Bhavnagar INDEX

1 : A Snapshot

2 Economy and Industry Profile

3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

4 Support Infrastructure 2 5 Social Infrastructure

6 Tourism

7 Investment Opportunities

8 Annexure 2 1

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Bhavnagar: A Snapshot

3 Introduction: Bhavnagar

§ Bhavnagar is located near the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Map1: District Map of Bhavnagar with Talukas Sea, a part of peninsula, in central part of

§ Proximity of Bhavnagar with commercial districts of , , Surendranagar, and Amreli has made the district an important industrial location

§ The district has 11 talukas, of which the major ones are Bhavnagar (District Headquarter), Shihor, Talaja, Mahuva, , , and Vallabhipur 4 § Focus industry sectors: Diamond cutting & polishing, cement & gypsum, inorganic salt-based and marine chemicals, ship- Botad building, ship-repairs, oxygen, foundry, re-rolling, ceramics, Gadhda Umrala fabrication and food processing industries Vallabhipur Bhavnagar § World’s largest ship breaking yard is at in the district Ghogha § Major tourist attractions in the district are Velavadar National Gariadhar Palitana Talaja park- sanctuary, Takhteshwar Temple, District Headquarter Talukas Mahuva Gaurishanker Lake, Jain Temples of Palitana and Talaja 4 Fact File

71.15o East (Longitude) Geographical Location 21.47o North (Latitude)

Average Rainfall 605 mm

Rivers Shetrunji, Ranghola and Kaludhar

Area 8,628 sq. km.

District Headquarter Bhavnagar

Talukas 11 5 Population 24,69,630 (As per 2001 Census)

Population Density 205 Persons per sq. km.

Sex Ratio 937 Females per 1000 Males

Literacy Rate 66.20%

Languages Gujarati, and English

Seismic Zone Zone III

Source: Profile 2006-07 5 2

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Economy and Industry Profile

6 Economy and Industry Profile

§ Industrial development in Bhavnagar district could be attributedto the presence of a large number of

diamond cutting and polishing units, salt and marine chemicals, plastics, ship building, and breaking

industries

§ Bhavnagar stands second in diamond cutting & polishing industry after in , with 6,000 units

operating from the district and employing more than 3 lakh people

§ Bhavnagar is the largest producer of salt, with 34,500 tons of salt being produced annually in the district

§ Bhavnagar manufactures FRP (Fiberglass Reinfo7rced Plastic) boatsand steel vessels at ship building

facility of Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat ) Ltd

§ At Alang, Bhavnagar houses the largest ship breaking yard in theworld

§ Bhavnagar has about 150 units manufacturing plastic monofilaments, and more than 400 units

manufacturing plastic cloth, twine, ropes, films, and multifilament yarn

§ Some sections of the society depends upon agriculture for their livelihood

Source: District Industries Centre, Bhavnagar 7 Agriculture

§ Major crops produced in the district are citrus, onion, Fig 1:Total Area and Production of Food and guava, banana and chiku Non Food Crops (2006-07) 2800 5000 ) . T § In 2006-07, Bhavnagar had the highest production of . M

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Area (in Hec) Production (in M.T.) Source: Department of Agriculture, 2006-07 8 Major Industries

§ There are 112 medium and large scale industries located Map 2: Major Industry Players in Bhavnagar* in Bhavnagar district § Some of the major medium and large scale players present in the district are mentioned in Table 1. Table 1: Major Industries Present in Bhavnagar* Name of Company Taluka Production Nirma Ltd. Kalatalav, Bhavnagar Chemicals Clay Mineral Products Ashapura Minechem Ltd. Chitra, Bhavnagar including Bentonite Chhatariya Foods Private Mahuva Onion Dehydration Units Ltd. Alcock Ashdown Ltd Anik Ship Breaking Talaja Shipbreaking 9 Industries Ltd. Volvo Steels Ltd. Mahuva Stainless Steel Ingots Iota Chemiculture Ltd. Ghogha Chemicals Alcock Ashdown Ltd Bhavnagar Ship Building Facility Skylink Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Sihor Chemicals Vegetable Oils and Wipro Limited Bhavnagar Vanaspati Ruparel Plastics (P) Ltd. Mahuva Polypropylene Ropes Vimal Dyes and Gas India Shampara Industrial Oxygen (P) Ltd.

