Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Dy CM Nitinbhai Patel at foundation stone laying ceremony for Surat Diamond Bourse at Khajod in Surat on Sunday. Photo: PTIAhmedabad: Gujarat chief minister Vijaybhai Rupani on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), saying it would put the city and the state on the map of world. This is the second time SDB’s foundation stone has been laid in less than two years. In February 2015, the then chief minister Anandiben Patel laid its foundation stone, but delays in allotment of land and other issues held up the project. When the bourse is operational, the world will come to Surat for buying polished diamonds, the chief minister said.

Source: Mint October 23, 2016 14:42 UTC