Surat Sarees..

Sarees in bulk packing in a Dyeing Printing Mill...

The bulk packing.. gets converted into retail packing and ends up at a Textile Market Shop...
Some Trivia on Surat Textiles..
Surat has over 600,000 Powerlooms consuming over 2500 Tonnes of Yarn Per day
Surat has over 450 Textile Process Houses
Surat has over 140 Textile Markets containing over 40,000 wholesale outlets
600,000 Power Looms weave 2,50,00,000 Metres of cloth per day employing over 1,000,000 People
55,000 Computerised Embroidery Machines adding value to fabrics..

Run for Surat....

Surat Muncipal Corporation organised a "Run for Surat" starting from SVNIT College onto Gauravpath for 5 Kms.. The response from Surtis was overwhelming and a record 11000+ aged 7 to 65 men women and kids ran with enthusiasm for the city we all love. (Pic Courtesy Divya Bhaskar)