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Apart from getting mesmerized by the scenic beauty of the amazing city Surat. Here are few amazing facts about Surat that you must add on to your list.Check it out
1)Richest city
Apart from getting mesmerized by the scenic beauty of the amazing city Surat. Here are few amazing facts about Surat that you must add on to your list.Check it out
1)Richest city
Surat is the richest city in India ahead of Bangalore and Madras having highest per capita income in the country. The homes of Surat have been declared most prosperous by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and Future Capital Research’s Roopa Purushothaman in their latest study. The average income of a household in the city 450,000 per year. Who knew?
2)Diamond City
It’s a fact that Surat is a diamond city and it’s a billion-dollar business. World’s 95% of rough diamonds are cut and polished here. Surat’s business trade contributes to 90% of the total national export of diamonds. The business never stops!
3) British East India company
British East India company set its first footsteps in Surat in the year 1608. That’s legendary!
4)Cleanest City
After 1994 plague, Surat has always been in the top 5 of India's Cleanest City
5)Fastest growing city in the whole world
It’s ranked as the 4th fastest growing cities in the whole wide world! That’s right, in the entire world!.
6)CCTV Cameras
Believe it or not, Surat was the first Indian city to install CCTV cameras on roads to monitor the traffic movements and also increase security. There are multiple cameras on each and every road!
7)Industries
Surat has an industrial belt on the coast of the Arabian Sea called as Hazira. Hazira houses heavy engineering companies like ESSAR, ADANI, RELIANCE, ONGC, SHELL, L&T, KRIBHCO, GAIL, NTPC, GSPC, ABG SHIPYARD and many others.
8)Highest G.D.P
Surat latest registered GDP growth is 11.5%. It’s highest in India!
9)Richest Municipal Corporation
The Surat Municipal Corporation (S.M.C) is the nation’s richest municipal corporation. Awesome!
10)Flyover City
Surat has the maximum number of bridges in India. Along with the name ‘Diamond city’, Surat’s also knows as the city of flyovers!
11)Railway station
The Surat Railway station is also awarded as the cleanest railway station in 2016 and a major upgrade is underway to develop it so that it could match the international standards.
12)Silk City or Textile capital of India
Surat is the largest manufacturing centre of man-made fibre in India and it gives Surat the identity of The Silk City.
13)Saree
Surat is also famous for its sarees. 1 out of every 5 sarees manufactured in India are from Surat.
14)Drainage System
Surat has computerized Water Distribution System and a computerized Drainage System with a Sewage treatment plant to transform waste into energy.
15)International Cricket stadium
C.B. Patel Cricket Stadium has been specially made for International Matches. Ground is ready. Its the frist ever cricket ground in India without pavillion like South African Cricket Ground. Some small work is left and mailny it needs BCCI's approval.
16) Asia's largest amusement park-Suvali entertainment city
Mumbai-based Atlanta Ltd. an infrastructure development and real estate company, has received in principle approval from the state government to set up a USD 2 billion (Rs 10,412 crore) theme park in Surat.The Suvali entertainment city, which will be connected through helicopter services from major cities, is expected to be fully operational in three to five years after getting all approvals. The site is estimated to attract 10 million tourists every year from India and abroad. Disney World in Florida attracts about 45 million tourists every year. “There were other options also in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra and near Mysore in Karnataka. Suvali was finalised due to its moderate climate and convenient transportation network, which requires moving a large number of tourists in and out. Moreover, there are no issues of displacement as the land is barren. Currently, the land is owned by the Gujarat government and would be given to the company on a 36-year lease, which is extendable,” said one of the sources.
17)Amazia-water park
This park have world's number one ride KING COBRA which is here for the first time in Aisa. 5 Acres park have ride from Italy Germany and Turkey. It has Asia's largest wave pool..For more info you can go
!8)Tourist spot
It already has Sarthana zoo, Aquarium in adajan and Sneh rashmi botanical garden.
Work is going on for:- Botanical Garden with 700 species of tree and Aquarium Canal - 50m long with 300 species of fish - if completed would be largest in Asia, two dozens new gardens and one dozen lakes
19)International Airport
Civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha on 26 March,2017 says Airport Authority of India will soon begin expansion of runway at Surat airport to make it an international airport He said an international flight to Sharjah or Dubai will also begin from Surat.
20)Wifi City
As a part of the agreement between Gujarat government and Reliance JIO. Surat is going to be a Wifi Zone.Free wifi will be available almost everywhere in city including B.R.T.S, Railway Station, And universities like V.N.S.G.U.
21) Others
- Surat is selected as the first smart IT city in India which is being constituted by the Microsoft CityNext Initiative tied up with IT services majors Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro
- It is the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration of India.
- Surat was awarded "best city" by the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) in 2013. The only city of the world on which there was no effect of recession
- Gujarat & Punjab are the only two states which at present are not having any water or electricity problem. Gujarat - Thanks to Narmada & Tapi
- BRTS already started and it will be needing metro in next 10 years connecting surat to navsari, olpad, dumas, magdalla, hazira, kosamba, amroli, bardoli)
- Popular dishes of food like locho,Ponk,ghaari, Aloo puri are available in Surat only.
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