s and as

a
shopping
centre
for
apparels
and
accessor
ies. It is
the eight
h largest
city and 
ninth
largest
urban
agglomer
ation in
India. It
is the
administr
ative
capital of
the Surat
district.
The city
is
located
284
kilometre
s
(176 mi)
south of
the state
capital, 
the
Annual
Survey
of India's
City-
Systems
(ASICS)
in 2013.
[14]
 Surat
is
selected
as the
first
smart IT
city in
India
which is
being
constitut
ed by the
Microsoft
CityNext
Initiative
tied up
with IT
services
majors T
ata
Consulta
ncy
Services 
and Wipr
o.[15] The
city has
2.97
Surat is
listed as
the
second c
leanest
city of
India as
of 21
August
2020
accordin
g to
the Swac
hh
Surveksh
an 2020
on 20
Aug.[20]
[21]
 It
suffered
a major
pipeline
fire
which
caused
some
damage.
[22]

Surat, famous for its diamond cutting and polishing, is known as the Diamond City of India.[1]
It has
various
engineeri
ng plants
like Essa
r, Larsen
and
Toubro a
nd RIL.