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1 Valsad: A Snapshot
4 Support Infrastructure
5 Social Infrastructure
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Tourism
Investment Opportunities
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8 Annexure
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Valsad: A Snapshot
Introduction: Valsad
Map1: District Map of Valsad with Talukas
§ Valsad district is located at the Southernmost tip of Gujarat,
§ The district has 5 talukas, of which the major ones are Valsad
based industries
Dharampur
Pardi
§ Focus industry sectors include chemicals, textiles, Vapi
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Fact File
72.73º to 73º East (Longitude)
Geographical location
20.07º to 21.05º North (Latitude)
Talukas 5
5
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§ Since 1980’s, Textile and Chemicals have been the major sectors of investments and employment in
the district
§ Valsad is emerging as a horticulture hub of the State, witnessing significant production in food grains
and crops
§ With over 300 medium and large scale industries, Vapi is a major industrial center in Valsad witnessing
tremendous business activities
§ One of the Asia’s largest Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) is present in Vapi, owned by
Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company and promoted by Vapi Industrial Association
§ Over 10,716 units of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), involved in different sectors, such as
chemicals, textiles, engineering, and paper industry etc., are present in the district
§ Several private conglomerates are present in Valsad, including Wyeth, Welspun Polyesters India Ltd.,
Aarti Industries, Atul industries, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL), Raymond, Sun Pharmaceuticals,
United Phosphorus, Pidilite and Vadilal
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Agriculture
§ Total production of food crops in Valsad in 2006-07
Fig 1: Production of Food Crops (00’ MT)
was 3.6 lakhs MT (2006-07)
1200
§ The district was the 2nd highest producer of Cucurbits Fig 2: Production of Food Crops (2006-07)
with a production of 47,960 MT during 2006-07
40000 280000
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Fig 3: Production of Major Food Crops (2006-07)
250000 30000 210000
Total Production (in MT)
100000 6565
0 0
Fruits Vegetables
50000
47960
28845 28000 22418 Area Production
14000
0
Mango Chiku Banana Coconut Tomato Cucurbits
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Major Industries
Table 1: Presence of Major Industries in Valsad*
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Major Industries
* Indicative List
Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007
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Small Scale Industries (SSI)
§ In 5 talukas of the district, there are 10,716 units generating
58,641 jobs, with investments to the tune of INR 84,912 lakh Map 2: SSI Clusters in Valsad
(USD 207 million)
§ Dye stuff & opticals, cotton textiles, chemicals and lathes
2639 Units
& machine tools are the major small scale industry sectors
present in Valsad district
Valsad 825 Units
§ Pardi taluka houses maximum number of SSI units with a
4559 Units
healthy investment of over INR 39,340 lakhs (USD 100 Dharampur
million), providing jobs to 25,776 people Pardi
2542 Units
40000 24000
Total Employment
20360
30000 18000 151 Units
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Industry and Investment Trends: 1988-97
§ According to Industrial Entrepreneurial Memoranda Fig. 3 : Decadal Growth Rate (1988-07)
9000
pulp industry
0
1988-97 1998-07
1800
2943
§ Textiles sector led to the maximum employment 1200
1773
1717
600
Chemicals Textiles
INR 1,717 crore (USD 4.18 million) during the year 1988-1997 1998-2007
1988-97 in Valsad
Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007
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Investment Trends: 1998-07
§ During 1998-07, textiles sector has shown maximum investments of approximately INR 2,943 Crore
(USD 717.80 million), which was almost 41% of the total Investment of INR 7,245 Crore (USD 1,767
million) in the decade
§ The textile sector witnessed a steep growth of 71% as compared to the last decade of INR 1,717
Crore (USD 418.78 million) of 1988-97
24000
18000 22522
12000
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Investment Trends: 1998-07
§ Chemical sector emerged as an area with huge potential, with investments to the tune of INR 1,773
Crore (USD 432.43 million), in comparison to the previous decade of INR 877 Crore (USD 214 million)
§ Valsad experienced a total investment of INR 115 Crore (USD 28.04 million) in the Food Processing
sector during 1998-07. The sector experienced an investments of INR 115 Crore (USD 28.04 million)
in 1988-97
100
115
50
74
0
1988-97 1998-07
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Investments in Pipeline
§ 24 MoUs were signed during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit (VGGIS) 2003, 2005, and 2007, in
several sectors, out of which the major ones are chemicals, paper industry, agro based industries and
SEZs
§ With an investment of INR 11,650 crore (USD 2,841.46 million), PR SEZ Private Limited has signed an
MoU in Vibrant Gujarat 2007, for establishing a SEZ in the district
§ During VGGIS 2005, a MoU was signed with an investment of INR 6,000 Crore (USD 1,463.41 million)
in the port sector
20 13465 15000 1
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No. of MoUs
10000 1
10242 2
1
10 15
1 1
5000
5 9 4 4
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Economy Drivers
§ The proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the
proximity of the district with Mumbai and Surat has made it a
key destination for industrial investments
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7 Industrial Estates
Industrial Estates
Dungra
Pardi
Dharampur
Bhilad
Valsad
Umergam
Sarigam
Valsad
Vapi Surat
Amreli
1 Industrial Park
Industrial Parks / Developers
Port based park
Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure
Table 2: Industrial Estates in Valsad
Name & Location Area (in Hectares) Map 4: Presence of Industrial estates
Dungra 46.76
Pardi 24.60
Dharampur 35.47
Bhilad 69.74
Valsad 105.63
Umergam 334.50
Sarigam 295.62
Umergaon (EWS) 29.87
Umergaon 51.74
(Expansion)
Vapi 1163.77
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) 150 km
§ Almost 62% of the total area of Gujarat State (18 out of 26 Map 5: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Mumbai- Delhi High Axel Load Freight
districts) would be benefited by DMIC development. Corridor (DFC)
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Knowledge
Corridor
§ The State Government identified 82 links in the DMIC Investment Region (200 sq. km)
influenced area to upgrade them into two/four lane Industrial Area (100 sq. km)
estates, hinterlands, markets, and points of agricultural Special Investment Region (SIR)
Components Description
Development of Power
3500 MW at Valsad
Valsad- Umargaon
Plant
Support Infrastructure
Road & Rail Connectivity
Map 7: Road & Rail network of Valsad
Road
Rail
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Airport & Power
Air
Power
city.
