Current Updates

Following are the updates in the industry of city

1. Some strength is coming in Diamond Industry
2. Buyers are looking for rough diamond
3. Polish demand is picking .
4. Diamond workers shortage seen at some parties
5. Textile industry is also on boom
6. Shortage of worker is also seen there because of recent holidays
7. Election environment is building up slowly

Surat news this month

This month was very bad for surat industry. the main business diamond is facing recession. although textile industry figures is good. people telling that textile is also weak but the bank transaction data says that its growing. Due to 40% closed units in diamond many familys migrates in last month. and the rate is increasing. the property rates comming down. people reducing their expances. workers clashes with their units and also wirh regulators are main headlines in last month.

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Wish You Happy New Year 2009

We are on the verge of completion of Year 2008.
We had success, sorrow, joy & gloomy moments throughout the year.

World – over,
We, all, are passing through some difficult moments
&
facing tough Challenges.

Let’s remember & follow
Charles Darwin’s law who says

“It’s neither the Strongest of Species that survives nor the most intelligent,
but the one which is most responsive to change.”

So, Let’s get our act together
& adapt the changes

&

Begin
New Year
With
Lots of Zeal & Energy.

Wish You
A Very Healthy & Prosperous
New Year 2009

Sparkle Update

Recently, Conference and Exhibition on Gem & Jewellery Industry completed here in surat. It was organized during 26-28 December 2008 by Government of Gujarat and it was a part of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2009. 2 days conference, one cultural program and 3 day exhibition for business and general public was the events held during this days. Around 70 different companies presented their products. The event got very good response from around 20000 peoples who visited their products. On the last days of event the organizers required to increase entry fee from 50 to 200 Rs. That is 400%, and then also there was much rush on last day. That indicates that there was a great interest in people about exhibition.

Important Telephone Numbers of Surat

The Important numbers of Surat can be of help not only to the residents but also to the tourists here. Here are numbers that can help you in travel like the telephone service providers, the railway inquiry and the airport inquiry providers in Surat. Also some emergency numbers of medical help centers, Hospitals, ambulance offices, Chemists etc provided. Contact numbers for the police services, fire stations, municipal services, octroi check post, Theaters, Auditorium, Gas service, electricity services, Blood bank, Eye Bank etc are also provided.

