Sanand GIDC, one of Gujarat's biggest manufacturing hubs, houses more than 50 multinational companies and over 600 MSMEs employing around 50,000 people. Gram panchayats have allegedly stopped accepting professional tax from companies that have not cleared property tax dues.

Industries contend the taxes are unrelated and cannot be linked. Many units around villages of Bol, Charal and Hirapur have withheld property tax payments, arguing GIDC—not gram panchayats—provides roads, drainage, streetlights and civic amenities. Industries already pay service charges to GIDC; paying property tax to panchayats amounts to double taxation.

Sanand Industries Association has written to the Ahmedabad collector alleging panchayats provide no infrastructure or civic services yet demand property tax and have stopped accepting professional tax, affecting statutory compliance and return filing.

SIA president Ajit Shah stated the dispute is pending before court. A prior state government proposal would have transferred 75% of property tax collected from industries to local industrial associations for civic services, but remains unimplemented.

The association argues property tax and professional tax are separate statutory levies and one cannot be conditional on the other, warning the practice disrupts regulatory compliance.

Arvind SmartSpaces Limited announced acquisition of 150-acre plot in Sanand, Ahmedabad for residential development. Project located on Sanand-Nalsarovar road with estimated revenue potential of ₹600 crore and saleable area of 6.6 million square feet. Land acquired on outright basis, positioned 15 km from Sanand and 30 km from Nalsarovar Lake, near Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary. This acquisition brings ASL's year-to-date project addition value to ₹4,450 crore, described as its biggest business development year by Managing Director and CEO Kamal Singal. ASL, part of 120-year-old Lalbhai Group, has developed approximately 106 million square feet of real estate across India since 2008. Company operates in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bangalore and Pune. Sanand-Nalsarovar region experiencing growth due to proximity to industrial hubs and improved connectivity, creating demand for horizontal real estate development. Project aims to balance ecological preservation with modern infrastructure development.

Rehan Mansuri, an 18-year-old entrepreneur from Ahmedabad, has launched Micronex in Sanand Industrial Estate with an initial investment of ₹80 crore. The factory will make copper-alloy lead frames, 0.1–0.25 mm thick, for semiconductor chips. Construction has begun, with production targeted for May 2027. Its first phase is planned to produce 50 crore units annually and employ around 250 people. Initial customers will be in power electronics and automotive, with consumer electronics and telecommunications planned as production scales. Micronex has signed a business partnership MoU with Kaynes Semicon at SEMICON India 2026, held in New Delhi from 17 to 19 September, and plans to submit a proposal under India Semiconductor Mission 2.0.

Gujarat has attracted approximately ₹1.4 lakh crore in semiconductor investments and has 6 of India’s 12 approved semiconductor projects. Related initiatives include PDEU and Micron Technology’s ATMP training centre; a ChipIN extension and VLSI Centre of Excellence at GTU; a UHP welding training programme at Dholera ITI; and a SAMARTH Centre at IIT Gandhinagar.

At its 311th board meeting, AUDA approved revisions to 14 Town Planning (TP) schemes, paving the way for final sanction. The schemes cover Kuvalda-Kanbha-Kathwada-Singarva, Visalpur, Barejadi-Nandej-Devdi, Nandej-Devdi, Kalol-Saij-Borisna, Atalpur, Aslali-Lambha, Dehgam, Sanathal-Telav, Muthiya-Bilasiya-Enasan, Chekhla-Godhavi-Garodia-Vansajada-Dhediya-Unali, and Santej-Rakanpur. They are intended to support roads, other infrastructure and planned urbanisation.

The board declared its intention to prepare four new TP schemes covering Dehgam, Godhavi, Kaneti, Sanand and Nidhrad. Together, they cover around 500 hectares and are intended to facilitate roads and other infrastructure.

AUDA also approved the e-auction of 15 commercial plots across six TP schemes, in Chandkheda, Bopal, Thaltej and Chandlodia-Gota. The auction will follow the land disposal policy and reserve prices approved by the committee.

Ahmedabad’s 4.01-km elevated corridor between Sanand and ISCON junction on SG Highway, costing ₹500 crore, is expected to open to vehicles on July 1. It is designed to ease congestion at YMCA, Prahladnagar and Karnavati Club junctions, where 1.5–2 lakh vehicles travel daily, and cut peak-hour journeys by about 10 minutes. The closed road between YMCA Club and Karnavati Club is due to reopen June 1, after about eight months of disruption.

Initially, only the main elevated stretch will open. Ramps connecting Prahladnagar, YMCA and Karnavati Club are still under construction. Sanand-to-ISCON traffic can use the flyover; vehicles going to those local areas must use the service road. Drivers entering the flyover cannot exit midway and must continue to ISCON. The National Highways Authority is accelerating work as traffic-police approvals for diversions are valid only until May 31.

The corridor links Sanand’s industrial belt with Ahmedabad and is expected to improve access to western Ahmedabad’s residential, office and retail areas. Its full impact depends on completion of the ramps and local access systems.