PM Modi To Inaugurate Surat Diamond Bourse, World's Largest Office Building, In Gujarat Today

PM Modi is set to inaugurate the newly-built Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building in Surat Gujarat on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Source : PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the newly-built Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building in Surat Gujarat on December 17 (Sunday). The world's largest office complex, the SDB building, is a part of Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City and the newly upgraded terminal building of the Surat airport. Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, preparations are underway in Surat.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-built Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building, part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City and the newly… pic.twitter.com/sXowLNkFJv

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According to SDB's media convener Dinesh Navadiya, several diamond traders, including those based in Mumbai earlier, have already taken possession of their offices ahead of the inauguration which were allotted by the management after the auction, as reported by news agency PTI. After the inauguration, the prime minister will address a large gathering near the SDB building, he said.

In July, CEO Surat Diamond Bourse Mahesh Gadhavi had said, "...This is the largest office building in the world. This has more than 4,500 diamond trading offices. From the trading of rough diamonds to the sale of polish diamonds - both of these will take place here. We have created a world-class infrastructure here. This will generate around 1.5 lakh employment opportunities. We have tried to build a future-proof building to meet the needs of both the present and future. We have provided fibre connectivity to every single office. More than 4000 cameras and state-of-the-art control rooms have been set up here so that the security is not compromised with," as quoted by ANI.

Surat Diamond Bourse Building 

The SDB building, the world's largest office complex with over 67 lakh square feet of floor area, is located in Khajod village, near Surat city. The office complex is bigger than the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense Pentagon. It is worth around Rs 3000 crore. The SDB has nearly 4,500 diamond trading offices.

The mega structure, built on a plot of 35.54 acres inside the DREAM City, has nine towers of ground plus 15 floors with office spaces ranging from 300 sq ft to 1 lakh sq ft, PTI reported.