Surat

For other uses, see Surat (disambiguation).

Surat સુરત
Metropolitan City
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Zone	7
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Surat Municipal Corporation & SUDA
• Mayor	Niranjan Zanzmera
• Municipal Commissioner	Manoj Kumar Das,kaifi azam
• Police Commissioner	Rakesh Asthana
Area
• Metropolitan City	326.515 km2 (126.068 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Metropolitan City	7,573,733
• Rank	8th
• Metro	4,591,246
• Metro rank	9th
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)	395 0XX & 394 XXX
Area code	91-261-XXX-XXXX
Vehicle registration	GJ-05 & GJ-28
Coastline	35 kilometres (22 mi)
Literacy	86.65%
Spoken languages	Gujarati
HDI	High
Website	www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

Surat, previously known as Suryapur, is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is also administrative capital of the Surat district. The city is located 306 km south of the state capital, Gandhinagar, and is situated on the left bank of the Tapti River (Tapi), the center being around 22 km (14 mi) from the river's mouth.

Surat is Gujarat's second largest city of Gujarat with a population of 2.1 million census 2001 and 4.6 million as per census 2011. it is the Eighth largest city and Ninth largest metropolitan area of India. Surat is 34th Largest City by Area & by Population Study Conducted by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on urban affairs The city registered an annualized GDP growth rate of 11.5 per cent over the seven fiscal years between 2001 and 2008. Surat ranks 4th in a global study of fastest developing cities conducted by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on urban affairs. Surat Bags Best City Award in 2013 constituted by Annual Survey of India's City-Systems ( ASICS)

A moat divides the older parts of the city, with its narrow streets and handsome historical houses, from the newer suburbs.

History

Surat is mentioned in the Sanskrit epic, the Mahābhārata, when Lord Krishna stopped there en route from Mathura to Dwarka. The Parsis started to settle there from around the 8th century.

Local Hindu traditions state that the city as we know it today was founded in the last years of the fifteenth century by a Brahman named Gopi, who called it Suryapūr (City of the Sun).The region was under the rule of regional kingdom and various other Empire were granted for transport from the region as the sea-route and was a port.Karandev ruling the west region during that time Amdavad was known as Karnavati and before that it was known as Ashaval.This kingdom of Karnavati retained its importance till early 15th century when Delhi Sultanate started to rule over the central region of Gujarat. In 1411 AD, Sultan Ahmad Shah laid the foundation of Ahmedabad-"The city of Ahmed" at 1.20PM on Thursday the second day of jilkad A.H. (26th Jan 1411 A.D.)

Great Kavi Narmad was also born in Surat.

In 1512 and 1530 Surat was ravaged by the Portuguese Empire. In 1513, the Portuguese traveller Duarte Barbosa described Surat as an important seaport, frequented by many ships from Malabar and various parts of the world. By 1520, the name of the city was Surat.

When harbor in Cambay began to silt up toward the end of fifteenth century, Surat eclipsed that city as the major port of western India. At the end of the 16th century, the Portuguese were undisputed masters of the Surat sea trade. There still is a picturesque fortress on the banks of the river built in 1540.

In 1608, ships from the English East India Company started docking in Surat, using it as a trade and transit point. In 1615, following the Battle of Swally, Captain Best, followed by Captain Downton, overcame Portuguese naval supremacy and obtained an imperial firman establishing an English factory at Surat. The city was made the seat of a presidency of the East India Company after the success of the embassy God of Wealth.

The prosperity of Surat received a fatal blow when Surat was ceded to the English as part of the dowry for Catherine of Braganza's wedding to Charles II in 1662. Shortly afterwards, in 1668, the East India Company established a factory in Bombay (Mumbai) and Surat began its relative decline concurrent with the rise of British interests in Bombay.

By 1687, the English East India Company had moved the presidency to Bombay. At its height, Surat's population reached an estimated 800,000, but by the middle of the 19th century the number had fallen to 80,000. The British re-took control of Surat in 1759 and assumed all government powers of the city in 1800.

