Logistics infrastructure will be accorded priority sector status under the Gujarat Industrial Development (GID) Act, the state government said on Sunday.
With this, the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) will be able to partner with the private sector to jointly take up big infrastructure development projects through the private public partnership (PPP) mode.
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel chaired the 39th board meeting of GIDB in the state capital on Sunday.
An official statement said that a ‘City Logistics Masterplan’ for each of the 8 big cities of the state is being finalized and the CM asked officials to ensure that planning is done keeping in mind the requirements two decades from now. GIDB CEO Avantika Singh Aulakh made a detailed presentation of the progress being made by GIDB under the City Logistics Masterplan, the statement added.
In a significant decision, the state government decided to set up a special investment region (SIR) near Navakhi to ensure integrated development in coastal villages. A consultant for the proposed project will soon be appointed, the official statement said. The officials of the industries and mines department and other departments concerned provided an overview of the water requirements of the industry in 2050.
The board meeting of the Gujarat Island Development Authority was also held in Gandhinagar on Sunday. The statement added that Beyt Dwarka and Shiyal Beyt along the Saurashtra coastline will be developed as tourism hotspots and funds will be allocated for this purpose from this year’s budget of the tourism department.
Close to 150 small islands are located off the Gujarat coastline and the island development authority has been mandated to ensure overall development of these islands.
