Issues in water supply and source of water?

3.1 The Chemical Capital of Gujarat

Cities of Bharuch and Ankleshwar are centrally located with cities of Vadodara and Surat in a close proximity. Bifurcated by the holy Narmada river at the creek of Gulf of Khambat, it also falls on the existing industrial corridor of south Gujarat and is already the chemical capital of India. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) crosses through the BAUDA region which is going to further influence the industrial growth in the region. Dahej Port is only 45km from Bharuch city, and is being developed by the GPCPSIRDA as the biggest industrial township constituting 7% of the district area and is going to influence the growth of Bharuch and Ankleshwar twin cities.

Above: Narmada Jayanti is celebrated every year to pay respect to the holy river, (From Brugukutch to Bharuch: A World Within, Patel Ritvik ) Right: Map of Gujarat showing the location of Bharuch and the DMIC corridor going centrally from it.

RAJKOT 372 km

DMIC INFLUENCE AREA

AHMEDABAD 191 km

Gulf of Khambat VADODARA 80 km

SURAT

75 km

TO MUMBAI 332 km

Special Investment Region

1 of 4 SIR’s proposed by the Gujarat State Government for Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemicals is immediately adjacent to BAUDA region having its own development authority (GPCPSIRDA).

JAMBUSAR

AMOD

7%

OF DISTRICT

453

sq.km.

633

sq.km.

GPCPSIRDA BAUDA

10%

OF DISTRCT

DMIC and GPSCSIRDA are the two major influencing factors which will govern the growth of twin cities in future.

Saint Bhrigu

VAGRA

DAHEJ PORT 45KM DAHEJ SEZ GPCPSIRDA

BHARUCH

BHARUCH

ANKLESHWAR ANKLESHWAR

HANSOT JHAGADIA

GIDC JHAGADIA MEGAESTATE

VALIA NETRANG Bharuch Core City

Second oldest city of India, From Saint Bhrigu to the biggest concentration of chemical industries

Ankleshwar GIDC Jami Masjid, Bharuch

GNFC, Bharuch GIDC

Dahej Port

TO SURAT (75 KM)

Above: District map of Bharuch showing the location of BAUDA and GPCPSIRDA