{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/how-to-read-the-dholera-master-plan/",
 "title": "How to read the Dholera master plan: a field manual, not a brochure",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "dholera master plan",
 "verdict": "Almost everyone quoting the Dholera master plan has never opened it. Read it yourself and the fog lifts: 920 sq km is an envelope, 422 is the city, 22.5 is the construction site, and every seller's claim can be checked against a page number. The plan rewards readers and quietly punishes believers. Dated 3 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "DSIRDA sanctioned development plan",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/finaldp/15"
  },
  {
   "label": "Dholera SIR official: about",
   "url": "https://dholera.gujarat.gov.in/about_us"
  },
  {
   "label": "NICDC DMU report, 30.06.2026",
   "url": "https://api.nicdc.in/upload/image/dmu-Report.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "GIDB: activation area",
   "url": "https://gidb.org/activationareadsir"
  },
  {
   "label": "GUJRERA portal",
   "url": "https://gujrera.gujarat.gov.in"
  },
  {
   "label": "SIR zones overview (network reference)",
   "url": "https://sir-dholera.com/zones/"
  },
  {
   "label": "Business Standard Dholera archive",
   "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/topic/dholera"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}