Dholera vs Ahmedabad - A Tale of Two Cities & The Future They Promise
By Aum Realties•
Ahmedabad stands tall as one of Gujarat’s most vibrant and established cities, home to culture,
commerce, and legacy. But on the horizon rises Dholera, India’s first greenfield smart city, purpose-built
for the future.
While Ahmedabad has grown organically over decades, Dholera is being designed from the ground up
with precision, wide roads, smart zoning, underground utilities, and integrated digital systems. Every
sector in Dholera has been masterplanned to support long-term growth, offering a level of urban planning
that existing cities often struggle to retrofit.
One of the biggest differentiators is connectivity. The Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, now nearly 80%
complete, will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 45 minutes. Add to that the upcoming
Dholera International Airport, on track for a December 2025 launch, and suddenly, Dholera becomes not
just accessible, but globally connected.
Space and scale are Dholera’s biggest assets. While Ahmedabad faces saturation in key zones, Dholera
offers vast land parcels at affordable rates, ideal for plotted investments, industrial development, and
residential communities. With over 900 sq. km in its Special Investment Region (SIR), Dholera is built to
scale with India’s growth over the next 50+ years.
Industrially, Dholera is set to host India’s first large-scale semiconductor fab, alongside a wave of
new-age manufacturing and logistics players. In comparison, Ahmedabad, while thriving, is built on older
industrial ecosystems that are now evolving slowly.
For investors, Dholera offers first-mover advantage, lower entry costs, regulatory clarity (RERA + NA
approved plots), and rapid appreciation potential as infrastructure goes live. Ahmedabad remains an
emotional and economic hub, but Dholera is the bold step forward, where ambition, planning, and
government-backed growth come together.
In short, while Ahmedabad reflects our past and present, Dholera is the blueprint of India’s urban future.
