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Bharuch INDEX

1 : A Snapshot

2 Economy and Industry Profile

3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

4 Support Infrastructure

5 Social Infrastructure

6 Tourism

7 Investment Opportunities

8 Annexure

2 1

Bharuch: A Snapshot

3 Introduction: Bharuch

§ Bharuch is located in the southern part of , near the Gulf Map1: District Map of Bharuch with Talukas of in

§ The district has 8 talukas, of which the major ones are Bharuch (District headquarter), , Valia, Jhagadia and

§ Focus industry sectors:

§ Chemicals, Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals

§ Engineering Jambusar § Ports & Ship building Amod

§ Textiles Vagra

§ operated by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), has Bharuch Jhagadia made significant contribution to facilitate industrial growth inthe Ankleshwar district Valia

§ Some of the major tourist destinations in the district are District Headquarter Rishi Temple, the , and Shuklatirth Talukas 4 Fact File

72.45o to 73.15o East (Longitude) Geographical Location 21.30o to 22.00o North (Latitude)

Average Rainfall 800 mm

Area 5,253 sq. km

District Headquarter Bharuch

Talukas 8

Population 1.3 million (As per 2001 Census)

Population Density 261 persons per sq. km

Sex Ratio 920 Females per 1000 Males

Literacy Rate 74.79%

Languages Gujarati, and English

Seismic Zone Zone III

Source: Socio Economic Review 2006-07 5 2

Economy and Industry Profile

6 Economy and Industry Profile

§ Bharuch is a formidable industrial base in sectors as diversified as chemicals & petrochemicals, textiles,

drugs & pharmaceuticals and ports & ship building

§ Several private business conglomerates have their presence in Bharuch. Some of them include

Guardian Corporation, Videocon, Badische Anilin -und Soda-Fabrik (BASF), Reliance, Tatas, Aditya

Birla Group, Welspun-Stahl Rohrren, Aventis, Wockhardt, Rallis, Pfizer, Larson & Toubro (L&T), Bayer,

Glenmark, Lupin and Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd

§ Excellent port connectivity with the presence of Dahej port makes it an investment destination in port &

ship building activities. Several key private players have developed their facilities in and around Dahej

port, including Indo-Gulf, Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited (GCPTCL) and Petronet

LNG Ltd

§ Over 11,500 units of small and medium enterprises, involved in different sectors, such as chemicals and

petrochemicals, textiles etc. are present in the district

§ With over 70 medium and large scale industries, Ankleshwar is the major industrial center in Bharuch

witnessing a large number of business activities

7 Agriculture

§ Major horticulture crops being produced in the Fig 1: Total Area and Production of Food and Non Food Crops (2006-07) district are banana, mango, cucurbits, papaya 800 1400

) n i c (

and brinjal e 681 n H o i n t i ( c )

649 2571 . § In 2006-07, Bharuch had the highest production u a T . 400 700 d e o r

518 M r A P l

of Banana accounting for 8,18,940 metric tonnes l a a t t

o 313 o T (MT), followed by cucurbits with a production of T 0 0 22,720 MT Cereals Pulses Area (in Hec) Production (in M.T.) § Total production of cotton in was 257100 Bales (in 2006-07)

Fig 3: Major Food Crops Production Fig 2: Production of Fruits and Vegetables (2006-07) (2006-07)

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Source: Department of Agriculture, 2006-07 8 Minerals

§ 52% of the State’s lignite is found in Bharuch

§ 92% of silica sand is being produced in the district

§ Besides lignite, the district is also known for its reserves of Fuller’s Earth, Agate, Limestone and

Calcite.

Fig 4: Lignite Reserves in Bharuch (in mn.MT) Fig 5: Total Silica Sand Production in Bharuch (in mn. MT)

Rest of the State, Rest of 48% Bharuch, 52% the State 8% Bharuch 92%

Bharuch Rest of the State Bharuch Rest of the State

Source: Mineral Treasure of Gujarat,, Commissioner of Geology and Mining, 2002-03 9 Major Industries

• Ankleshwar being a major industrial center, has shown substantial contribution in the development of the district • Presence of over 625 industrial units in Bharuch Table 1: Presence of Major Industries in Bharuch* Name of the Unit Taluka Product

Aventis Pharma Ankleshwar Pentoxifylline, Lasilactone Tablets and Tonophosphate etc.