Investment & Precision Bhavnagar Investment Castings Castings Ltd * Indicative List Source: Industries Commissionerate, , 2007 9 Small Scale Industries (SSI)

§ The district has 10,080 SSI units with employment of 49,587 involving a total investment of INR 28,955 lakhs (USD 70.62 million) § Around 4,460 SSI units are present in Bhavnagar taluka, witnessing investments to the tune of INR 9,956 lakhs (USD 24.28 million) § Maximum number of industries are engaged in repairing & servicing, textiles, chemicals, glass & ceramics, and wood products Fig 4 : Talukawise major Investments and Employment in SSIs

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Investments (in Lakhs) Employment

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 10 Small Scale Industries (SSI)

Map 3 : SSI Clusters in Bhavnagar 643 SSI units

270 SSI units Botad 323 SSI units Gadhda 133 SSI units Umrala Vallabhipur

4460 SSI units Bhavnagar 270 SSI 1266 SSI Sihor units units 11

221 SSI Ghogha units Gariadhar Palitana 356 SSI units

557 SSI Talaja units

1532 SSI units

Mahuva

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 11 Industry Investment Trends

§ As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda (IEMs) Fig. 5: Investments in 1988 -97 Vs 1998-07 Comparative Data in Last Two Decades filed, the total investment during 1988-97 was INR 2,693

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investments worth INR 4,775 Crore(USD 1,164.6 million) R 4000 N I

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I 0 gypsum, and chemicals sector, while 89% of the 1988 - 1997 1998 - 2007 12 Years investments during 1988-97 was contributed by industries

such as chemicals, cement and gypsum

§ Miscellaneous machinery and engineering sector showed

increase in number of units while chemicals, plastic and

food processing industries showed remarkable growth in

investments during 1998-2007

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 12 Investment Trends: 1988-97

§ During 1988-97, the chemical sector attracted Fig. 6: Major Investments & Employment During 1988-97 maximum investments to the tune of INR 1,209 Crores (USD 295 million) contributing 45% to the Highest Investment

total investments. The sector proved to be the t n Highest

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d 3000 n 2000 1209 1180 1027 § Cement and gypsum sector attracted next a 577 187 13 t 1000 40 22 n 0 e l

highest investments of INR 1,180 Crore (USD 288 s s m d f g l a s t f s n a c n e s i i e u i a m c d i t r i s e g r t u t o r t S s v s s

million) contributing 44% to total investments in m n o u s e l e n e e p u l F c u I y y h d a o m d t D r n C G e n I e i P

the decade C M Sectors § Highest employment was generated by metallurgical industries creating 8,585 Investment Employment (INR crore) employment opportunities and contributing 38% to the total employment

13 Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,2007 Investment Trends: 1998-07

§ Infrastructure sector attracted the highest

investment of INR 2,200 Crore (USD 536.5 Fig. 7: Major Investments & Employment During 1998-07 million) contributing 46% to total investments

generated during 1998-07 4500 3997 Highest 4000 Employment Highest t

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Crore (USD 399.26 million)growing by 39%

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and contributing 34% to the total investments s 938

14 e 1000 v n I 306 400 500 250 186 § Highest employment was generated by the 96 79 94 0

e s r m l ls s s chemical sector creating 3,997 jobs u a a e e t u ic c i ri c s ti tr t u p m u s s r y e u u t G h e d s c d n ra d C a In I f n m n a r s g contributing 36% to the total jobs created I t a u in n h o s e P e s n e m d a c e n ll o C a e r s c P g is d u M o § Food processing industries grew by over r o D F 250 times during 1998-07 with an investment Sectors

of INR 79 Crore (USD 19 million) Investment Employment (INR crore) Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 14 Investments in Pipeline

