In January 2014, farmers across the Dholera SIR region protested land acquisition, arguing that fertile agricultural land was being taken for the manufacturing hub. The Hindu and Counterview reported on Gujarat government plans to take up to 50% of farmers’ land under the SIR framework, sparking sustained resistance.
Why it matters to Dholera: the protests are ground reality — and they pushed the project toward the TP land-pooling model, under which owners retain 30–60% of their original holding as serviced plots instead of being acquired out. Understanding this friction is essential to understanding why Dholera’s land story differs from older acquisition-driven industrial cities.
What came next: GTPUDA TP-scheme machinery deployed across the activation area from 2015, with landowners becoming shareholders in the development.
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