Baghdadi Jews Cemetery 2

In 1730, Baghdadi Jewish Joseph Semah arrived from Baghdad to Surat and set up the Surat Synagogue and Cemetery here. The Synagogue is now demolished but the cemetery still is on the Katargam-Amroli main Road.

A fire and a flood in 1837 destroyed many of the buildings of Surat. Among the interesting monuments that survived the destruction are the tombs of English and Dutch merchants and their families, dating to the 17th century, including those of the Oxenden brothers.

By the early 20th century, the population had slowly climbed to 119,306 and Surat was again a center of trade and manufacturing, although some of its former industries, such as shipbuilding, were extinct. There were cotton mills, factories for ginning and pressing cotton, rice-cleaning mills, and paper mills. Fine cotton goods were woven on hand-looms, and there were special manufactures of silk brocade and gold embroidery (known as Jari). The chief trades were organised in guilds. Manufacturing and trading brought an eclectic mix of ethnicity to the city, making Surat's culture unique.

In 1994, a combination of heavy rains and blocked drains led to flooding in the city. A number of dead street animals and public waste were not removed in time and a plague epidemic spread through the city, which caused a number of countries to impose travel and trade sanctions. The municipal commissioner during that time, S. R. Rao, and the people of Surat worked hard in the late 1990s to clean the city.

Baghdadi Jewish Cemetery 1

Geography

Surat is a port city situated on the banks of the Tapti river (damming of the Tapti caused the original port facilities to close; the nearest port is now in the Magadalla and Hazira area of Surat Metropolitan Region). The city is located at 21°10′N 72°50′E. It has an average elevation of 13 meters. The Surat district is surrounded by the Bharuch, Narmada, Navsari , to the west is the Gulf of Cambay and the surrounding districts. The climate is tropical and monsoon rainfall is abundant (about 2,500 mm a year).According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the town falls under seismic zone-III, in a scale of I to V (in order of increasing vulnerability to earthquakes)

Surat has grown in area since the early 1700s. The oldest part of the city developed in the area between the train station and the area known as Athwalines. Since the 1970s most of the new development, including the most desirable location for the city's burgeoning middle and upper class, is the area between Athwalines and the coast at Dumas.

Climate

Surat has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw), moderated strongly by the Sea to the gulf of Cambay. The summer begins in early March and lasts till June. April and May are the hottest months, the average maximum temperature being 37 °C (99 °F). Monsoon begins in late June and the city receives about 1,200 millimetres (47 in) of rain by the end of September, with the average maximum being 32 °C (90 °F) during those months. October and November see the retreat of the monsoon and a return of high temperatures till late November. Winter starts in December and ends in late February, with average mean temperatures of around 23 °C (73 °F), and negligible rain.

Climate data for Surat, Gujarat
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	43 (109)	40 (104)	44 (111)	44 (111)	54 (129)	42 (108)	40 (104)	42 (108)	41 (106)	43 (109)	42 (108)	40 (104)	54 (129)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.3 (86.5)	31.7 (89.1)	35.4 (95.7)	37.2 (99.0)	36.4 (97.5)	33.9 (93.0)	30.7 (87.3)	30.5 (86.9)	31.7 (89.1)	34.4 (93.9)	33.3 (91.9)	31.1 (88.0)	33.1 (91.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	23.6 (74.5)	27.4 (81.3)	30.3 (86.5)	31.2 (88.2)	30.2 (86.4)	28 (82)	27.7 (81.9)	28 (82)	28.3 (82.9)	25.8 (78.4)	23 (73)	27.2 (80.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	15.6 (60.1)	19.5 (67.1)	23.4 (74.1)	26 (79)	26.6 (79.9)	25.4 (77.7)	25 (77)	24.4 (75.9)	22.2 (72.0)	18.3 (64.9)	15 (59)	21.3 (70.4)
Record low °C (°F)	7 (45)	8 (46)	9 (48)	18 (64)	20 (68)	11 (52)	16 (61)	12 (54)	16 (61)	15 (59)	9 (48)	2 (36)	2 (36)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	4 (0.2)	213 (8.4)	453 (17.8)	302 (11.9)	194 (7.6)	31 (1.2)	6 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	1,205 (47.3)
Average rainy days	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	11	7	1	1	0	40
Average relative humidity (%)	57.5	56	55.1	62.9	71.8	79	86.2	86.4	82.3	70.2	62	61.3	69.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	9	10	9	10	10	7	4	3	7	9	9	9	8
Source 1: Climate-Data.org, Climatebase.ru (humidity), World Climate Guide (rainy days, sunshine), Voodoo Skies (records)
Source 2: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial (1932–1980)

