PM’s Surat visit to unveil Rs 18,777cr development package for South Gujarat

Surat: From industrial infrastructure to environmental management, a slew of projects worth over Rs 18,777 crore, jointly undertaken by the Centre and the Gujarat govt, will be unveiled during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s June 5 visit to Surat, giving a major development boost to South Gujarat.

Among the key initiatives are Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) projects worth Rs 1,063.43 crore aimed at strengthening industrial infrastructure, effluent disposal systems and drainage networks across major industrial clusters in Bharuch and Valsad districts.

The PM will inaugurate eight GIDC projects, including six in Bharuch worth over Rs 894 crore and two in Valsad worth Rs 169.3 crore.

Bharuch, a major hub for chemical and petrochemical industries, will receive significant infrastructure upgrades under the projects. One of the flagship initiatives in the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) is a 90 MLD offshore and onshore effluent disposal pipeline connecting the Saykha Pumping Station to the Dahej landfall point.

Built at a cost of Rs 474.61 crore, the project includes civil works, electro-mechanical systems and PLC-SCADA components, besides a five-year operation and maintenance plan. Officials said the project is expected to significantly improve effluent disposal and environmental management in the Dahej and Saykha industrial areas.

The Dahej PCPIR region currently has more than 1,000 operational industrial units, with infrastructure supporting sectors such as chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals, dyes and intermediates, and engineering.

In Jambusar taluka of Bharuch district, roads, a storm-water drainage network and a central drain have been developed at the Bulk Drug Park at a cost of Rs 274.96 crore to support pharmaceutical manufacturing. A 30 MLD drainage pumping station for the Dahej-2 Industrial Estate, along with a rising main connecting the Suva Pumping Station to the final pumping station at Z-93, has also been developed to strengthen industrial drainage and the integrated effluent conveyance network.

Additional projects include infrastructure upgrades in the Panoli Extension Industrial Estate, an intermediate booster pumping station on the Ankleshwar effluent transmission pipeline, and the upgrade of Natural Drain-2 in the Dahej-1 Industrial Estate to improve storm-water carrying capacity and reduce waterlogging.

In Valsad district, Modi will inaugurate two GIDC projects in Sarigam focused on environmental infrastructure. The capacity of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant has been expanded from 15 MLD to 25 MLD, enhancing treatment capability and environmental compliance.

The Sarigam projects also include an HDPE onshore-offshore outfall pipeline, sump and pumping station connected to a deep-sea discharge system.