Banaskantha

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Banaskantha: A Snapshot Economy and Industry Profile Industrial Locations / Infrastructure Support Infrastructure Social Infrastructure Tourism Investment Opportunities Annexure
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Banaskantha: A Snapshot
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Introduction: Banaskantha
Banaskantha is the third largest district of Gujarat and is located in North eastern region of the State The region is presumably named after the West Banas River and shares its border with the neighbouring State of Rajasthan There are 11 talukas in the district with Palanpur (District Headquarter), Deesa, Danta and Amirgarh being the important and developed talukas of the district Banaskantha contributes significantly to Agricultural production of the State and ranks No. 1 in the production of potatoes in India The district is also known for its diamond and ceramic industry The proposed Palanpur-Mehsana Investment Region along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is expected to drive the economic growth of the district Focus Industry Sectors Food Processing Tourism Mineral Based Industries (Ceramic Industry)
Taluka District Headquarter
Tharad Vav Bhabhar Deoder Sikori Dhanera Dantiwada Deesa Danta Palanpur Vadgam Amirgadh

Map 1: District Map of Banaskantha with Talukas

Tourist Places: Ambaji, Kumbharia, Balaram-Ambaji Sanctuary and Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary

Fact File
Geographical Location Temperature Average Rainfall Rivers Area District Headquarters Talukas Population Population Density Sex Ratio Languages Literacy Rate Seismic Zone
Longitude: 71.03O to 73.02O East Latitude: 23.33Oto 24.25O North 45 O Centigrade (Maximum) 5 O Centigrade (Minimum) 1550 mm Banas, Saraswati & Sepu 10,400.16 Sq. Km Palanpur 12 2.50 Million (As per Census 2001) 233 Persons per sq. km 930 Females per 1000 Males Gujarati, Hindi and English 51% Zone IV

Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007

Economy and Industry Profile

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Economy and Industry Profile

The economy of the district is based on agro & food Processing, tourism, textile and mineral based industries (ceramics) The district ranks 1st in the production of vegetables contributing nearly 17.67% to the total vegetable production of the State It is the largest producer of Potatoes and one of the leading producers of Isabgul (Psyllium husk) in the country Traditionally, the district is known for its food processing industry, specially for vegetable oils and vanaspati Banaskantha is the 3rd largest producer of oil seeds in the State after Junagadh and Jamnagar Around 1.18 million (9.6%) of the total tourist inflow in Gujarat, visited Ambaji, the most popular pilgrimage destination in the State, during the year 2006-2007
Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007

Map 2: Main Crops & Rainfall, Banaskantha District

Agriculture
Bajri, Maize, Tobacco, Castor oil, Jowar, Psyllium and Potatoes are the other major crops of the district Deesa Taluka in the Banaskantha district ranks 1st in India for the production of Potatoes The district ranks next to Junagadh and Rajkot in the production of Spices
Fig 1: Share of Districts in Vegetable Production in the State of Gujarat Bhavnagar
5.76% 6.25% 6.48% 24.76% 6.58% 6.75% 6.82% 10.38% 17.67% 4.55% 3.99%

Fig 2: Share of Districts in Spices Production in the State of Gujarat

Kheda Rajkot Baroda Anand Junagadh Sabarkantha Surat Gandhinagar Other Districts Banaskantha

11.01% 12.24%

7.40%

5.26% 5.10%

Junagadh Rajkot Banaskantha Jamnagar Mehsana Patan

12.95%

30.34% 15.70%

Surendranagar Others

Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007

Vegetable Production
The district contributes 46.80% to the total potato production of the State The other important vegetables produced in the district are Cow Pea, Beans, Tomato, Brinjal and Cabbage
Fig 4: Share of Banaskantha in Potato Production of the State
Fig 3: Vegetable Production in Banaskantha (in '000 Metric Tons) 613.62 146.25
45.80%

