In Pics: PM Modi inaugurates Surat Diamond Bourse, the 'world's largest office building'
Spread across an area of 6.7 million square feet, the Surat Diamond Bourse has surpassed the size of Pentagon, the US defence headquarter, which is based on an area spanning 6.5 million square feet.
The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), claimed as the "world's largest office building", was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 17. The bourse is located in Surat, the financial hub of Gujarat, and is part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City.
2/6
Spread across an area of 6.7 million square feet, SDB has surpassed the size of Pentagon, the US defence headquarter, which is based on an area spanning 6.5 million square feet in Virginia.
3/6
The entire SDB megastructure comprises of nine 15-storey towers, which house a total of around 4,700 offices. The bourse's size is also larger than the Israel Diamond Exchange, which is spread across an area of 80,000 square metres and houses over 1,000 offices.
4/6
The complex's construction was concluded in July at a cost of Rs 3,200 crore. The project was completed around eight years after the then Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel had laid its foundation stone, in 2015.
Modi, who inaugurated the SDB on December 17, had said that the project will be a "major boost" for the diamond industry. "The ‘Customs Clearance House’, Jewellery Mall and facility of International Banking and Safe Vaults will be significant parts of the Bourse," he had posted on social media platform X. (PTI file image)
6/6
The project, however, has drawn criticism from a section of the Opposition. "The Prime Minister will inaugurate the diamond business in Surat. Earlier, diamond trade used to take place in Bandra Kurla Complex of Mumbai. Now, it has been shifted from here to Gujarat. Lakhs of people got employment due to this market. Due to the diamond trade going to Surat, the local people will lose their jobs," news agency ANI quoted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar as saying. (PTI file image)
![The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), claimed as the "world's largest office building", is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 17. The bourse is located in Surat, the financial hub of Gujarat, is part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/12/Surat-Diamond-Bourse-1.jpg "The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), claimed as the "world's largest office building", is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 17. The bourse is located in Surat, the financial hub of Gujarat, is part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City.")
![Modi, who will inaugurate SDB tomorrow, said the project will be a "major boost" for the diamond industry. "The ‘Customs Clearance House’, Jewellery Mall and facility of International Banking and Safe Vaults will be significant parts of the Bourse," he posted on social media platform X. (PTI file image)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/08/Modi-at-B20.png "Modi, who will inaugurate SDB tomorrow, said the project will be a "major boost" for the diamond industry. "The ‘Customs Clearance House’, Jewellery Mall and facility of International Banking and Safe Vaults will be significant parts of the Bourse," he posted on social media platform X. (PTI file image)")
![The project, however, has drawn criticism from a section of the Opposition. "The Prime Minister will inaugurate the diamond business in Surat. Earlier, diamond trade used to take place in Bandra Kurla Complex of Mumbai. Now, it has been shifted from here to Gujarat. Lakhs of people got employment due to this market. Due to the diamond trade going to Surat, the local people will lose their jobs," news agency ANI quoted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar as saying. (PTI file image)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2019/10/Sharad-Pawar-PTI.jpg "The project, however, has drawn criticism from a section of the Opposition. "The Prime Minister will inaugurate the diamond business in Surat. Earlier, diamond trade used to take place in Bandra Kurla Complex of Mumbai. Now, it has been shifted from here to Gujarat. Lakhs of people got employment due to this market. Due to the diamond trade going to Surat, the local people will lose their jobs," news agency ANI quoted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar as saying. (PTI file image)")
