Kheda

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Kheda: A Snapshot Economy and Industry Profile Industrial Locations / Infrastructure Support Infrastructure Social Infrastructure Tourism Investment Opportunities Annexure
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Kheda: A Snapshot

Introduction: Kheda
Kheda, also known as Kaira is located 35 km from Ahmedabad on the bank of river Vatrak Kheda district borders with Sabarkantha district in the north, Panchmahals district in the east, Vadodara district in the south, and Ahmedabad district in the west The district has 13 talukas with Nadiad (district headquarter), Mahemdabad, Kapadwanj, Matar, and Kheda being the developed talukas Famous pilgrimage destinations in the district are Dakor temple, Santram temple, and Mahadev temple The thermal power station at Wanakbori in Kheda with a total installed capacity of 1,470 MW is the largest coal-based thermal power station in the State Focus sectors include Agriculture, Mineral-based
Kapadvanj Kathlal Mahemdabad Balasinor Virpur

Map 1: District Map of Kheda with Talukas

Kheda Mahudha
Matar Nadiad

Thasra

industries, Plastics, Engineering and IT sector

District Headquarter Talukas

Fact File
Geographical Location Temperature Average Rainfall Rivers Area District Headquarter Talukas Population Population Density Sex Ratio Literacy Rate Languages Seismic Zone
Source: Kheda District profile Booklet 2006-07

72.32 to 73.37 East (Longitude) 22.30 to 23.18 North (Latitude) 41 Centigrade (Maximum) 14 Centigrade (Minimum) 723 mm 9 (Mahi, Sabarmati, Mesvo, Khari, Luni, Vatrak, Shedhi, Mahor, Varasi) 3959 sq. km Nadiad 10 20,23,354 (As per 2001 Census) 480 Persons per sq. km 922 Females per 1000 Males 72.71% Gujarati, Hindi and English Zone III

Economy and Industry Profile

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Economy and Industry Profile

Kheda district is also known by the name golden leaf since it is the major producer of tobacco in the State. Additionally the district has a strong base of cotton cultivation specifically in Nadiad taluka. Nadiad taluka is the industrial center in the district, with major concentration of industries in sectors like Textiles, Paper, Electrical equipments and Food processing One of the largest manufacturer of corrugated boxes in the Country, the Core Emballage Ltd., is present in the district The upcoming industrial sectors in the district include Ceramics, Plastic and its products, Cement and Gypsum There are huge natural gas reserves in Matar taluka of the district. Oil and gas company Shell India Ltd. has its bottling plant and filling facilities in the district One of the oldest textile industries - New Shorock Mills (Division of Mafatlal Industries) has its operations at Nadiad
Source: Kheda District profile Booklet 2006-07

Agriculture
In the year 2006-07, Kheda produced 1.07 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of fruits, 4.13 lakh MT of Vegetables, and 8,990 MT of spices
Area ('00 Ha)

2nd largest producer of Cereals in Gujarat

Fig. 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07
30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Fruits Vegetables
9280 107880 4005 8990 413600 24200

450000 400000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 Spices Production (M.T.) Production ('00 M.T.) 350000

Main fruits cultivated in the district include Aonla, Citrus, Banana and Papaya. Kheda is the largest producer of Aonla contributing 23% to the total production in the state

Kheda contributes 7% to the total production of vegetables in Gujarat. The significant crops of vegetables in the district include potatoes, tomatoes,
Area ('00 Ha) 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0

Area ('00 Ha)

Production (M.T.)

Fig. 2 : Food and Non-Food Crop Production 2006 - 07

6000
2583 4301

5000 4000 3000

133
71 56 161 171 406

brinjals and onions Major Spices grown in the district include cumin seeds, fennel seeds, chilly, ginger and turmeric The district is the second largest producer of Tobacco in the State

2000 1000 0

Cereals

Pulses

Oilseeds Cotton(Lint) Production ('00 M.T.)

