The Island Development Authority has been constituted in the State under the Chairmanship of Hon. Chief Minister for regulated development of the islands in Gujarat, where in CEO, GIDB is the Convener/Member Secretary. Island Development Authority is being tasked with the identification and mapping of islands along Gujarat’s coastline and exploring the development potential of islands in the state of Gujarat. There are a total of 144 Islands in the state out of which 13 islands are identified for holistic development. The Islands such as Bet Dwarka, Pirotan, and Shiyal Savai were taken up in Phase 1 for Holistic development. IDA has in its 3rd meeting, identified Nodal Departments to carry out the development work as below:
Sr. No
Nodal Departments
Islands/Project
1
Forest and Environment Department
Pirotan Island
2
Tourism Department
Bet Dwarka
3
Tourism Department
ShiyalSavai Bet
4
Directorate of Employment & Training
Marine Skill Training Centre at ITI campus, Dwarka
With GIDB’s funding for studies, Forest and Environment department has appointed a consultant /design technical agency for the preparation of the Master Plan, Detailed Design, and Technical Inputs at Pirotan Island. The tourism department has prepared the Master Plan and DPR for the Islands of Bet-Dwarka and Shiyal - Savai Bet.
GIDB and the Directorate of Employment & Training have appointed a consultant to carry out the Skill Demand Assessment Survey and Detailed Project Report for the establishment of the Marine Skill Training Centre at the ITI campus, Dwarka.
GIDB is in a process of identifying new sets of Islands in Phase 2 for Holistic development. For the same, Stakeholder consultations are carried out with various Departments/ Agencies such as Home Department, Fisheries Department, Gujarat Maritime Board, Collector & MNP – Dev Bhumi Dwarka, Collector- Bhavnagar (Piram Bet), Collector - Surat (Kadia Bet), Resi. Additional Collector - Bharuch (Alia Bet), Gujarat Ecology Commission, etc. The development of these islands will be initiated after the approval of IDA.
