1. INTRODUCTION
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited is a private multi-port operator, which is part of the Adani Group. It was earlier known as Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited. APSEZ is a port-based special economic zone which deals in multiple products. The SEZ is located in the town of Mundra in Kutch district of Gujarat.
The company has been in the limelight since its commencement due to various issues; which include absence of clearances, various environmental issues, delays as well as huge economic growth. 18000 Ha are identified as Mundra SEZ out of which 8481.2784 Ha make up the notified SEZ area.
The features of the site are as follows. There are 14 villages in the vicinity of the project site. The nearest town is that of Mundra; with the nearest railway station, 50km away at Gandhidham. The nearest seaport is the Mundra Port; and the nearest airports are at Bhuj and Kandla at 42km and 45km distances respectively. Within Mundra SEZ, there would be a DGCA approved airstrip. The site would have access by National Highway NH-8A Extension which is 6.5km from Mundra and by a State Highway, SH6.
The project site and its surrounding areas have the basic amenities, which include proper medical facilities, primary and secondary schools and transport buses and local service providers. The people depend on mainly bore wells and dug wells for water. All the villages in the vicinity are electrified and there are no industrial users for power. The irrigation water required is supplied from the Narmada canal in the study area.
The western, central and central-eastern zones of the study area are mainly barren lands and the eastern zone is mainly dry cultivated agricultural land. Kahri, dhaneshwari and Nagavanti ar...
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