Dholera is the biggest greenfield
smart city being developed in the state of Gujarat. Recently, the Gujarat
government has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Cerestra
Managers Private Limited. This development aims to set the Gujarat Special
Education Region (G-SER) for the promotion of education initiatives in the
state. G-SER seeks to offer stiff competition to leading educational
organizations across the globe. This special education region is expected to
spread across an area of 1000 acres.
Cerestra is the premier education
infrastructure fund in the country. This Hyderabad-based private firm deals in
the development and growth of real assets in the arena of education as well as
life sciences. Under the ambit of its education vertical, Cerestra has set up
“First in Class” educational institutes such as schools and student housing
facilities. Projects have already been undertaken in Tier 1 cities such as
Bangalore, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.
A major upward thrust is expected in
the growth of Dholera with the signing of this MoU. It is anticipated that
leading educational institutes will be attracted to setting up a base in
Dholera with the signing of this MoU. All this will make Dholera a leading
education hub in the city, thus attracting educational investment from major
titans of the industry.
G- SER is to comprise of varied areas
such as university district, discovery district, school district, and
innovation district. It will be bolstered by basic infrastructure units like
student housing complex, sports complex, etc. The MoU is expected to draw an
investment of around Rs 10,500-crore in the region.
Dholera is a hugely aspiring project for the state. It is all set to establish new benchmarks for educational growth and infrastructural development. It will undoubtedly lay the foundation for a truly progressive educational economy in the country.
SmartHomes Infrastructure: SmartHomes
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. entered the Dholera market 6 years back and now is one
of the leading and most innovative developers of Dholera SIR. SmartHomes
Infrastructure owns huge land parcels & multiple projects in Dholera Smart
City. Smart Homes is focusing on developing projects in TP 1, TP 2, and 11
sub-TPs of Dholera SIR which will be located on both sides of Express Highway
near Dholera International Airport and on the border of Dholera Special
Investment Region.