Area ('00 Ha)

Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat

Minerals
Major minerals found in the district are bauxite, limestone and quartz. Other minerals found in the district include bentonite, brick sand, road metal, sand, gravel and black trap Limestone occurs in Balasinor taluka of Kheda with 800 Million tonnes of reserves, processing having 7% share in total reserves of the State Bauxite reserves are found in Thasara and Kapadwanj talukas (approx. 89 Million tonnes) and quartz reserves exist in Balasinor and Thasar talukas of the district Some of the mineral-based industries in Kheda are: Bauxite calcination plant Bentonite pulverizing unit Cement plant Crockery/ceramic unit Glazed tiles Marble cutting and polishing Quartz crushing unit
Source: Kheda District Profile Booklet 2007, Geology & Mining department

Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Kheda

Bauxite Limestone Bentonite Sand Quartz Black trap

Major Industries
Presently there are 20 medium and large scale industries in Kheda district All these industrial units are concentrated in Nadiad, Mahemdabad, Kheda and Matar talukas of the district with an investments aggregating to INR 62,776.32 lakh (USD 149 million), generating 6,720 jobs Some of the major medium and large scale players present in Kheda district are mentioned in Table 1.
Table 1: Illustrative List of Medium and Large Scale Players in Kheda*
Name of Company Hindustan Coca cola Beverages Ltd. Shell Gas India Ltd. Merck Bioscience Ltd. GE Lighting (India) Ltd. Mafatlal Industries Ltd Britco Foods Company Ltd. Transatlantic Packaging Pvt. Ltd. Taluka Kheda Matar Kheda Nadiad Nadiad Matar Production Beverages Gas bottle filling Large volume & Small volume Parentrals Electrical equipments Textiles Natural or artificial mineral water Thermoformed plastic packaging Nebros Pharmaceuticals Kheda Varun Seacon Ltd. Kheda Refrigerated and plain marine containers Tablets and Capsules * Indicative List Name of Company Torrent Cable Ltd. Sailani Agro Tech Industries Orient Glaze Ltd. Core Emballage Ltd. Apar Limited Taluka Nadiad Production Cable wire and PVC wire Refined castor oil Ceramics Corrugated boxes Electrical equipments

Matar Kheda Kheda Nadiad

Kheda

Source: Kheda district profile booklet 2006-07

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Major Industries
Map 3 : Major Industry players in Kheda*
Virpur

Kapadvanj

Kathlal Balasinor

Mahemdabad Kheda Mahudha Thasra

Shell Gas India Ltd. Apar Industries Mafatlal Industries

Matar

Nadiad

Torrent Cables Ltd. GE Lighting (India) Ltd. Nabros Pharmaceuticals Merck Biosciences Ltd. Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.

Source: Kheda District Profile booklet 2006-07

* Indicative List

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Small Scale Industries (SSI)

There are 8,186 small scale industries operating in Kheda district. Some of the main industries under SSI are chemicals, miscellaneous manufacturing industries, repairing services, food products and nonmetallic mineral products Maximum number of SSI units (2,521 Units) are related to Repairing services followed by textile industry with 1,086 units Most of the small scale industries are concentrated in Nadiad, Kapadwanj, Thasara and Mahemdabad
Figure 3 & 4 : Contribution of Sectors in SSI units
10% 3% 3% 33% 4% 4% Repairing services

7%
Textiles Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Wood products

9%

Tobacco and Beverages Paper products Leather products

11%

SSI Contribution

Food products Machinery and parts Metal products Non-metallic mineral products

6%

Other SSI

25% Rubber and Plastic products Basic metal industries Electrical Machinery and apparatus

8%

8%

14% 13%

Chemicals Others

28%

14%

Transport equipment and parts

Source: Kheda district profile booklet 2006-07

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Industry Investment Trends

As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda (IEMs) filed, sectors during showing growth over in
250 Investment
208

Fig. 5 : Investments in Major Sectors 1988-1997 vs 1998-2007 Comparative Data

investments

1998-2007

previous

200 150 100 50 0 Misc. mach and Engineering Ceramics Plastic & its products
44 6 8 4 10 13 0

decade are ceramics, plastic and its products, cement & gypsum and miscellaneous machinery These sectors account for investments equivalent to INR 23 crore (USD 5 million) during 1988-1997 However, during the decade of 1998-2007, growth in these sectors were tremendous with an investment of INR 270 crore (USD 64 million) Maximum investments were witnessed in Cement and Gypsum sector followed by Paper and its products during the decade(1998 2007)