Surat mean sea temperature

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
25 °C (77 °F)	25 °C (77 °F)	25 °C (77 °F)	27 °C (81 °F)	29 °C (84 °F)	29 °C (84 °F)	29 °C (84 °F)	28 °C (82 °F)	28 °C (82 °F)	29 °C (84 °F)	28 °C (82 °F)	26 °C (79 °F)

Finance and Economy

Surat Growth Map

Surat ranked 8th in India with a GDP of $40 billion in fiscal year 2011-2012 ($14 billion in 2010). Surat GDP in 2020 will be around $57 billion estimated by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on urban affairs The per capita GDP was $8,000 in 2010. Surat is known for diamonds, textiles, and, more recently, for diamond-studded gold jewelry manufacturing. Surat registered a GDP of 11.5% for the seven fiscal years 2001-2008, the fastest growing GDP in India. The city accounts for:

• 90% of the world’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing;
• 99.99% of the nation’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing;
• 90% of the nation’s total diamond exports;
• 40% of the nation’s total man made fabric production;
• 28% of the nation’s total man made fibre production;
• 18% of the nation’s total man made fibre export; and
• 12% of the nation’s total fabric production.

Diamond polishing

Surat is famous for its diamond and textile industries. It is at the heart of the world's diamond-polishing industry, which in 2005 cut 92% of the world's diamond pieces and earned India $15 billion in exports. Gujarati diamond cutters, emigrating from East Africa, established the industry in 1901 and, by the 1970s, Surat-based diamond cutters began exporting stones to the US for the first time. Though much of the 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.

Textiles

Surat is known for producing silk as well as world-class textiles. Surat is the largest manufacturer of clothes in India, and Surti dress material can be found in any state of India.

Government and politics

Surat is represented in Lok Sabha by two parliamentary constituencies, Surat and Navsari, and in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly by twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies.

The Surat Municipal Corporation is responsible for the maintaining city's civic infrastructure as well as carrying out associated administrative duties. At present, BJP is the ruling party with a majority. Surat Municipal Corporation is considered to be one of the wealthiest municipal corporations in India.

The Surat Municipal Corporation, under the Provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, Section - 4, the powers have been vested in three Distinct Statutory Authorities: the General Board, the Standing Committee, and the Municipal Commissioner.

General Board: The General Board is the supreme body of the Corporation constituted by elected members from each wards. Three members are elected from each ward, hence, the 38 wards are represented by a total of 114 councillors. One third of the seats are reserved for women. The term is for a five year duration after which elections are held once again.

Standing Committee: The Standing Committee is one of the twelve statutory committees and is one of the most powerful committees. It has the power to sanction and award major works of cost over Rs. Five lacs. It is also vested with financial powers.

Transportation

Air

Surat Airport has air direct connectivity with Delhi & Mumbai. Airlines companies such as Spicejet Airlines and Air India operates flights from Surat.

Rail

Surat railway station is under the administrative control of the Mumbai Division, Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Erection of Surat Railway Station was begun in 1860 AD.

