{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/dholera-waste-and-environment/",
 "title": "Dholera environment plan: waste, effluent and the 2014 clearance",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "dholera environment plan",
 "verdict": "The waste and environment plan is the least oversold part of Dholera: a 20 MLD common effluent plant, an 81 km recycled water network, a 28 ha landfill set aside early. None of it has run under load, and I cannot tell how a clearance dated 19 September 2014 covers a fab approved in 2024. Dated 3 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "DSIRDA sanctioned development plan",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/finaldp/15"
  },
  {
   "label": "NICDC DMU report, 30.06.2026",
   "url": "https://api.nicdc.in/upload/image/dmu-Report.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "Dholera SIR official: about",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/about_us"
  },
  {
   "label": "GIDB: activation area",
   "url": "https://gidb.org/activationareadsir"
  },
  {
   "label": "SIR zones overview (network reference)",
   "url": "https://sir-dholera.com/zones/"
  },
  {
   "label": "Sarkhedi (2026), Why Greenfield Cities Succeed or Fail, preprint, free download",
   "url": "https://dholera.blog/library/"
  },
  {
   "label": "Wikipedia: Dholera SIR",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholera_Special_Investment_Region"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}