In May 2023, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that construction of the Dholera SIR activation area was nearing completion — the activation area covering approximately 23.4 sq km of the total 920 sq km SIR.
Why it matters to Dholera: the activation area is where Dholera stops being a plan. Near-completion status meant the city’s first Invest-ready plots, roads and utilities were materially ready — the runway for the 2024 fab announcement to land on.
What came next: the first-phase completion reports of December 2023 and the first auction successes.
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