BASF Dahej Polymers of Styrene

Cadilla Healthcare Ankleshwar Tinidazole, Dexasmethasone, Sodium Phosphate etc.

DCM Shriram Jhagadia Sodium Hydroxide Chlorine, Hydrogen Chlorine etc.

Gas Authority of Limited (GAIL) Amod Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Glaxo India Limited Ankleshwar Basic Drugs, Salbutamol Formulations, Ranitidine etc.

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited Dahej Phosphoric Acid

Heuback Colour Pvt. Ltd. Ankleshwar Ammonium Nitrate, Crystal etc.

Hindalco Industries Dahej Copper Cathodes, Power, Oxygen, Sulphuric acid etc.

Indian Petrochemicals Corporation limited (IPCL) Dahej Ethane, Propylene, Butadiene etc.

Lupin Ankleshwar Vitamin B-6, Ortho Nitro Benzene, Pharmaceutical Bulk Drugs

Petronet LNG Limited Dahej Import of LNG, Regassification of LNG & Export of Natural Gas etc.

United Phosphorus Ltd. Ankleshwar Metaxuron Formulation, Diethyl Triphosphorus Chloride, Common Salt etc.

Welspun Dahej Saw Pipes, Plates and Coils

*Indicative list Source: Industries Commissionerate, , 2007 10 Major Industries

Map 2: Presence of Major Industrial Units in Bharuch*

Amod

Jhagadia Dahej

Ankleshwar

*Indicative list Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 11 Small Scale Industries (SSI)

§ Over 11,990 small scale industries are present in Bharuch with an investment of INR 55,224 lakhs (USD

134.69 million), generating employment for over 27,900 persons

§ Chemicals, engineering and textiles are the three major Small Scale Industry sectors present in Bharuch

district

Fig 6: Total Investments and Employment in SSIs ) s h

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Investments Employment

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007,and Bharuch District Profile Booklet, 2007 12 Investment Trends: 1988-97

§ According to Industrial Entrepreneurial Memoranda (IEM) filed from 1988 to 2007, Bharuch witnessed an investment of INR 90,286 Crore (USD 22,020.98 million), in sectors such as chemicals & petrochemicals, drugs & pharmaceuticals, metallurgical, engineering and textiles, etc. § From 1988 to 1997, investments in the district amounted to INR 37,467 Crore (USD 9,138.29 million). The major investments were in chemicals & petrochemicals, textiles and metallurgical industries.

Fig 7: Decadal Growth (1988-07) Fig 8: Total Investments and Employment (1988-97) ) ) e 60000 e r 16000 50000 r o o r 45746 r t C C

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o 0 0 T T 1988-97 1998-07 Chemicals Petrochemicals & Drugs & Pharma Textiles Refinery Investment( in Crore) Investments Employment

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

§ Investment in the Chemical sector during 1998-07, was approximately INR 14,680 Crore (USD 3,580.48

million) as compared to last decade’s investment of INR 10,136 Crore (USD 2,472.19 million), generating

an employment of 25,371

§ Infrastructure development projects emerged as an important investment area in the recent years,

witnessing investments to the tune of INR 5,643 Crore (USD 1,376.34 million).

Fig 9: Total Investments and Employment (1998-07) t

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Investments Employment

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 14 Investments in Pipeline

§ A total of 69 MoUs were signed, with an investment of Fig 10: MoUs and total Proposed Investments INR 101810 Crore (USD 24,831.71 million) during )

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Vibrant Gujarat : Global Investor’s Summits (VGGIS) U 60000 C ( o

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2003, 2005 and 2007, in sectors such as Chemicals, n

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N 11721 Agro and Food, Oil & Gas and Textiles s e

0 0 v n § 45 MoUs were signed with an investment of INR 2003 2005 2007 I MoU's Proposed Investment 77,904 Crore (USD 1,90,001 million), during VGGIS 2007, projecting employment opportunities for 3,18,031 Fig 11: Sectorwise MoUs Signed During Global Investors Summit-03,05 and 07 persons

1111 5 § A total of 19 MoUs were signed for investments in the 5 6 3 chemicals & petrochemicals sectors during VGGIS 6

2003, 2005 and 2007 19 9 6 § Sterling Biotech signed an MoU for INR 22,000 Crore 6 Agro & Food Processing Engineering Oil and Gas (USD 5365.85 million) to set up an SEZ Industrial Park/SEZ Ports Power Chemicals Road and Rail Textiles § During VGGIS 2007, Adani Power has proposed to Pharmaceuticals Paper Civil Aviation Tourism develop a 2,000 MW power plant, with an investment of INR 8,000 Crore (USD 1,951.22 million) Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 15 Economy Drivers