Fig 5: Share of Banaskantha in Cow Pea Production of the State

Banaskantha, 26.92%

54.20%

95.55 44.8 43.775 127.38 Potato Cow Pea Tomato Cluster Been Brinjal Others

Other Districts, 73.07%

Fig 6: Share of Banaskantha in Cluster Bean Production of the State

Fig 7: Share of Banaskantha in Tomato Production of the State

Banaskantha, 22.33%

Banaskantha, 21.63%

Other Districts, 77.67%

Other Districts, 78.37%

Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007

Spice Production
The district produces 67.04% of total Isabgul production in the State The other spices produced in the district are Isabgul, Fennel, Fenugreek and Cumin
Fig 9: Share of Banaskantha in Isabgul (Psyllium) Production of the State Fig 10: Share of Banaskantha in Fennel Production of the State

Fig 8:Spices Production in Banaskantha (in '00 Metric Tons)

Other Districts, 32.96% 67.14%

32.86%

244.2
Banaskantha, 67.04%

198.08 277.1 38.4

Fig 11: Share of Banaskantha in Fenugreek Production of the State

Fig 12: Share of Banaskantha in Cumin Production of the State

Banaskantha , 15.98%

9.12 127.38

Banaskantha , 17.42%

Other Districts, 82.58%

Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2006-2007

Other Districts, 84.02%

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Minerals
The district has rich mineral reserves including limestone, marble, granite, building stone and china clay Banaskantha district accounts for almost the entire marble reserves (99.3%) of the State of Gujarat Danta Taluk of Banaskantha district is known for its high quality marble production Banaskantha contributes 15% to the total production of limestone in Gujarat
Map 3: Mineral Map of Banaskantha District Fig 13: Production of Minerals in Banaskantha

Dhanera Tharad Dantiwad Vav Disa Diyodar Bhabhar Sihori Vadgam Palanpur Danta Amirgadh

180000 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000

Marble Mines Limestone

20000 0 Granite Marble Block Marble Rubble Sand Production (in Metric Tons)

Source: Mineral Treasure of Gujarat, Commissioner of Geology & Mining 2005-2006

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Major Industries
Major Medium & Large Scale Industries (MSI & LSI) industries in Banaskantha district are engaged in the production of granite tiles and marble blocks Some of the major medium and large scale players in Banaskantha district are mentioned in the table below:
Name of Company Ceramic Shreeji Granite Shreeji Industries Ltd. D.K. Trivedi & Sons Trivedi Marbles Ltd Tirupati Marble Ltd. Hindustan Marble Pvt. Ltd. Balaram Cement Ltd. Shri Ram Cement Ltd. Jagdamba Cement Ltd. Food Processing Aadarsh Derivatives Ltd. Gujarat Agro Industries Kishaan Agro Industries Ltd. Banaskantha Dist. Oil seeds Producers Union Royal Proteins Ltd. Banaskantha Dist. Cooperative Milk Producer Union Ltd. Palanpur Palanpur Palanpur Palanpur Deesa Palanpur Guvaargam Castor Oil, Cake Castor Oil Raydo Oil Refined Vegetable Oil Milk, Ghee, Icecream, Butter Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007 Amirgadh Amirgadh Dantaa Dantaa Dantaa Dantaa Amirgadh Dantaa Dantaa Granite tiles, Slab Granite Slab Marble block, Tiles Marble tiles Marble Slab Marble Block Cement Cement Cement

Table 1: Major MSIs & LSIs in Banaskantha District (Indicative List)

Taluka Production

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Small Scale Industries (SSI)

The district has seven SSI clusters focused on textile (spinning & weaving of cotton textiles & khadi), diamond processing, and ceramics industry (processed Stone, marble) Out of these industrial clusters, three of the SSI clusters are located in the Palanpur taluka, two are located in Vadgam and one each is located in Danta and Deesa talukas The textile clusters located in Palanpur & Vadgam talukas together consists of 397 units (109 in spinning & weaving of cotton textiles and 286 units in khadi manufacturing) The diamond Processing cluster in Palanpur and Deesa consists of 104 units The ceramic cluster at Danta consists of 48 units having a turnover of USD 2.74 million
Source: Census 2001
Vav Bhabhar Sihori Vadgam Diyodar Dees a Dhanera Tharad Dantiwad Amirgadh Danta

Map 4: Small Scale Industrial Clusters Banaskantha

Palanpur

Spinning & Weaving of Cotton Textiles Diamond Processing

Khadi Processed Stone Marble

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Industry and Investment Trends