§ A total of 11 MoUs were signed during Vibrant Gujarat

Global Investors Summits (VGGIS) 2003, 2005 and Fig 8: Sectorwise MoUs Signed during VGGIS during 2003,2005 & 2007 2007, in several sectors, such as, ports, power, agro &

food Processing, tourism and mineral-based industries 1 1 § The power sector witnessed investments of over INR 2 2 4000 crore (USD 975.60 million) during VGGIS 2003

and 2005 by Nirma Chemicals Limited and Gujarat 5 Petro Chemical Limited respectively

Mineral Based Industries Power § Port sector witnessed maximum number of MoUs Port Tourism during 2003 and 2005 in the district Agro & Food processing

§ Gujarat State Petronet Corporation (GSPC), has

signed an MoU during Vibrant Gujarat 2007, for the

privatisation of Bhavnagar port Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 15 Economy Drivers

§ Major investments were witnessed in infrastructure projects during 1998-07 which would further enhance

the image of the district as a commercial region

§ Recent surge in the growth of food processing industries in the district has increased employment

opportunities for the masses

§ Presence of Bhavnagar port has helped in catalyzing the growthof industries, making it an important

terminal for export and import of goods 16

§ Proximity with other major industrial hubs of the State, such asAhmedabad, and Rajkot has helped the

district in attracting investments

§ Small scale industry sectors such as repairing & servicing, textiles, chemicals, glass & ceramics and

wood products are the supporting pillars of the economy providing numerous employment opportunities

Source: District Industries Centre, Bhavnagar 16 3

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Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

17 Industrial Estates

Map 4: Industrial Estates in Bhavnagar Table 2: Industrial Estates in Bhavnagar

Industrial Estates Area in Hectare

Vallabhipur 0.75

Dhasa 0.93

Botad 6

Viithalwadi 9

Sihor 1 12 Sihor 2 18.73 18 Palitana 33.95

Mahuva 18

Vartej 73.58

Chitra 174.71

Legend

Source: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Government of Gujarat, 2007 18 4

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Support Infrastructure

19 Road and Rail Connectivity

Road Map 5: Bhavnagar Road and Rail Network § National Highway 8E passes through the district connecting it to (205 km) and Amreli (113 km)

§ Bhavnagar is also connected to Ahmedabad (170 km), (280 km), (266 km), Surat (447 km), Rajkot (178 km), Ankleshwar (364 km), (514 km), (228 km) and (274 km)

§ Connectivity with major industrial centers of Ind20ia: Delhi (986 km), Mumbai (622 km), Kolkata (1981 km), Hyderabad (1138 km), and Chennai (1,686 km)

Rail

§ Almost all the talukas of Bhavnagar are well connected to

cities such as Amreli, Ahmedabad and Mumbai by rail

Source: Bhavnagar District Profile 2006-07 20 Airports and Ports

Air

§ Bhavnagar is one of the first cities to have an airport in Gujarat

§ Air services are available between Bhavnagar and Mumbai Mumbai

§ Nearest international airport is in Ahmedabad (200 km)

Port 21 § Bhavnagar port is well connected with a broad gauge railway line

§ The port handles oil cakes, salts, scrap, onions, clay and rape seeds

§ The port is 10 km away from Bhavnagar city which is well connected to Ahmedabad and Mumbai

§ There is a minor port at Ghogha and ship breaking yard at Alang

§ Government of Gujarat plans to develop Mithivirdi and Mahuva ports for handling steel products,

iron ore, coal, iron plates and automobiles

§ The nearest natural port of Pipavav is 113 km Source: Bhavnagar District Profile,2006-07, Gujarat Maritime Board, Government of Gujarat 21 Power Supply Network

Power Map 6 : Bhavnagar Power Supply

§ Bhavnagar has a well developed network of Sub stations in

the district to cater to the industrial and domestic power

requirements

§ There are five 220 KV sub stations at different locations in the

district at Dhasa, Vartej, Sagapara, Otha and Savarkundla,

and a 132 KV sub station is at Vallabhipur 22

§ Twenty one, 66 KV sub stationsare spread across the district

§ One power station is under implementation at Ghogha taluka.

Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, 2007 22 Gas Supply

Gas

§ Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) has proposed a gas pipeline in Bhavnagar with a length of 141 km originating from Jafrabad connecting Pipavav with Bhavnagar

Map 7: Bhavnagar Gas Grid Network

BHAVNAGAR

Route Identification Complete Commissioned Under Construction Source: Gujarat State Petronet Limited 23 Bhavnagar Port

§ Bhavnagar port is well connected with a broad gauge railway line

§ The port handles oil cakes, salts, scrap, onions, clay and rape seeds

§ The port is 10 km away from Bhavnagar city which is well connected to Ahmedabad and Mumbai by road and rail.

§ There is a minor port at Ghogha and ship breaking yard at Alang

§ Government of Gujarat plans to develop Mithivirdi and Mahuva ports for handling steel products,

iron ore, coal, iron plates and automobiles

§ The nearest natural port of Pipavav is 113 km

Source: Bhavnagar District Profile,2006-07, Gujarat Maritime Board, Government of Gujarat 24 Bhavnagar Port

§ Bhavnagar port is an all –weather direct berthing port for smaller vessels Gujarat § It is located in the Gulf of Cambay on the west coast of India and has a draft Bhavnagar upto 4 metres

§ The concrete jetty is 270 metres in length and 12.8 metres in width and also having North quay of 120 m

§ The port is illuminated by five high –mast towers and 75 KVA DG set for emergency power supply

§ The port exports –oil cakes, salts, scrap, onions, clay and rape seeds

§ Minor ports in the district are at Mahuva, Ghogha, and Talaja

§ Alcock Ashdown Ltd, amajor company for ship building, ship conversion and Performance overhauling projects,has a manufacturing shipyard in Bhavnagar 2005-06 (lakh tonnes)

§ Alcock Ashdown has one of the biggest centrally air conditioned FRP Import Export boat building shops in Bhavnagar 1.01 1.32 § Alang (50 km from Bhavnagar city) is the largest ship breaking yard in the Source: The Ports of Gujarat, Gujarat Maritime Board ,2005-06 world 25 Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Road Network

§ The Government has proposed privatisation of bus services in Bhavnagar, to enhance the standards of transport facilities. Further, a “Transport Nagar” proposed by the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation will provide themuch needed connectivity in the district

§ Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) has proposed development of Bhavnagar-Vallabhipur-Dhandhuka Road and Bhavnagar-

Dholera-Wataman Road 26

Port

§ Mithivirdi, situated 40 km south of Bhavnagar and 10 km north of existing

ship breaking yard at Alang is the proposed site for cargo handling which

includes steel products, iron ore, coal, iron plates, and automobiles

Source: Indian Real Estate: Growth and New Destinations ,FICCI and Ernst & Young, 2007 26 Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Power § Lignite based power station is proposed at Ghogha taluka having a capacity of 315 MW by Nirma Ltd. with investments of about INR 2,000 crore (USD 487.8 million)

Kalpasar Project § envisages to build a dam (64 km) across the in Gujarat in the Arabian Sea to creat27e a sweet water lake across Ghogha in Bhavnagar district and in district.It is a multi- dimensional project with power generation, water conservation, and bridging Saurashtra (west Gujarat with ). The distance between Saurashtra and south Gujarat will be reduced by 225 km after thesuccessful completion of the project

Source: Indian Real Estate: Growth and New Destinations ,FICCI and Ernst & Young, 2007 27 5

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Social Infrastructure

28 Education

§ Bhavnagar has a university of its own offering courses in Table 3 : Educational Institutions in professional disciplines such as management, computer Bhavnagar Educational Institutes Total applications, etc apart from the conventional courses. Primary Schools 961 § Bhavnagar hosts a number of Engineering, Medical, Nursing, Secondary &Higher 214 ayurvedic, and physiotherapy Colleges and Industrial Training Secondary Schools Institutes ITIs 8 § Engineering colleges offering courses in chemical, civil, Polytechnics 1 electrical, electronic and communication, 29information MCA Colleges 2 technology, production and mechanical engineering are Pharmacy College 2 present in the district Engineering Colleges 2

§ The Government Medical College and Swami Vivekanand Others * 15

Homeopathic Medical College affiliated with Bhavnagar * Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges University in Bhavnagar city offer MBBS and BHMS degrees

respectively Source: Bhavnagar District Profile 2006-07, Industries Commissionerate 29 Health

§ Bhavnagar has several hospitals for providing a

comprehensive range of medical services backed by modern

technology and trained clinicians.

