Dholera news, March 2026
This page collects every entry on this wire that carries a date in March 2026.
There are 5 entries on this wire dated March 2026. the subjects are connectivity and contradictions.
The 109 km Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway (NH-751) was reported inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 31 March 2026 and is operational, cutting the drive from roughly two hours to somewhere between 40 minutes and an hour depending on the source.
Two government releases give two different costs for the same expresswayThe road transport ministry said on 27 February 2026 that the Ahmedabad to Dholera expressway was built at a total project cost of Rs 5,800 crore. The Prime Minister's Office said on 30 March 2026 that it was built at a cost of over Rs 5,100 crore. The two statements are 31 days and about Rs 700 crore apart.
The fab's special economic zone was approved three weeks before it was notifiedThe gazette notification records that the letter of approval for the Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing zone at Dholera was granted on 17 March 2026 under section 3(10) of the Special Economic Zones Act, ahead of the notification itself on 9 April 2026.
Gujarat's first sounding rocket was launched from a temporary complex at DholeraThe public broadcaster News On AIR reported that Gujarat's first sounding rocket was launched at Dholera on 14 March 2026, lifting off from a temporary launch complex at one in the afternoon and reaching an altitude of about three kilometres.
The Airports Authority invited proposals to put flying training schools at Dholera airportDeshGujarat reported on 2 March 2026 that the Airports Authority of India has invited proposals to establish flying training organisations at the Dholera airport, to build domestic pilot training capacity and reduce reliance on programmes abroad.
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