The district has witnessed highest investment in agro & food Processing over a period of two decades The food Processing industry in the district has attracted 57% of the total investment (vegetable Oil & vanaspati aggregating 30% of the total investment and other Food processing industry aggregating 27%) in the district over the last two decades Engineering has emerged as the third highest investment aggregator in the district over two decades Mineral Based (ceramic & cement) along with sugar industry have also emerged as preferred sectors for investment in Banaskantha district
5.24 6.43 8.1

Fig 14: Productwise Investment (USD million) during 1988-2007

3.57 6.19 17.38 Highest Investment

Fig 15: Employment Trend in Banaskantha (1988-2007)

Highest Employment
1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 327 50 28 107 164 675 743 577 1008 1455

29.52 32.62

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Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat,2007

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Economy Drivers
The food processing and textiles industries existing in the district for last two decades are driving its economic growth Proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) passing through the Diamond Hub Palanpur is expected to emerge as the major economic driver of the district The vast reserves of marble in the district are a great potential for ceramic industry Various support infrastructure projects planned across the proposed DMIC are expected to further boost the economic growth of the region due to the improved intra and inter State connectivity of the district Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) has planned to lay Gas pipeline in the district along DMIC, which would further fillip the industrial growth in Banaskantha

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Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure

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Industrial Locations/Infrastructure
Table 2: Industrial Estates Map 5: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation Industrial Estates
Area (in Hectare) 6.54 7.58 80.74 13.52 17.63 1.64 38.86
Deesa

Industrial Estate Ambaji Palanpur Chandisar Deesa Deodar Sihori Radhanpur

Source: Gujarat Infdustrial Development Corporation (GIDC), 2007

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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

Map 6 : Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor

Government of India plans to develop a Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) linking Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai

150 Km

The proposed DFC passes through six States in India, of which, Gujarat length (1483 Km) accounts for 38% (564 Km) of total DFC

The influenced area of 150 Km, on either side of DFC is being developed as Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

Almost 62% of the total area of Gujarat State (18 out of 26 districts) would be benefited by DMIC development

Mumbai- Delhi High Axel Load Freight Corridor (DFC) Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Knowledge Corridor Investment Region (150 sq. Km) Industrial Area (100 sq. Km) Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) Special Investment Region (SIR) DMIC Influence Area
Source: Concept Paper on DMIC (IL&FS), June 2007

The State government has identified 82 links in the DMIC influenced areas to upgrade them into two/four lane carriageway offering connectivity between ports, industrial estates, hinterlands, markets and points of agricultural produce

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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

Table 3 : Proposed Industrial Cluster in PalanpurSidhpur-Mehsana Industrial Area
Components Description
Residential, Commercial, Institutional/ Health, Transportation land use

Map 7: Palanpur-Sidhpur-Mehsana Industrial Area

Integrated Township

Domestic Road-Rail based Logistic Hub Augmentation of Existing Industrial Park/ Estate/ Cluster

Mehsana Industrial Estate

Palanpur-Sidhpur-Mehsana

Feeder Road Links

Augmentation of PalanpurSidhpur-Kalol-Ahmedabad link, Radhanpur-HimmatnagarMehsana Link

Logistics Park

Feeder Rail Links

Source: Concept Paper on DMIC (IL&FS), June 2007

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Support Infrastructure
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Road & Port Connectivity

Map 8 : Banaskantha Road Network

Connectivity to Major Cities Palanpur and Deesa, the two major cities of Banaskantha neighboring district State of are connected to National Capital Delhi and Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan through National Highway (NH) 14 & NH 8 Interstate Connectivity The State Highway 7 connects the district to important cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Patan & Deesa Palanpur is connected to Ambaji (significant pilgrimage) via State Highway No 9 Port Connectivity The nearest port is Dholera port The district is also connected to the Kandla port via National Highway 15
Source: Banaskantha District Profile,2006-07

Table 4: Distance of District Headquarters from other Locations

Distance from Palanpur (in Kms) 821 733 1250 1932 1797 217 Distance from Palanpur (in Kms) 257 424 459 371 346 341 491