§ There are 13 community and 47 primary health centers

present in the district.

§ Sir Takhtsinhji Hospital in Bhavnagar specializes in 30 Sir Takhtsinhji Hospital psychiatry, ophthalmology, cardiology, gynecology, etc

§ Sihor taluka has a Tuberculosis and Research Centre at

Amargadh which provides excellent treatment facilities

§ Indian Red Cross associated hospitals are also present in

the district

Source: Bhavnagar District Profile, Health and Family Welfare Department, 2007 30 6

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Tourism

31 Tourism

§ Some of the renowned tourist destinations in Bhavnagar city are Gandhi Smriti, Takhteshwar Temple, Gaurishanker Lake,Sardar Vallabhai Patel (Pill Garden), and old Darbargarh

§ The Velavadar National Park, which is situated 40 km from Bhavnagar city, is a sanctuary for blackbuck, , pelicans, flamingoes,white storks, saruscranes etc

§ Talaja is a picturesque and serene town in the district. Located on the Blackbuck in Velavadar National , it is known for the presence of 30 B32uddhist caves Park § Shihor Darbargadh, royal residence of the Gohil between 1570 and 1723 is known for paintings which potray the attire of the period, the weapons used, and the expressions on the warriors’faces

§ Bhavnagar city provides royal accomodation facilities for tourists. The district has many hotels such as Nilambagh Palace Hotel, Hotel Bluehill, Hotel Sunshine, and Hotel Apollo Hotel Bluehill

Source: India Guide Gujarat, 2007 32 7

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Investment Opportunities

33 Investment Opportunities Agriculture & Food Processing § Cotton spinning mill and surgical cotton manufacturing unit § Fruit pulp and juice canning industries § Poultry and cattle feed § Cold storage and dehyderation plant

Minerals § Cement plant § Mosaic chips § Stone crushing 34

Engineering § Tractor & agricultural equipments § Auto parts / machinery parts & foundry § Electrical equipments § Steel re–rolling mills

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunitiesavailable at www.indextb.com 34 Investment Opportunities

Ports § RO-RO terminals § Special purpose jetty with import facility for oil, waste & sludge, export facility for ship scrap , etc § Ship building and ship repairing

Plastic § Plastic wares, toys § Multi packing bags 35 § Plastic automotive parts § Fishing nets

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunitiesavailable at www.indextb.com 35 Annexure I

Maps Figures Tables

Figure 1 : Total Area and Production of Food Map 1: District Map of Bhavnagar with Talukas Table 1 : Major Industries Present in and Non Food Crops 2005-06 Bhavnagar Figure 2 : Total Area and Production of Food Map 2 : Major Industry Players in Bhavnagar Table 2 : Industrial Estates in Bhavnagar Crops 2006-07 Map 3 : SSI Clusters in Bhavnagar Figure 3 : Total Area and Production of Major Food Crops in 2006-07 Table 3 : Education Institutes in Bhavnagar Map 4 : Industrial Estates in Bhavnagar Figure 4 : Talukawise Major Investments and employment in SSIs Map 5: BhavanagarRoad and Rail Network Figure 5 : Investments in 1988-97 vs 1997-07 Map 6: Bhavnagar Power Network –Comparative Data in Last Two Decades

Map 7: Bhavnagar Gas Network Figure 6 : Major Investments and Employment during 1988-97 Figure 7 : Major Investments and Employment during 1998-07

Figure 8 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)

36 Annexure II : Abbreviations

SMEs : Small and Medium Enterprises

IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum

MoU : Memorandum of Understanding

SSI : Small Scale Industries

VGGIS : Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit

GoG : Government of Gujarat

GSPL: Gujarat State Petronet Limited

GPCL: Gujarat Power Corporation Limited

GSRDC: Gujarat State Road Development Corporation

GMB: Gujarat Maritime Board

ITI: Industrial Training Institutes

MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MV: Mega Volt

MT: Metric Tonnes

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