Surat: The annual Jagannathji Rath Yatra, a major religious procession celebrated with great fervor, will be held in Surat on Friday. The yatra will begin from the railway station and traverse key city routes including Delhi Gate, Falsawadi Circle, Sahara Darwaza Bridge, Ring Road Textile Market, Mandarwaja, Udhna Darwaza, Majura Gate, Athwa Gate, Sardar Bridge, Gujarat Gas Circle, Choksiwadi, Rander Road, Navyug College, Tadwadi, Palanpur Patiya, Ramnagar, Morabhagal, and Jahangirpura, concludi...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has carried out the demolition of hazardous structural portions of Swastik Apartment, located in Final T.P. Scheme No. 8 (Palanpore), Fa. Plot No. 9, within the West (Rander) Zone, following safety concerns heightened by recent monsoon winds. Earlier, the West Zone had issued a notice to the building owners under Section 264 of the BPMC Act, 1949, asking them to repair the deteriorated structure and submit a structural stability certificate. As the o...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given in-principle approval to allocate a total of ₹3,394.55 crore to three newly formed Municipal Corporations, Surat Municipal Corporation, and two Municipalities for various works to enhance public amenities in the towns and cities of the state. In the Urban Development Year–2025 being celebrated in the state, the development works for which the Chief Minister has approved the allocation of funds under the Swarnim Jayanti Chief Mi...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) today announced that its Hydraulic Department will undertake critical infrastructure work at the Udhna Chikuwadi Water Distribution Station in South (Udhna-A) Zone. Due to this, water supply in some areas of the South Zone will be disrupted on June 23 and 24. In a press note, the SMC stated that on Monday, June 23, 2025, from 8:30 AM, the newly constructed 40-lakh-litre underground water tank at the Udhna Chikuwadi station will be connected to the ex...Read More

Surat: In a decisive move to ensure public safety, the South East (Limbayat) Zone of Surat Municipal Corporation has sealed 175 flats in the dangerously dilapidated Priyanka Apartment complex, located on F. P. No. 156 under Dr. T. P. Scheme No. 61 (Parvat-Godadara). The complex comprises six buildings labeled "A" to "F," all of which were found to be in a critical state of disrepair. Municipal authorities issued multiple notices to the occupants under Section 264 of the Bombay Provincial Muni...Read More

Surat: The city of Surat which is popularly called the bridge city of Gujarat due to very high number of bridges in the city, will get two more flyover bridges. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has planned construction of two more flyover/underpass in the city - one at Udhna tran rasta and the other near Niligiri in Limbayat area. Udhna tran rasta based flyover will ease the traffic problem which persists throughout the day here. As per the plans the flyover will be built here at a co...Read More

Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has announced that the water supply from Katargam Water Works will be completely shut off or available at low pressure on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, due to essential maintenance work. The disruption will occur between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. This temporary suspension is necessary as Torrent Power Ltd. will carry out important upgrades at the old substation near Katargam Water Works, including the replacement of a metering unit to meet increased KVA demand. Wate...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi will be on visit to Gujarat on May 26-27. Among various events he is going to attend, one will be at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on May 27 in which he will launch development projects worth Rs. 4,800 crore virtually for various cities of Gujarat. Among these projects Rs. 500 crore worth projects will be related to Surat Municipal Corporation. It is learnt that the Prime Minister will virtually dedicate Biodiversity Park of Surat which is ready for ...Read More

Surat: The Government of Gujarat has declared the year 2025 as Urban Development Year, under which a series of city-centric events are being organized across the state. As part of this initiative, a special campaign titled “Healthy Gujarat, Obesity-Free Gujarat” will be held across all 17 municipal corporations and 36 municipalities on Sunday, May 11, 2025. In line with this, the Surat Municipal Corporation will organize a 10-kilometre Night Cyclothon-25 on May 11, starting at 6:30 PM from ...Read More

Surat: In a proactive move ahead of the monsoon season, the Surat Municipal Corporation's health department, under the guidance of the Health Officer, conducted inspections of various establishments in Surat city on April 3, 2025. Food Safety Officers from the food department carried out site visits at 13 locations, collecting 18 samples of ice dishes, ice gola, and cream for analysis at the Public Health Laboratory. The results revealed that 4 of the samples did not meet the required standar...Read More