Transport

Owing to heavy traffic congestion on major highways passing through Surat city, new expressways are planned and will be completed by 2013.Surat Municipal Corporation tries to improve road infrastructure of the city. The major highways passing through Surat are the Udhana-Mumbai Highway also known as Udhana-Navsari Highway, Surat-Ahmedabad Highway also known as Varachha Main Road. Due to rapid urbanisation and to get rid of fatal accidents Surat Municipal Corporation and Surat Urban Development Authority has planned to develop an Outer Ring Road and Middle Ring Road which are under construction to decongest the traffic from the major Highways passing through city. The city has recently seen the completion of a large number of road projects, particularly elevated roads, flyovers. One of the very few "Multi-Layer Flyovers" in India is now in Surat over Majura Gate. The Eastern expressway also known as Varachha Flyway is one of India's longest flyover under city municipal limits in the four lane category.Surat Municipal Corporation has decided to construct one of the biggest structures in the state at a cost Rs 190 crore. A "multi-level flyover" bridge over Tapi river, it would connect Rander-Adajan to Katargam, which lies on the other side of the river.

Athwa Gate, Surat

A new out ring road is planned to improve the road connectivity of the city and its construction is going to start very soon

The Golden Quadrilateral highway system passes through Surat. The city is connected to the National Highway 8 through a 16 km connector highway.

Surat is one of the most traffic breaker city in India as per survey by Aaj Tak in 2012. But to make the things right, traffic police has started issuing traffic tickets to the traffic rules offenders. The traffic police has started using the CCTV camera to monitor the traffic offenders and send them the ticket of penalty with their photograph showing the offense.

Local transport

On 22 August 2008, the SMSS bus service was opened by the city Mayor Dr. Kanubhai Mavani. It is considered the best city bus services in India. These buses are CNG-fuelled. However, route information written by chalk on windshield is more often visible. Frequency of buses is sparse, making shared auto rickshaws a main mode of local travel. The conductor uses an electronic machine to print out the tickets. Bus rapid transit system is planned for the city and the project is expected to be completed by end of 2013.First route for BRTS starts operating from 26th Jan 2014 on Udhana-Sachin route with AC buses,route is well known for industrial workers. In August 2012, plans for an intracity metro train service were approved by Chief Minister Narendra Modi. This plan includes the construction of underground and overground metro trains and monorails. The twin cities of Surat and Navsari will also be connected by metro railway under this project. Construction is expected to commence soon. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is confident of making the metro rail project a reality in the city by 2017-18. Sitilink(Surat BRTS): starts operations on first route in first phase on Udhana-Sachin corridor with world class facility at bus station and AC buses. Having off board ticketing & floor to floor entry and exist in bus

Infrastructure

Surat has a computerised water distribution system and a computerised drainage system with a sewage treatment plant to transform waste into energy. It has one of the best water treatment plants in India. Every part of Surat has underground drainage and street lights. PNG (Pipelined Natural Gas) entered Surat in the early '90s and most of the areas are covered under PNG. CNG entered Surat in the early '90s, and as of the end of 2005 more than 95% of auto rickshaws and public buses run on CNG as an efficient and less polluting fuel. There are several government- and private-run hospitals in Surat to provide medical assistance to citizens and visitors. The authority has stressed eGovernance to bring speed to the overall administration efforts.

Demographics

Religions in surat
Hinduism			87%
Islam			7%
Christianity			0.4%
Jainism			4.7%
Others♦			0.9%
Distribution of religions ♦Includes Sikhs (0.2%).

According to the 2011 India census, the population of Surat is 4,462,002. Surat has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 79.5%: male literacy is 93%, and female literacy is 84%. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. In Surat, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Surat also has sizeable Parsi and Jewish populations.

Culture and festivals

Surat is known for its Surat cuisine, which includes perennial favourites such as "Ghari" (a type of sweet), Locho,Petis, Undhiyu, Rasaawala Khaman, and Surati Chinese. Unlike cuisines in other parts of Gujarat, Surti cuisine is quite spicy. Roadside kiosks, called "laaris" or "rekdis", are quite popular in Surat, Ponk, a roasted cereal that is available only in this part of the world.

