Surat Urban Development Authority is the urban planning agency of
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is also known as Surat Metropolitan Region or Surat Metropolitan Area. SUDA was formed on 31st January 1978, under Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act - 1976, with the jurisdiction area of 722 sq.km which covers SMC (Surat Municipal Corporation) and 195 villages surrounding SMC.
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Government of Surat
State urban development authorities of India
Local government in Gujarat
State agencies of Gujarat
1976 establishments in Gujarat
Government agencies established in 1976
Economy of Surat