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{{Short description|Town in Gujarat state, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
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[[File:Damajino Dero at Savli.jpg|thumb|''Damajino Dero'', a memorial cenotaph dedicated to [[Damaji Rao Gaekwad]], the second [[Gaekwad dynasty|Maharaja of Baroda]]]]
[[File:Bhimnath Mahadev Temple Savli.jpg|thumb|Bhimnath Mahadev Temple]]
'''Savli''' is a village near [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]] in Western India. It is located near one of the [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] centres, which includes companies such as [[Nirma|Nirma Chemical]], [[Bombardier Transportation]] (now acquired by [[Alstom]]) coach factory, [[Asea Brown Boveri|ABB India]], [[Voith|Voith Hydro]], [[Thermax]], etc. A branch of [[Santram Mandir]] is also located in this village near the [[Mahi River]].
==Economy==
[[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (GIDC) owned industrial estate spread over 800 hectares housing several engineering- and electronics-related multinational companies. The region has gained prominence since it falls on the Savli-Halol route of the [[Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]] (DMIC). Also, Savli has also been recognised as a location for Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) which is proposed to be elevated to Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
In 2009, [[Bombardier Transportation]] (now acquired by [[Alstom]]) opened a [[Bombardier Movia|Movia]] car manufacturing and electrical component manufacturing Plant, employing nearly 500 people. The plant houses a 2.5&nbsp;km of testing metro track. The plant manufactures coaches for [[Delhi Metro]] and the [[New Generation Rollingstock]] trains for [[Brisbane, Australia]]. The plant will also manufacture trainsets for [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi - Meerut RRTS]]
Energy company [[Thermax]] is investing around Rs 1,000 crore in Savli to add substantially to its manufacturing capacity. German players Voith Siemens and R+B Filter GmbH will be investing around Rs 150 crore and 50 crore respectively for hydroelectric.<ref>{{cite web |title =Industrial Development|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/savli-gidc-to-be-major-mnc-hub-109010901027_1.html}}</ref>{{advert inline|date=May 2021}}
==Education==
Savli is an education hub for the town and nearby villages. KJIT Savli, which provides KG to college level education, is the largest educational campus in Savli.
==Connectivity==
[[File:Savli Bus Station.jpg|thumb|bus station in Savli]]
Savli is connected to all major towns of Gujarat by public transport service operated by [[GSRTC]], with direct routes to [[Vadodara]], [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]], and [[Godhra]].
==See also==
* [[Wankaner (Savli)|Wankaner]]
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[[Category:Villages in Vadodara district]]