§ Emergence of PCPIR region, Dahej SEZ and passing of DMIC are expected to further fuel the industrial

and economic growth of the district

§ Centrally located within the industrial belt, Dahej is an ideal location in Asia to serve north, west and

central India and international destinations such as, , Africa, and North America

§ Bharuch is the exclusive producer of Silica sand and presence ofa large number of Lignite has made the

district a thriving industrial base for several industries

§ The district witnesses a large number of industrial estates and Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

Leveraging the existing industrial base, Bharuch attracts a large number of business conglomerates,

such as, Sanofi Aventis, Glenmark, Lupin, BASF, Bayer Crop Science and EI DuPont etc.

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Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

17 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

16 Industrial Estates 8 Special Economic Zones GIDC Industrial Estates Special Economic Zones Bharuch Dahej SEZ Ankleshwar Ceramic SEZ Panoli Jubilant Chemical SEZ Jhagadia Jayant SEZ Sterling SEZ Jambusar Jubilant Pharma SEZ Dahej JB SEZ Vagra Gujarat Hydrocarbon and Energy SEZ Limited Bharuch Valia BhBharuachruch Valia (Kondh) Valia (Dodwada) Hansot Nabipur Dungri Joli Vilayat

18 Special Economic Zones / Industrial Parks

Table 2: SEZs in Bharuch (Upto Nov. 2007) Map 3: SEZs in Bharuch Name & Location Sector Area ( in hect.) Status Notified and Dahej SEZ, Dahej Multiproduct 1812 hect. Operational Jambusar Sterling SEZ, 1263 hect. Multi-product Notified Jambusar

Gujarat Hydrocarbon 450 hect. Vilayat and Energy SEZ Hydrocarbon In-principle Limited, Vilayat

Jubilant Pharma SEZ, 200 hect. Jhagadia Pharmaceuticals In-principle Dahej Vilayat Panoli Ceramic SEZ, Ceramics and 197 hect. Upcoming Jhagadia Glass

Jubilant Chemical 160 hect. Chemicals Upcoming SEZ, Vilayat

130 hect. JB SEZ, Panoli Pharmaceuticals Upcoming Chemical 106 hect. Jayant SEZ, Vilayat Chemicals Upcoming Pharmaceuticals

Ceramics & Glass Multiproduct Hydrocarbon

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, 2007 19 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

Table 3: Industrial Estates in Bharuch Map 4: Industrial Estates in Bharuch Area (in Name & Location Hec) Vagra 157 Jambusar 2.14 Kodh 135.17 Palej 161.53 Dahej 4380 Panoli 879.50 Jhagadia 1707.27 Ankleshwar 1770.97 Bharuch 89.37 Pansoli 11.50 Nabipur 12.84 Dungri 17.75 Dondwada 17.96 Piludara 21.18 Naldhari 46.07 Kanelav 64

Source: Industries Commissionerate, 2007 and Gujarat Infdustrial Development Corporation (GIDC) 20 Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) 150 km

§ Government of India plans to develop a Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) linking Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

§ The proposed DFC passes through six states in India, of which, Gujarat accounts for 38% (564 km) of total DFC length (1,483 km)

§ The influenced area of 150 km on either sides of DFC is being developed as “Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor” (DMIC) Map 5 : Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor § Almost 62% of total area of Gujarat State (18 out of 26 Mumbai-Delhi High Axel Load Freight districts) would be benefited by DMIC development Corridor (DFC) - Knowledge Corridor § State government identified 82 links in the DMIC Influenced Investment Region (200 sq. km)

area to upgrade them into two/four lane carriageway offering Industrial Area (100 sq. km) connectivity between ports, industrial estates, hinterlands, Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR)

markets and points of agricultural produce Special Investment Region (SIR)

DMIC Influence Area Source: Concept paper on DMIC, (IL&FS), 2007 21 Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

Table 5 : Proposed Industrial Cluster in Bharuch – Dahej Industrial Area

Components Description Map 6: Bharuch-Dahej Industrial Area

Development of Dahej Port 4

Development of Port based Ship Repairing/ Ship Building Industries

Chemical, Petrochemical, Export Oriented Industrial Pharmaceutical, Textile, Light Activities Engineering