Cement & Gypsum

Sectors Investment 1988-1997 Investment 1998-2007

INR Crores

Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2007

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Investment Trends: 1988-97

During 1988-97, paper and pulp sector attracted highest investment to the tune of INR 1,372
Fig. 6 : Major Investments & Employment during 1988-97

crore (USD 3.26 billion) contributing 59% of the

Investm ent & Em ploym ent 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Paper & Pulp incl. paper Electrical Equipm ents Chem icals Textiles
Highest Investment

Highest Employment

6002

total investments in the district Highest employment was generated by textile sector with creation of 6,002 jobs during 1988-97 and an investment of INR 186 crore (USD 44.28 million) Paper and Pulp sector generated the next highest employment opportunity creating 2,974 jobs

2974 1372 1748 210 186 130 593 1292 113 Food processing industries 101 368 Drugs & Pharm aceuticals 79

735

Sectors Investments Employment

followed by electrical equipments creating 1,748 jobs

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,2007

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Investment Trends: 1998-07

Cement and Gypsum emerged as the new sector attracting highest investment of INR 208 crore (USD 49.50 million) contributing 47% to the total investments Food processing industries attracted next
Fig. 7 : Major Investments & Employment during 1998-07
Investm ent & Employment 600 500 400 300 200 100 0
Food processing industries Plastic & its products Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Vegetable oils Electronics Cement & Gypsum Ceramics 208 200 86 44
Highest Investment

528

Highest Employment

363 301 205 170

highest investment of INR 86 crore (USD 20 million) creating as many as 301 jobs Plastic and its products grew tremendously attracting investment of INR 44 crore (USD 10.47 million) with 50% increase in total number of units and generating highest employment with 528 jobs An upward trend in investments was observed in Ceramics sector with growth of over 150 %

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Sectors Investments Employment

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007

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Investments in Pipeline
4 MoUs amounting to INR 252 crore (USD 60 million) of investments were signed in Kheda during Vibrant Gujarat :
MoUs signed

Fig 8: Number of MoU Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)

3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2005 Years 2007 1 3

Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) hosted in the years 2003, 2005 and 2007 Engineering & Automobiles, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals sectors invited investments Chemical sector received highest proposed investment for INR 100 crore (USD 24 million) with the plan to set up a calcium manufacturing unit in the district The next highest investment was proposed by the pharmaceutical sector with an investment of INR 72 crore (USD 18 million) Engineering & automobile sector received investments from Torrent Cable Ltd. and C M Smith & Sons Ltd. with an aggregate of INR 80 crore (USD 20 million)

Fig 9: Sector wise MoUs (VGGIS 03, 05, 07 Signed

1

Engineering and Automobile

Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007

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Economy Drivers
The proposal for setting up an integrated textile park in Kheda is expected to fuel the industrial and economic growth of the district with increase in employment opportunities and investments in the textile sector The completion of Ahmedabad-Nadiad Expressway and Nadiad-Vadodara Expressway, two lane dual carriageway with full access control has enabled to save time in commuting between these districts and increase the commercial value of the region because of better accessibility The emerging industrial sectors such as Paper, Cement & Gypsum and Ceramics showed an upward trend in investments in the last two decades. This would further boost the industrial growth and economy of the district Kheda has some of the best mineral based industries which offer scope for investments in the mining sector

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Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

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Industrial Locations / Infrastructure

6 Industrial Estates
Industrial Estates Thasara Kapadwanj Matar Nadiad 1 Nadiad 2 Balasinor

Surat
1 Industrial Park
Industrial Park M/s. Vraj Integrated Textile Park

Kheda

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Industrial Parks
Table 2: Industrial Parks in Kheda

Name Of The Developer Location Park Project Cost (USD million) Proposed Area Status of Approval

M/s. Vraj Integrated Textile Park Ltd. Bidaj Taluka, Kheda district Integrated Textile Park 26.19 93.39 Acres Upcoming

Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007

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Industrial Estates
Table 3: Industrial Estates in Kheda Map 4: Industrial Estates in Kheda

Industrial functional estate Thasara Kapadwanj Matar Nadiad 1 Nadiad 2 Balasinor

Area (In hectares) 8.16 10.89 11.52 15.33 19.35 25.90

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

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Support Infrastructure
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Road Connectivity
Road Map 5 : Kheda Road & Rail Network

Kheda district is well connected with other cities by road National Highway (NH) 8 passes through the district connecting it to cities such as Ahmedabad (52 km), Surat (226 km) and Vadodara (59 km)

Presence

of

Ahmedabad

Nadiad

Vadodara
Table4 : Distances of Nadiad from major Industrial Hubs
Locations Delhi Distance (in km) 848 511 1028 1865 1575

expressway improves connectivity between the districts Kheda is also connected to Gandhinagar (83 km), Vapi (323 km), Jamnagar (322 km), Mehsana (126 km) and Ankleshwar (143 km)

Mumbai Hyderabad Kolkata Chennai

Source: Kheda District Profile bBooklet 2006-07

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Rail and Air Connectivity

Rail

Kheda district is well connected with other districts and cities of the state There is broad gauge rail route that connects the district to Mumbai and Ahmedabad

Air

The nearest airport is located at Vadodara which is about 38 km from district headquarter Nadiad The airport connects the district to important cities such as Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune

Port

The nearest ports are at Hazira and Dahej

Source: Kheda district profile booklet 2006-07

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Power Supply Network

Power

Gujarat Electricity Board located at Nadiad is the supplier of power to the district Kheda district has the largest thermal power station in the State of 1,470 MW located at Wanakbori in Balasinor taluka for industrial and residential electricity supply There are also well-developed substations spread across the district 1 substation of 220 K.V. at Kapadwanj, 2 substations of 132 K.V. at Mahemdabad & Nadiad, and 19 substations of 66 K.V.
Map 7 : Kheda Power supply

Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation

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Gas Supply
Gas

There is one section of gas pipeline present in the district, Vadodara Ahmedabad Kalol of 41.91 km The proposed length of gas grid is 15 km which is expected to cover the Tarapur block

Map 8 : Kheda Gas Network

Proposed Pipeline Commissioned Pipeline Under Construction

Source: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, 2007

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Support Infrastructure : Water

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 supply is made available through branch canals The branch canals that supply water to Kheda district are listed in Table 5
Table 5 : Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal Network Branch canal Sanali Mahemdavad Ghodasar Vahelal Length (Km) 11.40 23.98 21.54 25.03 District Kheda Kheda Gandhinagar, Kheda Gandhinagar, Kheda Starting point Lasundra Antroli Bahiyal Harsoli End point Vithalpura Kathlal Mahemdavad Raska

Source: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, 2007

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Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) has identified Navagam village in Kheda district to be developed as a rural tourist hub. This will promote village tourism in the State and also benefit local communities economically, socially, and culturally. Various activities such as like landscaping and development of parks at Navagam would be taken up Gujarat State Road Development Corporation Ltd. has envisaged construction of road-over-bridge in lieu of existing level crossing No. 276/C in km 1/8 in km 2/0 of Nadiad bypass (link joining Dabhan-Nadiad and Nadiad-Ahmedabad road) A MoU is signed between the District Rural Development Agency; Nadiad; Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union; Anand; and Commissioner of Rural Development, Government of Gujarat in respect of special project for Improving socio-economic conditions of BPL families of Kheda district through Dairying and Animal Husbandry Activities
Source: Official Portal of Gujarat Government, Gujarat State Road Development Corporation

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Social Infrastructure
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Education
Nadiad taluka of the district hosts one of the famous Engineering institute Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology which offers courses in civil, mechanical, electrical, chemicals, instrumentation & control, computer and electronics and communication engineering as well as management and pharmacy courses. There is one more engineering college Charotar Institute of Technology at Changa offering similar courses There are two nursing colleges, one dental college, and one ayurvedic college present in the district Industrial Training Institutes in Kheda impart training in areas such as dress making, Welding, electronic system maintenance, plastic processing, computer operating and several others There is regional Sugarcane Research Station of Gujarat Agricultural university located in Thasara taluka of the district
Table 6 : Educational Institutions in Kheda

