Surat

Surat - Rising like a phoenix.

Surat is one such city which has got that fighting spirit in itself.The city has got a big bunch of dynamic, enthusiastic people.

The city is basically famous for its diamond industry and textile hub.

The city has been ranked as No.1 destination in India to earn Money.

According to a U.N.Survey , Surat is Worlds fastest Growing City.

Its one of the most Cleanest cities of India.

Surat has the highest GDP growth rate in India i.e 11.5 %

Surat is famous for its cuisines as well....

I have seen almost all the top 20 cities of India...but believe me nothing like SURAT....surat is not much famous...but the spirit which i have seen in this city is just mind blowing...be it any condition they are always ready to take the challenge...this was best seen during the mamoth floods of 2006 when surat was dipped 95% in water...One of the worst floods ever in the history of India...Surat's diamond and Textile industry were shattered..but just within few weeks the city was back in track...all this without any support frm media, central government...Surat stood on its own feet unlike mumbai which got support frm the entire nation...

Mumbai and Surat have always been rivals to each other....since the time of British Rule...Surat was not alloted an airport till 2007...just due to cheap politics..politicians, traders knew if surat gets an airport it will harm the economy of mumbai ..but after years of struggle..surat finally managed to get an Airport in may 2007...

Surat is probably the richest city of India..a survey in 2008 revealed that surat families have the richest household income in India...this can be seen even in real life when u visit the city...porsche, audi , bmw are very common here...the Diamond and Textile business has filled the pockets of people here with tons of Cash...

Surat nu jaman ...kaashi nu maran.. This is a gujarati phrase..which means... " if you wanna die go to kashi ( an auspicious place ) and if you wanna eat food come to surat ."
Surat is very famous for its cuisine...Locha , khamani, udhyu, poke etc are just a few of the famous surti cuisines...

The cleanest city ....WEll way back in 1994 surat was the Dirtiest city of India...it was hit by plague...many people died and thousands suffered..a deadly disease which is caused by rats due to unclean environment...The then mayor of Surat....SSR Rao...took a rapid force action to clean the entire city..and this worked out..With some master plans..a team of sweapers..and various machines...surat was transformed to India's Cleanest city...and this can be seen today also...Every night the team of cleaners...swipe the roads of the city...their r dustbins every 100 meters in Surat...The city roads are too clean...Roads are cleaned using various disinfectants and utmost care...