Telecom Service Provider

• BSNL Mobile (Customer Care) 94260 24365


• Change No. Announcement Sevices 1951/52/53


• Local Assistance 199


• Repair 198


• Phonogram Booking & Inquiry 185


• Delay Inquiry 181


• Changed Telephone No Inquiry 167


• Surat Telecom Manager 8324000

Railway Inquiry

• Inquiry 131


• Recorded Inquiry 133


• Ticket Confirmation 135


• Udhna Rlt. Station 2677208

Airport

• Airport (Mugdalla) 2727271


• Air India Inquiry (Kotsafil) 2422357,2696844

Police Station

• Police Control Room 100


• Salabatpura 2324229


• Katargam 2482485


• Umara Police 2666295


• Varachha 254496


• Athwaline 2479173


• Kapodara 2577579


• Udhna 2277155


• Limbayat 2277001


• Pandesara 2890200


• Sachin 2372258


• Ichhapore 2860197


• Mahidharpura 2422163


• Crime Branch Police Station 2422382


• Railway Police Station 2434501

Fire Station

• Head Office Fire Station 2439296


• Muglisara 2414195


• Adajan 2690903


• Bhatar 2236622


• Ghanchi Shree 2450066


• Mora Bhagal 2772710


• Navsari Bazar 2418272


• Pandesara 2893618


• Varachha 2570611


• Ring Road 2328909

Octroi Check Post

• Salabatpura 8321325


• Puna Khumbharia 2736213


• Udhna Mugdalla Cross 3667615


• Saroli 2685676


• Udhna Octroi Vasulat Kendra 8673423


• Unn 2890730


• Dantora Pandesara 8691639


• Bhimrad 3652249


• Roondh 2347612


• Hajira 2686213


• Amroli 2342945


• Deli Gate 2425308


• Surat Railway Station 2424039


• Sarthana 2572939


• Variav 2765676


• Dindoli 2277956

Municipal Services & Circuit House

• Surat Minicipal Corp. (SMC) 2423751 To 2423756


• Circuit House 3669077

City Roadways

• Linear Bus Stand 2424972


• Central Bus Stand 2443288


• Bus Enquiry 2422006


• Udhna City Bus Depot 2274715


• Surat City Station Cabin / Chowk Bazar 2439313,2475886


• Wadifalia Bus Stand 2423115


• Adajan Depot 2776155,2765211

Petrol Pumps

• Balaji Pumps & Motors (Billimora) 283586


• Bharat Petroleum Corporation 2860454


• Bharat Petroleum 2280875


• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. 2540460


• Gujarat State Pertro Net Ltd. 2860311


• IBP company Ltd. 2862531


• Shell Indoia Pvt. Ltd. 2227486


• Shah Petroleum 2470010

Ambulances

• Ambulance Dead Body Service 2414195/96


• Civil Hospital 2244456


• Ambulance Services SMC 2414139/95/96


• Mahidharpura Yuvak Sports Club 2432510,2426774


• Nirmal Children Hospital 2333999


• Ramkrishna Charitable Trust 2482659


• Surti Modh Vanik 2418095


• Jay Mahalaxmi Distributors 2683535,2688335


• Love 'N' Care Maternity Home 2683535,2688335


• Sarvajanik Lokhat Hospital 2422080,2422081


• 108 Free Ambulances service 108

Blood Bank

• Maruti Charitable Hospital 2413601,2420412


• Parsi Raktadan Kendra, Sayyadpura 2423992


• Civil Hospital, Majura Gate 3664456/59


• Samarpan Raktadan Kendra 8347575


• Surat Health Care Foundation 2417783


• Lokhat Hospital, Rampura 2417783,2422080/81


• Surat Raktadan Kendra, Gopipura 2424594,2417754


• Lok Samarpan Raktadan Kendra 2247575

Eye Bank

• Arpan Eye Bank 2470555/56


• Suresh Jivraj Eye Bank 2470102


• Lok Drishti Eye Bank, C/o Gayatri Hospital 2545232

Chemists (24 Hours)

