Invites request for proposal (RFP) for preparing the master plan for the proposed 18,740.58 hectare project which will have facilities related to petrochemical, apparel, automobile, marble furniture, cement and maritime
The three Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs) proposed in Gujarat will have facilities related to petrochemical, apparel, automobile, marble furniture, cement and maritime. A consultant will be appointed within a month to prepare a detailed master plan for CEZs in the region.
Under the larger Sagarmala Programme, there are plans to have 14 CEZs at different locations across India, of which three will be in Gujarat at Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat (Suryapur).
"The industrial clusters proposed to be developed in these three CEZs will be related to petrochemical, automobile, cement, etc. The perspective plans were also prepared for these CEZs," reads the tender document inviting request for proposal (RFP) for preparing the master plan.
As per the plans prepared for Gujarat, automobile-related establishments would be at Sanand, petrochemical, apparel and cement hubs would be at Saurashtra, and maritime and marble cluster in Kutch.
Kandla and Mundra ports have been appointed as nodal agency for the project to develop CEZ and Coastal Economic Units (CEUs) in Kutch region.
"This project is being undertaken by the Ministry of Shipping through Indian Ports Association and has several aspects to it. The total area of CEZ is much more bigger than the size of Kandla Port," said Ravi Parmar, chairman, Kandla Port Trust.
For Kutch region, a total of 12 clusters have been identified having a total of 13,320.58 hectare land bank. The cluster size varies from 33.62 hectare to 2,175.80 hectare. Including Kandla Port, the total area under the project is 18,740.58 hectare.
"Even tourism, fisheries, community development will be part of the larger project," added Parmar.
For Saurashtra region, covering the districts of Junagadh, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad, Pipavav and Sikka are the nodal ports. Similarly, for the Suryapur region, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad districts Dahej and Hazira are the nodal ports.
CEZs will be spatial economic regions comprising a group of coastal districts or districts with a strong linkage to the ports in that region. Whereas, CEUs will be specific industrial estate projects with a demarcated boundary similar to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridors nodes. The CEUs will house the industrial clusters or projects proposed within the CEZ.
Each CEZ will consist of multiple CEUs and more than one industrial cluster can be housed within a CEU. Within each industrial cluster, there can be several manufacturing units.
All these clusters will be closer to deep draught port under the 'Port-Linked Industrial Clusters'.
With the bidding process underway to prepare detailed master plan, either by later this month or early next month, an agency will be appointed for the same.
Once the CEZs and CEUs are established, they will generate employment opportunities in the coastal regions of Gujarat having presence of industries, apart from reducing logistics cost and saving time for the movement of exports and imports. Even the movement of domestic cargo through ports is expected to improve.
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