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 The College is located in Vapi which has many strategic advantages due to its proximity to industrial centers and Mumbai – the business capital of India.
Vapi's strategic location has been a source of strength - on the Mumbai - Ahmedabad Highway, very close to the sea resorts of Daman and the hilly forest reserves of Silvassa. It is also enjoys proximity to the trading centers of Surat and Baroda. Vapi has good road and rail connectivity and good schools, hospitals, banks, and commercial complexes.
The development of the Vapi Industrial Estate was started by GIDC in . Spread over 11.4 km² it is home to over 1500 industries. The township hosts chemical plants including Chemical Distillation, Pesticides, Dyes, Dyes intermediaries and Paints. Other major industries include Paper, Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Rubber, Textiles, Woods, Glass, and Food products. The region has also several large-scale units including Reliance Industries, Hindustan Lever, Sterlite Industries, Wel Spun Textiles, Alok Industries, Micro Inks, United Phosphorus Limited, Themis Medicare, Richter Themis.
Liberal Government policy and the tax benefits that Silvassa and Daman enjoy has greatly helped Vapi and surrounding areas in attaining impressive industrial growth. The township represents an investment of Rs 2000 crores and exports goods worth Rs 200 crores. Vapi together with Daman, Sarigam and Silvassa form the largest cluster of SMEs in Asia.
Further with the proposed development of the Umergaon port, the growth in this region will be accelerated. |
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Situated on the western coast of India, the name of the state is derived from Gujjarātta (Gurjar Rāshtra), which means the land of the Gujjars . It is believed that a tribe of Gujjars migrated to India around the 5th century. The history of Gujarat, however, began much earlier. Settlements of the Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Harappan Civilisation, have been found in the area now known as Gujarat. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centres in the Maurya and Gupta empires. After the fall of the Gupta empire in the 6th century, Gujarat flourished as an independent Hindu kingdom. The Maitraka dynasty, descended from a Gupta general, ruled from the 6th to the 8th centuries from their capital at Vallabhi, although they were ruled briefly by Harsha during the 7th century. The Arab rulers of Sind sacked Vallabhi in 770, bringing the Maitraka dynasty to an end. A branch of the Pratihara clan ruled Gujarat after the eighth century. In 775 the first Parsi (Zoroastrian) refugees arrived in Gujarat from Iran. |