• Get - Well Chemist 2430888,2422040


• Kukleens Medical 8332828


• Ashaktashram Medical Stores 2421567,2430275


• Lokhat Mulla Hosp. Medical 2422080/81

Hospitals & Health Centres

• Acharya Hospital 2427898


• Anti T. B. Clinic 8541702


• Adarsh Hospital 3653204


• Pramukh Hospital 8342710


• Shri Nandan Hospital 3665104


• Mohanti Hospital 8330059


• Shree Mahavir Gen. Hosp. Sagrampura 8332828,8330180, 8330273/74


• New Civil Hospital, Majuragate 3664456/59


• Old Civil Hospital, Chowk Bazar 3479175,2429532, 2429943


• Ashaktashram Hospital, Rampura 2422061


• Sheth P.T. General Hospital 2422040/41,2427265, 2424685


• S.D. A. Mission Hospital 3667344,8349586


• Ayurvedic Hospital 2423412


• Mahavir Hospital 8330276/74,8691217


• Lokhat Hospital 2422081,2422080


• Maskati dharmarth Hospital 2426386,2420412


• Cancer Hospital 3652862


• Fire and Accident 101


• J. D. Hospital (Sahara Gate) 8323979


• Kadiwala Bunki Maternity Home (Rustampura) 2423751


• Park Nursing Home 832686


• Kshetrapal Health Centre 3472529


• S.R. Popawala Orthopaedic Instt. (Soni Falia) 3652732,8313221


• Rander Health Centre 2690925


• Varachha Health Centre 8542075


• Pandesara Health Centre 8693663


• Katargam Health Centre 2484703


• SMC Health Centre 8339715


• Parvatibai Leprosy Hospital 2489119


• Parsi General Hospital 2423922


• S.M.V. Hospital 2424892


• Vijay Urological Hospital 3472529/30


• Lamayat Urban Health Centre 2672534

Veterinary Clinics

• Ashwanikumar Veterinary Hospital 2544071


• Badekhachakla Poultry Clinic 2479849

Electricity

• Surat Electric City (SEC) 108


• Electricity Supply Surat Rural 2573729


• GEB Uttran Power Station 2499312


• GEB Bhesthan 2890228


• GEB Jhangirpura 2762670


• GEB Kadodara 271008


• GEB Kamrej 2756977


• GEB Olpad 222058


• GEB Pandesarra 2890258


• GEB Piplod 2254390


• GEB Punagam 2859053


• GEB Rander 2776122


• GEB Sachin 2370279


• GEB Sayan 242123


• GEB Udhana 2277248


• GEB Varachha 2573729


• S E C Complaint 1912


• S E C 2423399

Gas Supply

• Gujarat Gas (Adajan) 2686333,2686373


• Gujarat Gas Co (Nanpura) 2470924


• Indian Gas 2684451


• Esso 2424071


• Reliance Gas 2429209,2427188

Auditorium

• Gandhi Smruti Bhavan 2472643


• Textile Market Auditorium 8323190

Theaters

• Fame Raj Empire 2239999, 5053263


• City Plus 2722555, 2722666, 3042555


• Valentine Multiplex 2727981, 3259437


• Rajhans Cinema 2254696, 2254797

Newspaper Office

• Gujarat Samachar 8324545,8324646


• Gujarat Mitra 3478703/5/6


• Indian Express 3473016


• Loktej (Hindi) 3234504,3235238


• Nav Gujarat Times 8330404,8331188


• The Times Of India 2430808,8322545


• The Economic Times 2430808,8322545


• Surat Channel / Newspaper 2442507,2431341


• Navnirman Press 2685424,2686220


• Buldozar 2481438


• Dhabkar 2684999,2483666

Tourist Information

• Gujarat Pravas Nigam Ltd. 3476586

If you are providing any of the service listed above and not in list , give me a comment i will add your information in this list.

Surat city at a glance

Surat city at a glance

• SURAT, city situated on the left bank of river “Tapi” once one of western India's major ports and trading towns.
• The city extends from latitude 21'15' in the North to longitude 72'52' in the East.
• It occupies a pivotal position on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor and is well connected by railway. Surat is at a distance of 230 km from Ahmedabad, 256 km from Mumbai, and 129 km from Vadodara.
• Recently an airport established in surat and the other nearest airport is at vadodara.
• Surat is second largest city in Gujarat and ninth largest in India.
• Surat is famous for its textile and diamond businesses.
• Surat is also an industrial hub for the production of synthetic fibre and man-made fabrics.
• 92% of world's diamonds are cut and polished from this city.
• Surat has highest number of flyovers in Gujarat state.
• Surat is the fastest growing city in the world.
• Surat is the India’s cleanest city.
• The Old Fort, textile market, Dumas, Hajira, Ubharat, Tithal, Bardoli, Dutch Garden, Sardar Patel Museum, Rangupavan and Bulsar are the significant places of interest.
• State - Gujarat
• Population - 4.9 Million / 49 Lakhs
• Area - 112.27 km²
• Literacy – 72%
• Language Spoken - Gujarati, Hindi, and English
• STD Code – 261/ +91-261
• Summer Temperature: Min-12oC; Max-31oC
• Winter Temperature: Min-24oC; Max-42oC
• Best time to visit surat is October to March.
• Rain Fall - 931.9 mm

Impact of slowdown on Diamond industry

The global economic slowdown has hit India's diamond processing industry badly. An estimated 50,000 unskilled, semi-skilled or skilled laborers have been laid off so far this year in Surat, the country's largest cutting and polishing center for precious stones. Also In Mumbai, the slowdown in demand from the US because of the economic crisis has resulted in over 10,000-12,000 job losses in the last one-and-a-half months.

In surat diamond units are starting slowly from 8 December, still all are not starting, most of units are waiting up to clearing stock of polish diamond before starting new production.

New orders for Christmas, which usually starts coming around the first week of November, have dried up this year. Instead, India's exporters to the US have started recalling unsold inventories to test the domestic market.

hopping to come out from recession as soon as possible.