently asked
The official 360-degree virtual tour is hosted by the Government of Gujarat and DICDL at dholera.gujarat.gov.in. It provides interactive panoramic views across the Activation Area, ABCD Building, and arterial roads.