According to an article by Delhi-based Morphesis, which designed the exchange, it is larger than the world’s largest office, the Pentagon in the United States.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) – “the world’s largest workspace” – aimed at shifting the entire diamond trade from Mumbai to Surat.
Welcoming the new structure, Prime Minister Modi said: “Another diamond has been added to the magnificence of Surat… High-rise buildings across the world have lost their luster in the face of a giant diamond so.
“Surat Diamond Bourse represents the power of Indian design, designers, materials and ideas… It is a symbol of a new India and its strength. I congratulate the entire diamond industry, Surat and the country for the Surat Diamond Exchange,” Modi added.
Built over an area of 66 lakh square feet in DREAM City (Diamond Research and Trade), a new project designed as a township spanning nearly 700 acres, the exchange comprises nine towers 15 interconnected floors and offices ranging from 300 square feet. with an area of 7,5000 square feet. Around 27 jewelry stores will be opened while over 4,000 CCTV cameras have been installed at SDB.
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the new terminal of Surat International Airport. Designed with local culture and heritage in mind, the airport is equipped to handle 1,200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours.
According to an official statement, the airline also plans to further increase peak hour capacity to 3,000 passengers, with annual handling capacity increased to 55 lakh passengers.
Main features of Surat Diamond Bourse
SDB has been built over an area of 66 lakh square feet in DREAM (Diamond Research and Trade) city. According to an article by Delhi-based Morphesis, which designed the exchange, it is larger than the world’s largest office, the Pentagon in the United States.
Morphesis has also designed BSE Tower in GIFT City, Gandhinagar and Zydus Corporate Park in Ahmedabad.
Surat Diamond Bourse has a capacity of approximately 4,200 offices, ranging in size from 300 square feet to 7,5000 square feet each. The stock exchange has nine towers, each with a ground floor and 15 floors.
All diamond-related activities and infrastructure, such as rough and polished diamond sales, diamond manufacturing machines, software used in diamond planning, diamond certification companies , lab-grown diamonds, etc. will be available on the stock exchange.
In addition, 27 diamond jewelry stores will also be opened, serving domestic and international customers.
More than 4,000 CCTV cameras have been installed at various locations inside and outside SDB, to ensure the security level of the product. An SDB management member said the biometric data of employees will be collected, after which they will be able to access the complex with just a “wave of the hand”.
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