All major Hindu festivals are celebrated in Surat. Navratri, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi are celebrated with great enthusiasm. The kite-flying festival of Uttarayan which falls on Makar Sankranti – 14 On 15 January 'Vaasi Uttarayan' is celebrated,with great enthu by flying kite and shouting 'Kai Po Che'(I have cut).January – is very popular in the city. It is also well known for the celebration of Chandi Padvo which usually occurs around October and is a holiday unique to Surat. This day comes after one of the two biggest full moon days of the Hindu calendar year - Sharad Purnima where people of surat have Ghari and 'Bhusu'(A Surti Snack).

Education

Colleges

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT).Except for SVNIT which is a Deemed University,most of the colleges are affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) (named after the Great Kavi Veer Narmad). Apart from that colleges are also affiliated to SNDT, GTU-Gujarat Technical University and other universities.

Schools

There are many schools providing excellent English education, as well as a host of Gujarati Medium Schools.Schools in Surat are either municipal schools, run by the Surat Municipal Corporation or private schools, which in some cases receive financial aid from the government. The schools are affiliated to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) and few schools are affiliated under National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Gujarati or English are the usual languages of instruction.

Institutions

Al Jamea tus Saifiyah is an Islamic Arabic Academy situated in the heart of Surat city, with a sister campus in the northern foothills of Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya. It is a leading theological University for Dawoodi Bohras. It was founded in 1814 by the 43rd Dai Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin [R.A].

In 1920, Dawoodi Bohra's 51st Dai the late Dr Syedna Taher Saifuddin transformed this institution into a university that also promoted education for Bohra girls. Present Dai Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin has expanded it with the state-of-the-art facilities including International Baccalaureate Office (IBO) which has acceptance worldwide.

Surat also own a very well known Sir P.T. Sarvajanik College of Science. Along with P. T. Science college, M.T.B. Arts and K.P. Commerce College (within Sarvajanik College Campus) are the one of the oldest colleges of Gujarat. Shree V. T. Choksi Suryapur Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, located in Amliran near the Kavi Narmad Chaklo.

There are a few other engineering colleges in Surat, namely Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat (GEC)- Dr. S. & S. S. Ghandhy College of Engineering & Technology Campus(Estd. 1955-Diploma wing), Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology (SCET), C K Pithawala College of Engineering and Technology (CKPCET), Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering and Technology, Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Institute of Technology (SSASIT). These colleges teaching Diploma, Degree, PG courses in various fields of Engineering.

The IDI-Indian Diamond Institute was established in 1978. It is the most coveted institute in the field of diamonds, gems and jewellery in India and is a state-of-art school of learning. The IDI is ISO 9001:2008 certified for Design Development and provision of Training, Consultancy and Certification services related to diamonds, colored stones and jewellery.

The city has two medical colleges – "Government Medical College and New Civil Hospital" and "SMIMER", both awarding the degrees of MBBS and MD, MS. The city has one Ayurvedic college namely "Shri O.H.Nazar Ayurvedic College and Hospital", awarding BAMS degree, affiliated to Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. C. D. Pachchigar Homoeopathic (Homeopathic) Medical College and The Sarvajanik College of Physiotherapy at Rampura offer courses in Homoeopathy and Physiotherapy respectively.

Under the 10+2+3 format, students attend primary and secondary schooling during the first ten years and then may complete two years of higher secondary education, followed by three years at college for commerce, arts or science degrees. Generally, engineering degree courses take four years, while medicine takes about five and half years or more. Auro University has also started to provide education in Surat. Uka Tarsadia University is providing Engineering, Pharmacy, Education, Medical in neighbor town Bardoli.

A Parsi Theatre Academy is being opened in the Muglisara area of Surat, by Yezdi Karanjia, who has a long experience in staging Parsi plays. It is hoped that it will generate some interest among schoolgoers, and breath new cultural life into the dwindling community.

Media

Gujarat Samachar, One of the oldest and most respected dailies of the country, is the most popular daily newspaper of Surat and South Gujarat. Besides Gujarat Samachar, other dailies include Gujarat Mitra Gujrat Darpan, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar and Gujarat Guardian. Local editions of these newspapers are published in Gujarati. RAJASTHAN PATRIKA is one and only singal largest national hindi daily newspaper published from surat.