Logistics Hub Ankleshwar, Jhagadia

Augmentation of Dahej-Bharuch Link, Feeder Road Links Bharuch-Ankleshwar-Shirpur (NH-3) Link

Feeder Rail Links Development of Dahej-Bharuch Link Bharuch-Dahej industrial area lies within 50 km of the Dedicated Freight Corridor in southern Gujarat. Residential, Commercial, Institutional/ Integrated Township Health, Transportation land use

22 Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment Region

Dahej PCPIR Map 7 : PCPIR Master Plan § Dahej has been identified as a thrust area for large scale VAGARA industrial development by the Government of Gujarat

VILAYAT

§ In addition Dahej has also being identified as the Petroleum, BHUKHI CREEK BHARUCH TALUKA

Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) RAHIAD LEGEND HOUSING OPEN,GREEN,RECREATION UTILITY to catapult the growth of the industry DAHEJ ESTATE TRANSPORT ZONE,WARE HOUSES. DAHEJ ESTATE COMMERCIAL EXISTING ESTATE EXPANSION AREA OF EXISTING ESTATE Dahej PCPIR–Unique Selling Proposition UNDER ACQUISITION. CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES • Concentration of estates for petroleum, chemical and petrochemicals in Ankleshwar, Panoli, Jhagadia, Hazira, Total Area –29,500 Hectares Baroda Petrochemical Complex and Nandesari around Chemical & Petrochemical Industries 11,700 Ha PCPIR Related Engineering Industries 2,200 Ha Green Belt 3,600 Ha • Rich natural resources and feedstock availability. Roads, Rail and Corridor 6,000 Ha • All infrastructure -road, rail, port, power, gas, water -in Housing & Social Infrastructure 1,000 Ha Transport & warehousing 1,000 Ha place with planned upgradation Recreational zone 500 Ha • Chemical port terminal and storage facility at Dahej Power, Water, Infrastructure 500 Ha SEZ 1,800 Ha • PCPIR specific infrastructure such as effluent disposal Ports 200 Ha pipelines, common effluent treatment plants, solid waste disposal sites are available 23 4

Support Infrastructure

24 Road & Rail Connectivity

Map 8: Road & Rail Network of Gujarat Road

§ National Highway 8 passes through the district,

connecting it with Ahmedabad (182 km) and Mumbai

(362 km), along with the DMIC

§ Distance from major industrial centers: (96 km),

Rajkot (365 km), (71 km), (453

km), Gandhinagar (210 km), (256 km),

Ankleshwar (13 km) and (163 km)

Rail

§ Almost all the talukas of Bharuch are well connected Table 4: Distance of Bharuch from Major Industrial Cities with the rail network Locations Distance (in km) § A broad gauge rail line of 50 km is present in the Delhi 971 district Hyderabad 879 Kolkata 1721.33 § In total, there are 33 railway lines in Bharuch Chennai 1426 25 Airports & Port

Map 9: Connectivity of Bharuch with Other Air Districts of Gujarat

§ The nearest airport to the district is in Vadodara (69

km) followed by another airport in Ahmedabad Vadodara (175km) t a

h Vadodara

b District m Port a h Mumbai-Ahmedabad Dahej NH8 K

f o

f Bharuch l § The nearest port is at Dahej u G

§ The anchorage is at a distance of 5 km from the old port Narmada River

and 6 km from a container terminal in Jageshwar, Mumbai-Delhi High Axel Load Freight Bharuch Corridor Existing Railway National Highway Mumbai-Ahmedabad Expressway Effluent Treatment Line LNG Terminal 26 Power Supply Network

Power Map 10: Bharuch Power Supply Network § Bharuch has a well established power network with

nearby districts such as, Surat, Vadodara, Anand and

Ahmedabad.

§ A power station is present in Bharuch district connected to

Vadodara and Kakarapar in Surat.

§ 8 substations of 220 KV are in place in the district,

connected with all the major industrial belts of Gujarat.

§ 3 substations of 132 KV are existing in Bharuch, Power Station Ankleshwar and Valia. 220 KV Sub Station 132 KV Sub Station § Several power projects are proposed at Dahej. One of the

major projects is a 2000 MW power station proposed by

Adani Power Ltd. Source: Gujarat Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, 2007 27 Gas Supply

Gas

§ Strategically located on the western corridor, Dahej is linked with the integrated state-wide gas grid network, with the other districts of Gujarat.