Educational Institute Primary Schools Secondary Schools Higher Secondary Schools ITIs Pharmacy Colleges Polytechnic MCA College Engineering Colleges Management College Others*

Total 1596 251 81 12 2 2 1 1 1 16

* Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges

Source: Kheda District Profile Booklet 2006-07, Department of Education

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Health
There are 8 community healthcare centers, 46 primary healthcare centers, and 207 sub centers in Kheda district Two civil hospitals in the district Nadiad A multi-specialty hospital, - Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), is located in Nadiad taluka of the district, which is one of its kind in Asia as its the first hospital in the country devoted entirely to Nephrology and Urology. D.D.M.M. Institute of Cardiac Surgery and an Ayurvedic Hospital at J.S. Patel Ayurvedic College are also located in the district Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital at Nadiad, Kheda are located at Kheda and

Source: Kheda district profile booklet 2006-07

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Tourism
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Tourism
Dakor Dakor is the most famous religious place of Lord Ranchhodraiji in Gujarat. It is located at a distance of 33 km from Nadiad taluka and attracts thousands of pilgrims every year. It has eight domes and twenty four turrets covered with gold leaves Dinosaur and Fossil Park Raioli in Kheda district is a treasure of fossils and fossilised eggs of a 10 meter long dinosaur. These fossils are about 65 million year old. The park has some basic plaster models and information about the dinosaur Santaram Temple It is a popular pilgrimage site in Gujarat dedicated to Saint Santaram Maharaj who is believed to be the incarnation of Hindu trinity of Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, depicted with three heads and six hands Water Structures Kapadwanj taluka has two sub-terranean water structures a Kund and the Battris Kotha ni Vav. The Kund is a large square tank with steps on all four sides leading to the water. The Vav descends five stories. The columns that support the pavilion roofs have beautiful carvings
Source: India Guide Gujarat, 2007, Annual Report (2006-07)

Dakor temple

Santaram temple

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Investment Opportunities
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Investment Opportunities
Food and agro
Rice, pulse and flour mills Confectionery Cold storage

Mineral based
Pulverizers Limestone and cement manufacturing units Building materials Ceramic units

Plastic
PVC doors and windows Storage water tanks Polyethylene pipes Acrylic sheets
* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at www.indextb.com

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Investment Opportunities
IT/ ITeS
Computer hardware and software Internet service providers Training & educational centers

Engineering
Ancillary repairing and replacement units for existing large industries Induction furnace Re-rolling mills

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at www.indextb.com

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Annexure I
Maps
Map 1: District Map of Kheda with talukas Map 2: Mineral reserves in Kheda Map 3: Medium & Large Scale Industry Clusters Map 4: Location of Industrial Estates in Kheda Map 5 :Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Map 6 :Kheda Road & Rail Network Map 7: Kheda Power Supply Map 8 : Kheda Gas Network

Figures
Figure 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07 Figure 2 : Food and Non- Food Crop Production 2005-06 Figure 3 & 4: Contribution of sectors in SSI Units Figure 5: Investment in Major sectors Decadal Comparison Figure 6 : Major Investments and Employment during 1988-1997 Figure 7 : Major Investments and Employment during 1998-2007 Figure 8 : No. Of MoUs Signed Figure 9: Sectorwise MoUs Signed

Tables
Table 1 : Medium & Large scale players in Kheda Table 2: Industrial Park in Kheda Table 3 : Industrial estates in Kheda Table 4: Distance of Kheda from major Industrial hubs Table 5: Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal Network Table 6 : Educational Institutions in Kheda

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Annexure II : Abbreviations
IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum MoU : Memorandum of Understanding SSI : Small Scale Industries MSI : Medium Scale Industries LSI : Large Scale Industries VGGIS : Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit SEZ : Special Economic Zone GIDC : Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation GIDB : Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board GSPC : Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation GSPL : Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. GEB : Gujarat Electricity Board GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board ITI : Industrial Training Institute MPUH : Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital MT: Metric Tonnes INR: Indian Rupee

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