Most cable service providers have local television channels. Satellite TV DTH services are provided by DISH TV, TATA SKY, Airtel, SUN DIRECT, BIG TV. Broadband internet connections are also available in the city. Broadband service providers include BSNL, TATA Indicom, Reliance Communication, YOU Broadband and Hathway Communications. Wi-Fi connectivity is available at many cafes. Currently, Surat has four private FM Radio stations – Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, It's HOT!, Radio City 91.1, My FM 94.3, Big FM 92.7 along with the national radio 101.10 Vividh Bharati.

Places of interest

Blues Adventures – Blues Adventures is a complete recreational and adventure project aimed to offer water-sports Activities, Amusement Park and Restaurants for the people of Surat (Surtis). The Blues Adventures is located at the basin of River Tapti (Tapi) on the Singanpore side of Weir-cum-Causeway in the city of Surat, India. Blues Adventures was inaugurated in January 2013 by the gracious hands of Hon. Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr. Narendra Modi.

File:A rider riding the Jet Ski at Blues Adventures.jpg

A Jet-ski rider at Blues Adventures

The Chintamani Jain Temple – The exquisite wooden carvings and paintings are the major attractions of the temple. The temple, actively maintained and visited by the city's Jains, is situated in the Shahpor area and dates back to the 15th century. It houses some extremely rare paintings of the Jain monk Acharya Hemachandra, and of the Solanki King Kumarpal.

Dutch Garden – The ancient Dutch gardens, the Dutch cemetery and Makaipul, the ancient original port from where the ships sailed to other parts of the world are other attractions.

Joggers Park

The Surat Fort – The Old Fort was built by Britishers in the 1616. It is now used for municipal offices.

The Sardar Patel Museum – Established in 1998, and originally called the Winchester Museum;, this museum has a collection of over 10,000 specimens of arts and crafts, now in the new Science Center campus on Citylight road.

Jawaharlal Nehru Garden – Colloquially known as Chowpaty, this is the largest and one of the oldest gardens in the city. It houses a musical fountain as well.

Dumas Beach is a beach located along the Arabian Sea around 21 km South west of the City centre.

Dumas Beach

Beaches – There are a number of beaches near Surat. Only 16 km away, Dumas Beach is a popular resort with locals. Suvali is 28 km from the city and Ubhrat is 42 km out, while Tithal is 108 km away and only five km from Valsad on the Mumbai to Vadodara railway line. Suvali has two wells with water rich in iron and sulphur. Suvali beach is fringed by feathery casurina trees.

Suvali Beach

The Dutch Cemetery – Located near Kataragam Gate, this impressive mausoleum is that of Baron Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede tot Drakenstein, who died in 1691. A massive dome, beautiful pillars and the huge gallery make it an outstanding monument.

Science Centre – Developed by the Surat Municipal Corporation in City Light area, Science Centre currently comprises a dedicated section for science exhibits, planetarium, art gallery and a museum dedicated to the history of Surat. It also has an auditorium with a seating capacity of 240 and an amphitheatre with seating capacity of 200.

Public safety

The 280-square-foot video wall, claimed to be the largest surveillance screen in the country, is being installed at the control room of police commissioner Mr. Rakesh Asthana (IPS). This will help the police view the entire city live through 100 CCTV cameras across the city. Surat police have decided to install 5,000 CCTV cameras at sensitive points across the city. While 1,000 cameras will be night vision cameras, 4,000 others will be simple CCTV cameras. This has been installed on PPP base with the help of city's businessmen, city's social persons, Surat Municipal Corporation & Surat City Police.

External links

• Website of Surat Municipal Corporation
• Science Centre, Surat
• Public Parks and Garden, Surat
• Nature Park and Zoo, Surat
• Municipal Commissioner, Surat
• Website of packers and movers in surat