Map 11: Bharuch Gas Grid Network

GPEC

PAGUTHAN NTPC BHARUCH GNFC VIDEOCON GACL AMBOLI DAHEJ

TORRENT

Route Identification Complete Commissioned Under Construction Source: Gujarat State Petronet Limited 28 Water Supply

Water

Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from three main sources, viz Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), Irrigation Canal and Sardar Sarovar Project.

Sardar Sarovar Project § The project envisages supply of water for drinking purposes, irrigation and industrial use § Sardar Sarovar Project water for industrial use is made available through branch canals § 2 branch canals that supply water to Bharuch district are listedin Table 5

Table 5: Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal network

Branch canal Length (Km) District Starting point End point

Miyagam 86.60 Vadodara, Bharuch Bhagwanpur Matar

Panchmahal, Vadodara and Vadodara 115.1 Rameshwara Bhadodra Bharuch

Source: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, 2007 29 Dahej Ports

§ The anchorage is at a distance of 5 km from the old port and 6 km from a proposed container

terminal site in Jageshwar, Bharuch.

§ M/s. ABG Shipyard is developing Ship Building Yard at Jageshwarsite

§ Many port based industries such as Birla copper, IPCL have developed their captive jetties at

Dahej port

§ M/s. GCPTCL has developed dedicated Chemical terminal at Dahej

§ The first LNG terminal of the country is developed at Dahej by M/s. Petronet LNG Ltd.

Gujarat Dahej Change

Dahej

30 Dahej Ports

§ Spread over 5,000 hectares of landandwithexcellent access Map 12: Location of Dahej in Gujarat to entire north west Indian hinterland, Dahej is strategically located at a distance of around 400 km north of Mumbai § The port has cargo handling capacity of around 22 MMTPA. Baroda More than INR 7,000 million (USD 171 million) has been

invested in its development t a Vadodara h District b m

§ The presence of existing industrial estates such as Bharuch, a

h Mumbai-Ahmedabad Dahej NH8 K

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Ankleshwar and Panoli has enhanced the locational o

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attractiveness of the region G

Narmada River § Commodities handled by the port for import include fertilizers, Bharuch rock phosphate, naphtha, ammonia, coal & coke, propylene, ethylene, copper concentrate, methanol, Profane and coconut oil, while the commodities for export include phosphoric acid and soya beans § It is expected that the PCPIR (Petroleum and Petrochemicals Gujarat Dahej Investment Region), would further position Dahej as one of the best investment destinations in the country.

31 Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Port project: § A solid cargo terminal has been proposed by Gujarat Adani Ports Ltd. with an estimated cost of INR 500 Crore (USD 121.95 million) § The upcoming facilities in Dahej port includes ship building yards, Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and PCPIR. The cargo handling capacity is expected to go up to 48 MMTPA from the current capacity of 22 MMTPA. Road project: § With an estimated cost of INR 735 Crore (USD 179.26 million), Government of Gujarat has proposed a 6 lane road project, linking Bharuch to Vadodara Rail Project: § To increase the accessibility of Dahej port, a rail project is proposed connecting the port with Surat and Vadodara § Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been framed and project is under implementation

Source: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, 2007 32 5

Social Infrastructure

33 Education

§ Bharuch has a literacy rate of 74.79% Table 6: § There are 850 primary, 118 secondary and 55 higher Educational Institutes in Bharuch Educational Institutes Nos. secondary schools in the district Primary Schools 850 § With 1,408 seats, the 17 ITIs offer several industrial training programs in Cutting and Sewing, Fitting, Diesel engine Secondary Schools 118 Higher Secondary mechanic, Information Technology and electronic system Schools 55 management. ITIs 17 § K.J. Polytechnic College present in Bharuch has an intake Polytechnic College 1 capacity of over 400 and offers diploma courses in Engineering Colleges 3 electronics, mechanical, computers, cosmetic design, Management College 1 chemical civil and in electrical engineering. Other Colleges* 10 § Shri Sadvidya Mandal Institute of Technology and a *Other Colleges: Arts, Commerce, Government engineering college are present in the district Science, B.Ed and Law College with intake capacities of 315 and 180 respectively

§ Narmada College of Management in Bharuch offers MBA courses and has an intake capacity of 60

Source: Department of Education, 2007 34 Health

§ There are 32 primary health centres (PHC), 8 community health centres

(CHC) and 1 civil hospital present in Bharuch

§ The district has a presence of private specialised hospitals to provide a

comprehensive range of tertiary and secondary care services backed by

state-of-the-art technology and trained medicos.

