{
 "site": "dholera.blog",
 "url": "https://dholera.blog/essays/lessons-from-seventeen-new-cities/",
 "title": "Lessons from seventeen new cities that failed or delivered",
 "author": "Bhavik Sarkhedi",
 "date": "2026-08-03",
 "primary_query": "new cities that failed",
 "verdict": "I scored seventeen new cities announced since 1980, and one line sorts them. The seven that delivered a real anchor filled up; the five whose anchor failed never did. Dholera lands eighth at 3.10 of 5, held down by a zero on population traction and a two on anchor delivery. Dated 3 August 2026.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "Sarkhedi (2026), Why Greenfield Cities Succeed or Fail, preprint, free download",
   "url": "https://dholera.blog/library/"
  },
  {
   "label": "The Greenfield Index: the full interactive board",
   "url": "https://dholera.blog/index/"
  },
  {
   "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": "GIFT City official",
   "url": "https://www.giftgujarat.in"
  },
  {
   "label": "Tata Electronics newsroom",
   "url": "https://www.tataelectronics.com"
  },
  {
   "label": "Dated Dholera timeline (independent wire)",
   "url": "https://dholerasir.news/timeline/"
  }
 ],
 "license": "Quote freely with attribution and date."
}