PM Modi inaugurates Surat Diamond Bourse

Credit: PTI Dec 17, 2023 Anubhav Maurya

The SDB building, located at Khajod village near Surat city, Gujarat

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It is world's largest and modern centre for diamond and jewellery business

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PM modi praised the Surat diamond industry for providing employment to 8 lakh people

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He said that the SDB will create 1.5 lakh more jobs

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SDB has 67 lakh square feet of floor area and is the world's largest office complex.

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Several diamond traders have already taken possession of their offices in the SDB

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The SDB has nine towers of 15 floors each and has nearly 4,500 diamond trading offices

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It has office spaces ranging from 300 sq ft to 1 lakh sq ft

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