§ The district hosts over 20 private hospitals, such as Bharuch Hospital,

Shaikh Orthopedics Hospital, Ami Surgical Hospital & Nursing

Home, Narayan Eye Hospital and Karm Plastic Surgery & Burns

Hospital, which are specialized in eye, child care, maternity,

orthopedics, ENT, plastic surgery and for burn treatments.

Source: www.Hospitalsindia.com 35 6

Tourism

36 Tourism

§ The district is well known for its ancient monuments such as

Swaminarayan Temple, Narmadamata Temple and the

Vaishnav Haveli which are more than 150 years old

§ Imparting the culture & tradition of Gujarat and some rare

manuscripts, presence of Raichand Deepchand Library,

whichwas established in the mid 19th century is witnessed

in the district. The library has a collection of over 200,000

books Swaminarayan Temple

§ The district boasts of Shoolpaneshwar wildlife sanctuary

§ Other renowned places in Bharuch are Kabirvad,

Kadiadungar, Jama Masjid, Valanda Kothi and the

Golden Bridge

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Investment Opportunities

38 Investment Opportunities Chemicals and Petrochemicals § Intermediary chemical manufacturing units § Polymer downstream projects § Ethylene based projects § Benzene based projects Port led Development § Container terminal for feeder vessel at Dahej Port § Maritime Institute § Hazardous waste management facility § Ro –Ro ferry project § Captive jetty

Textile § Modern spinning with captive power generation § Manufacture of fabrics § Modern energy efficient textile processing § Technical textiles

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunitiesavailable at www.indextb.com 39 Investment Opportunities

Oil and Gas § Exploration activities § Setting up LNG terminals and drilling rig § Developing CNG related infrastructure, CNG dispensing stations, automation, manufacture and trading of CNG kits etc

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals § Contract research and manufacturing § Clinical research § Research and Development § Marketing and distribution alliance

Engineering § Submerged Arc Welded (SAW) pipes § Automobile assembly unit § Forged auto components § Steel building

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunitiesavailable at www.indextb.com 40 Annexure I

Maps Figures Tables

Figure 1 : Total Area and Production of Food Map1: District Map of Bharuch with Talukas Table 1 : Presence of Major Industries in and Non Food Crops (2005-06) Bharuch Map2: Presence of Major Industrial Units in Figure 2 : Production of Fruits and Vegetables Bharuch in 2006-07 Table 2 : SEZs in Bharuch Figure 3 : Production of Major Food Crops in Map 3: SEZs in Bharuch 2006-07 Table 3 :Industrial Estates in Bharuch

Map 4: Industrial Estates in Bharuch Figure 4 : Lignite Reserves in Bharuch (in mn. Table 4 :Distance of Bharuch from Major MT) Indian Cities

Map 5:Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Figure 5 : Total Silica Sand Production in Table 5 : Proposed Industrial Cluster in Bharuch (in mn. MT) Bharuch –Dahej Industrial Area Map 6: Bharuch Dahej Industrial Area Figure 6: Total Investments and Employment Table 5 : Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal in SSIs Map 7: PCPIR Master Plan Network Figure 7 : Decadal Growth Rate (1988-07) Map 8: Road & Rail Network of Bharuch Table 6 : List of Educational Institutes in Bharuch Figure 8 : Total Investments and Employment Map 9: Connectivity of Bharuch with Other (in 1988-97) Districts of Gujarat Figure 9 : Total Investments and Employment Map 10: Bharuch Power Supply Network (in 1998-07)

Map 11: Bharuch Gas Grid Network Figure 10 : MoUs and Total Proposed Investments Map 12: Location of Dahej in Bharuch Figure 11 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed During Global Investors Summits 2003, 2005 and 2007

41 Annexure II : Abbreviations

IEM: Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum MoU: Memorandum of Understanding SSI: Small Scale Industries VGGIS: Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit SEZ: Special Economic Zone LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas GIDC: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor DFC: Delhi Freight Corridor GIDB: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board GoG: Government of Gujarat GCPTCL: Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited L&T: Larson & Toubro PSU: Public Sector Undertaking PCPIR: Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region GWSSB: Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board GMB: Gujarat Maritime Board MMTPA: Metric Million Tonnes per Annum

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