Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project – A FACT SHEET

NAPM India
Jul 6, 2013

The Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is a gigantic industrial project of the GOI in collaboration with the Japanese Government.

  • It consists of a 1483 Km long Dedicated Freight Corridor across six states and two union territories with end terminals in Dadri (Delhi NCR) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Maharashtra).
  • The project looks at developing 150 – 200 kms on either side of the DFC into Investment regions and Industrial areas in accordance with world class standards.
  • The vision of the project : The DMIC would be developed to be a “world class manufacturing and trading hub” supported by world class infrastructure and enabling policy framework.
  • The goals are to:
  • Double employment potential (14.87% CAGR)
  • Triple industrial output potential (24.75% CAGR)
  • Quadruple exports from the region (31.95% CAGR)

….. in 5 years. Consultancy firm KPMG named it among the “100 most innovative and inspiring urban infrastructure projects in the world”.

The affected States and UTs are:-

 

1. Delhi NCR

2. Haryana

3.Uttar Pradesh

4.Rajasthan

5.Madhya Pradesh

6.Gujarat

7.Maharashtra

8.Daman and Diu

9.Nagar and Haveli 

  • 77% of the length of the corridor will lie in Rajasthan and Gujarat and more than 50% of the total area will be under Project Area Influence in Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
  • 14 investment regions and 15 industrial areas have been indentified in consultation with State Governments.

Investment Region :

 

Dadri – Noida – Ghaziabad(UP)

Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (UP)

Manesar – Bawal (Hary)

Kundli – Sonipat (Hary)

Khushkhera – Bhiwadi – Neemrana (Raj)

Ajmer-Kishangarh (Raj)

Khushkhera – Bhiwadi – Neemrana (Raj)

Ahmedabad – Dholera (Guj)

Bharuch – Dahej (Guj)

Igatpuri – Nashik – Sinnar (Mah)

Dhule-Nardhana (Mah)

Pitampura – Dhar – Mhow(MP)

Ratlam-Nagda (MP)

Pithampura – Dhar – Mhow (MP)

 Industrial Area:-

 

  1. Meerut – Muzaffarpur (UP)
  2. Meerut-Muzaffarnagar (UP)
  3. Rewari – Hissar (Hary)
  4. Faridabad – Palwal (Hary)
  5. Jaipur – Dausa(Raj),
  6. Rajsamand – Bhilwara (Raj)
  7. Vadodara – Ankleshwar (Guj),
  8. Surat – Navsari (Guj)
  9. Valsad – Umbergaon (Guj)
  10. Pune-Khed (Mah)
  11. Dighi Port (Mah)
  12. Dighi port (Mah),
  13. Neemuch – Nayagaon(MP)
  14. Neemach-Nayagaon (MP)
  15. Shajapur – Dewas (MP)

 

  • There will be 9 junction stations to facilitate traffic between the DFC and existing railway lines between Delhi and Mumbai. Construction of 2500km long feeder rail linkages and 4000km feeder roads will connect the hinterland to markets, ports and industrial pockets.
  • The Project would develop existing industrial estates as well as establish new ones. The ‘holistic’ approach looks at developing knowledge hubs – schools, colleges, technical institutes etc., power plants, digitised power and water works, airport up-gradations etc.
  • The total cost of the project is 90 billion USD. The Government of Japan has already committed 4.5 billion USD for Phase 1 of the project. GOI will finance the entire trunk infrastructure while internal infrastructure would be financed on a PPP model.
  • Important sub – projects would be the development of 10,000 MW power generation capacity,  3 greenfield ports – Dholera and Maroli (Guj), Dighi (Maharashtra) and the augmentation of 2 ports Dahej and Hazira in Gujarat as well as 6 – 7 airports.
  • The area under Project Influence is 14% and the population is 17% of the country. Total population in the Project Influence Area is 178 million while total workers are around 70 million.  (as per census 2001)
  • “Each industrial node (in each DMIC state) will have one or more SEZ which are empowered by the Act to provide necessary clearances themselves. Each State Government will constitute an empowered authority for each of the IR/IA. These authorities will have delegated powers from the State govt. to take decisions locally.”
  • The authority structure is like this:-
    • The apex authority headed by the Finance Minister with concerned central ministers and CMs.
    • Beneath this, a corporate entity referred to as the DMIC Development Corporation who will coordinate project development, finance and implementation.
    • Under them a Project management Consultant responsible for overall planning monitoring and financial advisory services.
    • Special Purpose Vehicles to look after various sub – projects of the DMIC.
  • The DFC Corporation of India Ltd. Has acquired 82% of the land required for the East and West corridors as of January 2013. In the western corridor, out of total 3,608 hectare required in phase-I, 3,186 hectare has been acquired. For the phase II, out of total 2,252 hectare required, 1,041 hectare has been acquired.
  • The DFC is a special railway project and adheres to land acquisition amendment 2008 rather than the Land Acquisition Act 1894. According to the Railway Amendment Act 2008 the entire land acquisition can be done “by an officer nominated by DFCCIL, who is a competent authority to do the liasoning work with the state authorities.” The RAA is said to provide better compensation to land owners.
  • Protests have been organized by farmers against the DMIC project spearheaded by organizations such as the  Bhumi Adigrahan Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti  and the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti  blocked the Delhi – Jaipur Highway opposing the acquisition of 3,000 hectares in Haryana.  Ulka Mahajan, convener of Committee Against Globalisation said that “DMCI should be treated as a private project and laws that apply for land acquisition for private purpose must apply.”
  • Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma had said at a press conference in July 2012 that “Detailed environmental impact assessment for all the six cities is in progress.” However no report has been released yet.

 

Prepared by NAPM, 6/6, Jangpura B, New Delhi 110014. Phone : 011 24374533 | napmindia@gmail.com

 

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