Location Delhi Mumbai Hyderabad Kolkata Chennai Ahmedabad

Location Vadodara Surat Jamnagar Rajkot Bhavnagar Ankleshwar Valsad

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Airport & Rail Connectivity

Map 9 : Banaskantha Air Connectivity Air

The district has an airstrip at Palanpur The nearest commercial airport for the district is at Ahmedabad
Patan Mehsana Sabarkantha

Gandhinagar

Rail Map 10 : Banaskantha Rail Network

Banaskantha is connected to Mumbai-AhmedabadDelhi through a broad gauge with a major railway station at the district headquarter, Palanpur

Other major cities such as Deesa, Deoder, Dhanera and Bhabhar are also connected with the district headquarter via rail link

Source: Banaskantha District Profile,2006-07, Gujarat Maritime Board, Government of Gujarat

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Power Supply Network

Banaskantha has a well developed network of sub-stations for power. There are four 220 KV sub stations in the district. An additional substation of a similar capacity is also planned in the district Additionally, the district houses a 400 KV and a 132 KV sub-station

Map 11 : Banaskantha Power Network

Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, 2007

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Water Supply
Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from three main sources, viz Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GSSWB), Irrigation Canal and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited The district is irrigated through seven canal networks under Sardar Sarovar Project namely
Table 5 : Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal network Branch canal Radhanpur Kachchh Vejpur Malsanand Gadsisa Dhima Madka Length (Km) 24 360 24 15.78 22.33 14.68 19.05 District Patan, Banaskantha Banakantha, Patan, Kuchchh Banaskantha Banaskantha Banaskantha Banaskantha Banaskantha Starting point Changa Salimgadh Dhunsol Khanpur Naroli Vami Del Ending point Memdavad Modkuva Rudi Khimanavas Ankoli Dhima Devda

Source: Sardar Saqrovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, 2007

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Gas Supply
Gas Grid of length 67.46 km has been identified by Gujarat State Petronet Limited, in Banaskantha district for laying gas pipeline The identified route has two sections connects : a) Palanpur to Jaipur, the capital of the neighboring State of Rajasthan with proposed length of 44.86 km and b) Palanpur to Mehsana district with length of 21.17 km
Map 12 : Banaskantha Gas Network

Dhanera Tharad Deoder Dantiwada Deesa Sikori Palanpur Vadgam Danta

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Bhabhar

Source: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, 2007

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Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Road Network Development of Feeder Road Links to ensure connectivity to identified industrial areas within Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) and Hinterlands Conversion of Palanpur-Mehsana linkage to Pipavav into six lane

Rail Network Gandhidham-Palanpur Gauge Conversion, 313 km for Kandla Port (under implementation stage)

Source: Indian Real Estate: Growth and New Destinations ,FICCI and Ernst & Young, 2007

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Social Infrastructure
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Education
Banaskantha district has around 1,983 primary schools, 153 secondary schools, and 56 higher secondary schools The district has a good network of technical training institutes like ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes), Polytechnic and cottage industry training institutes The ITIs have an intake capacity of 2,028 students every year and offer courses in engineering, textile and automobile areas
Map 13 : Technical Training Institutes, Banaskantha Table 6: Technical Training Institutes, Banaskantha
Type of Educational Institute Primary schools Secondary schools Amirgadh Tharad Higher Secondary schools Private Arts, Commerce, Science, B.Ed & Law Colleges Deesa Palanpur Deesa Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) Cottage Industry Training Institute Polytechnic College Industrial Training Institutes Cottage Industry Training Institute Polytechnic Number 1983 153 56 7 5 2 1

Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007

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Health
The district has 64 primary health centers and 422 sub-centers
Table 7: Health Care Facilities, Banaskantha

It has a well knit network of private medical care institutions and trust hospitals
Type of Medical Facility Community Health Centres Primary. health Centres Sub Centers Government Hospitals Private. Medical care Institutions including Trust hospitals Number 12

The district also has Government hospital at Vadgam which is 20 bedded

64 422 2 979

A mobile ayurvedic dispensary has also been sanctioned in Banaskantha district under Special Component Plan

Pulse, a multi-specialty women's hospital, has entered into franchisee agreements with hospitals in Idar in Banaskantha to facilitate infertility treatment in the district

