PM Modi to inaugurate Surat Diamond Bourse, preparations underway in DREAM City

Dec 16, 2023

Surat (Gujarat), Dec 16 (ANI): Preparations are underway in Surat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on December 17. PM Modi will inaugurate the newly-built Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building, part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City and the newly upgraded terminal building of the Surat airport on December 17. World’s largest corporate office hub, SDB is built on 35.54 acres of land at a cost of Rs 3400 crore. The Diamond Bourse is the world’s largest interconnected building, as it houses over 4,500 interconnected offices. The office building is even larger than the Pentagon and is the country's largest customs clearance house. The building has the capacity to house 4,200 traders from 175 countries who will come to Surat to buy polished diamonds. Around 1.5 lakh people will get employment from the trading facility, as diamond buyers from all corners of the world will get a global platform to trade at Surat.