Dholera (Gujarat) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, led a high-level delegation of main Japanese firms on an official go to to Dholera Special Investment Region (Dholera SIR), India’s greenfield sensible industrial metropolis underneath the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), an official assertion from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry famous.
Notably, the go to marked a major milestone in advancing industrial cooperation between India and Japan, constructed on shared values of innovation, sustainability and inclusive growth.
The two-day engagement started on Wednesday with a convention session in Ahmedabad, adopted by a web site go to to Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) on Thursday.
The session held on Wednesday featured opening remarks by Resident Executive Officer & Regional Head for Asia Pacific, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Kazuko Sakuma and Chief Representative, JETRO Ahmedabad Yu Yoshida. Mona Ok. Khandhar, Principal Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, additionally addressed the gathering.
Delivering the keynote handle, CEO & MD, National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), Rajat Kumar Saini, underscored the deepening strategic partnership between India and Japan. He famous that the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), impressed by Japan’s Tokyo-Osaka hall, continues to profit from Japanese collaboration and funding, the official assertion stated.
The session showcased displays on India’s evolving industrial ecosystem and the emergence of Dholera as a hub for superior manufacturing.
A particular handle by Ambassador Keiichi Ono concluded the session, during which he appreciated India’s imaginative and prescient for semiconductors and sensible cities, and reaffirmed Japan’s continued help for India’s financial transformation. The day concluded with a networking dinner that fostered higher engagement between Indian and Japanese stakeholders.
According to the official assertion by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Japanese delegation undertook an on-site tour of town’s deliberate infrastructure and services, accompanied by officers from Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd. (DICDL) and the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC).
The delegation carried out varied web site visits, similar to these to the Water Treatment Plant, Canal Front Development, Power Substation, the under-construction Tata Electronics semiconductor fabrication plant, and the ABCD Building, which homes the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) and the Experience Centre.
According to the assertion, the delegation was briefed on the Tata Electronics semiconductor fabrication facility, being developed in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) of Taiwan. This mission, a key element of the Semicon India Programme, types a part of over INR 1.54 lakh crore in semiconductor-related investments underway in Gujarat.
The high-level delegation additionally reviewed Dholera’s deliberate social infrastructure–including a multi-speciality hospital, fireplace station, built-in college, premium visitor home, residential and business complexes, and hospitality hubs–designed to make Dholera a completely livable and investor-ready sensible metropolis.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry underscored that Dholera represents India’s Vision 2047 of turning into a developed, self-reliant, and innovation-driven economic system.
With multimodal connectivity by the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway and the upcoming Greenfield International Airport, plug-and-play industrial zones, real-time governance by way of ICCC, and sturdy utility infrastructure, Dholera is envisioned as extra than simply an industrial base.
The official assertion highlighted that the go to by the Japanese delegation highlights Dholera’s rising world prominence and its potential to function India’s gateway to superior manufacturing.
As India advances towards its aim of turning into a world financial and technological chief by 2047, Dholera SIR stands as a mannequin of built-in planning, worldwide cooperation, and futuristic infrastructure. (ANI)