§ 66kv and 11kv distribution system spread over the district 400 KV Sub Station
220 KV Sub Station
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Gas Supply
Gas
§ There are seven pipeline sections in the district. Mora Vapi section is the longest segment with 52.259 km
§ The existing gas grid in the district is 85.66 km long and the proposed length of the gas grid is 37.23 meters.
The proposed gas grid will cover five sections, which includes, Vapi- Mumbai, Silvasa- Spurline, Patodia
Group of Companies, ONGC- Olpad and Reliance
V A L S A D
V A P I
T A L S E R I
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Proposed Infrastructure Projects
Port:
§ A new greenfield site being developed as an industrial port, was
proposed by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) in Maroli, with an estimated
cost of INR 600 Crore (USD 146.34 million).
§ The upcoming facilities in Maroli port includes, handling a variety of
commodities such as fuel products, cement, coal, general and container
cargo. The cargo handling capacity is expected to be 16MMTPA.
Road:
§ With an estimated cost of INR 493 Crore (USD 120.24 million), Gujarat
State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) has initiated to develop
a road project, linking Valsad Road to Bagodra - Tarapur – Wataman in
Ahmedabad
Rail:
§ To increase the accessibility of Maroli (Umargaon) port, a rail project is
proposed connecting the port with Umargaon to Surat and Mumbai
Source: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board
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Social Infrastructure
Education
§ There are 990 primary and 161 secondary and higher secondary Table 5: List of Educational
Institutes
schools in the district
Educational Total
§ With over 1,250 seats, there are 6 ITIs offering several industrial training Institutes
programs which includes, fitting, armature & motor rewinding, Primary School 990
electrician, information technology and electronic system maintenance Secondary School
etc 166
Higher Secondary
School
§ One Government polytechnic College is present in the district offering
courses in civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical and plastic engineering, ITI’s 6
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Health
§ There are 43 primary healthcare centres, 10 community
healthcare centres, 10 Government and 1 Municipal
hospital present in the district.
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Tourism
Tourism
§ Built in 1742, the Fire Temple at Udawada, which is also known Fire Temple
includes tribal art and articrafts that highlights the local culture.
§ Proximity of Valsad with Daman & Diu, has increased the graph
Investment Opportunities
Investment Opportunities
Chemicals
§ Chemical manufacturing units
§ Dyes stuffs and intermediaries
§ Paint industries
§ Water treatment plants
§ Distillation plants
Textile
§ Manufacturing of fabrics and made ups
§ Artificial and synthetic textile units
§ Technical textiles
Agriculture
§ Food and agro parks
§ Food processing units
§ Export processing units
§ Paper and pulp industry
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Annexure I
Map 7: Road and Rail Network in Valsad Figure 5: Decadal Growth Rate (1988-07)
Table 5 : Education Institutions in Surat
Map 8 : Power Map of Valsad Figure 6 : Major Investments Chemical and
Textiles (1988-07)
Map 9: Gas Grid Map of Valsad
Figure 7 : Investments (INR Crores) and
Employment during (1998 – 2007)
Figure 8 : Investments in Food processing
sector (1988-07)
Figure 9:No. of MoUs Signed and Total
Investments during VGGIS
Figure 10: Sectorwise MoUs signed during
VGGIS: 2005 and 07
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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
GSECL : Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd
SEZ : Special Economic Zone
LNG : Liquefied Natural Gas
GIDC : Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
DMIC : Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DFC : Delhi Freight Corridor
GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board
CETP : Common Effluent Treatment Plant
BRTS : Bus Rapid Transit System
GSRDC : Gujarat State Road Development Corporation
ITI : Industrial Training Institute
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