Source: Banaskantha District Profile Booklet 2006-2007

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Tourism
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Tourism
The district has immense tourism potential because of the presence of pilgrimages like Ambaji & Kumbharia Around 43.3% of the tourist inflow in Gujarat was for religious purposes and Ambaji has emerged as the second most popular tourist destination in Gujarat Apart from Ambaji, Banaskantha has other interesting places like Kumbharia which is a religious place for Jains, Balarm-Ambaji Sanctuary, Balram Palace Resort at Balrampur, Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary and Kedarnath Mahadev Temple in Jessore (32 Km from Palanpur) Jessore also offer excellent trekking options through its hilly terrain and is famous for sloth bear sanctuary
Source: Tourist Flow in Gujarat; Annual Report 2006-2007
Other locations 66% Dwarka 7%

Map 14 : Tourist Destinations, Banaskantha

Balram-Ambaji Sanctuary Balrampur Ambaji

Kumbharia

Palanpur

Fig 16 : Share of Tourist Inflow in Gujarat

Ahmedabad 17%

Ambaji 10%

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Investment Opportunities
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Investment Opportunities
Agro & Food Processing
Banaskantha offers varied opportunities across the Agro & food processing value chain as depicted below Agricultural Productions Drip & Sprinkler irrigation, Micro irrigation Processing & Supply Chain Sorting, packaging & processing Instant packed/frozen Vegetables Infrastructure & Machinery Food & agro parks Multi Commodity Cold Chain/integrated pack houses Terminal market
* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at www.indextb.com

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Investment Opportunities
Tourism
Highway restaurants Motels Heritage resorts Budget hotels Amusement parks

Mineral Based Industries

Extraction, processing and manufacturing of granite and marble into semi-final or final products Cement manufacturing units

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

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Annexure I
Maps
Map 1: District Map of Banaskantha with Talukas Map 2: Main Crops & Rainfall, Banaskantha District Map 3:Mineral Map of Banaskantha District Map 4: Small Scale Industrial Clusters, Banaskantha Map 5: GIDC Industrial Estates Map 6: Delhi-Mumbai-Industrial Corridor Map 7 : Palanpur-Sidhpur-Mehsana Industrial Area Map 8 : Banaskantha Road Network Map 9 : Banaskantha Air Connectivity Map 10 : Banaskantha Rail Network Map 11 : Banaskantha Power Network Map 12 : Banaskantha Gas Network Map 13 : Technical Training Institute, Banaskantha Map 14 : Tourist Destination, Banaskantha

Figures
Figure 1 : Share of Districts in Vegetable Production in the State of Gujarat Figure 2 : Share of District Spices Production in the State of Gujarat Figure 3 : Vegetable Production in Banaskantha Figure 4 : Share of Banaskantha in Potato Production of the State Figure 5 : Share of Banaskantha in Cow Pea Production of the State Figure 6 : Share of Banaskantha in Cluster Bean Production of the State Figure 7 : Share of Banaskantha in Tomato Production of the State Figure 8 : Spice Production in Banaskantha Figure 9 : Share of Banaskantha in Isabgul Production of the State Figure 10 : Share of Banaskantha in Fennel Production of the State Figure 11 : Share of Banaskantha in Fenugreek Production of the State Figure 12 : Share of Banaskantha in Cumin Production of the State Figure 13 : Production of Minerals in Bankasntha Figure 14 : Productwise Investment during 1988-1997 Figure 15 : Employment Trend, Banaskantha Figure 16 : Share of Tourist inflow in Gujarat

Tables
Table 1: Major MSIs & SSIs in Banaskantha District Table 2: Industrial Estates Table 3: Proposed Industrial Cluster in Palanpur-Sidhpur-Mehsana Industrial Area Table 4: Distance of District Headquarters from other Locations Table 5: Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal network

Table 6: Technical Training Institutes, Banaskantha Table 7: Healthcare Facilities, Banaskantha

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Annexure II : Abbreviations
DFC: Dedicated Freight Corridor MSI: Medium Scale Industry LSI: Large Scale Industry SSI : Small Scale Industries SEZ : Special Economic Zone DMIC : Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor DFC : Delhi Freight Corridor GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board ITI: Industrial Training Institutes

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