GEOGRAPHY OF SURAT

The City of Surat is located in the southern part of Gujarat at 21o 15' N latitude and 72o 52' E longitude on the southern bank of River Tapi. The city forms a major urban core in the Ahmedabad-Bombay regional corridor, centrally placed between both the settlements, at a distance of 260 km. North of Bombay and 224 kms. South of Ahmedabad. (see dynamic map of surat city)

GREAT HISTORY OF SURAT

Surat was one of the greatest Indian Ports during the Mughal regime. (read more...)

SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

Administratively, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the responsible unit for the provision of basic amenities in the city. The local authority was established as a small municipality in 1853, became a borough municipality in 1952 and was accorded the status of a Corporation in 1966.

A unique Indoor Stadium in West India for the latest & International games in Surat. With a seating capacity of 7000 viewers, this massive fully air conditioned stadium is one of the key attractions of Surat. Inaugurated in December 1998, the complex boasts of all modern facilities and was built at a cost of Rs. 21 crore.

IMPORTANCE OF SURAT CITY

Surat is one of World's & India's fastest growing cities. Surat is at the heart of India's thriving diamond-polishing industry, which in 2005 cut 92% of the world's diamond pieces and earned India $80,00,000 in exports. Gujarati diamond cutters emigrating from East Africa established the industry in 1901 and by the 70s Surat-based diamond cutters began exporting stones to the US for the first time. Though a majority of polishing work takes place on small weight stones, Surat's workshops have set their eyes on the lucrative market for finishing larger, pricier stones in the future. It is a major production centre for synthetic textiles in India.

TODAY'S SURAT

Surat is now India's second cleanest city. Surat was ranked the No.1 city in India to earn, invest and live. Surat has the highest No. of flyovers in Gujarat.  Surat has a very good shopping area. Surat is also called "Mall City" now the days. Surat has numbers of mall and super markets like Escone Mall, Big Bazaar, Vishal Mega Mart, Sahaj Super Stoer, Diraj Sons, City Mall, House Full, etc., Surat has three multiplexes Fame - Raj Empire, Cityplus Multiplex- Adlabs, Valentine and numbers of Cimace all around the citi. Surat is famous for tasty and delicious foods, especially surti khamam, locho, surti undhayu etc.

INDUSTRIES OF SURAT

The industries in Surat are traditionally dominated by small scale manufacturing units including diamond cutting, textiles, gold thread, dyeing and printing which were largely home based and cater to the domestic market. Diamond cutting and polishing, however, are for export market. The medium and large-scale industries are mostly located at the five industrial estates in and around the city.

Surat is also famous for its saree. 20 percent of sarees manufactured in India is from Surat. During festive season and during marriage season people throng to surat to buy sarees as they get more varieties at cheaper rates too.

Today Surat is a booming industrial centre famous for textiles, Jari, brocades and is a very important diamond processing centre  with a glorious past and a bright future. Surat offers a wide range of places of interest ranging from historical to religious, educational to entertainment and art to industry.

Surat is also an industrial hub for the production of synthetic fibers and man-made fabrics, contributing almost 28% of India's total synthetic fiber output and 40% of the nation's total man-made fabric production and computrised embroidery work. In addition it is home to several major processing facilities/manufacturing centers for Reliance Petrochemicals, Essar Steel, Larsen & Toubro, KRIBHCO, ONGC, Shell, ABG Shipyard, Torrent Power.