All posts tagged: Surat Municipal Corporation

A first-time corporator, a last-minute poll entrant and Patidar woman leader: Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat get new Mayors | Ahmedabad News

A first-time corporator, a last-minute poll entrant and Patidar woman leader: Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat get new Mayors | Ahmedabad News

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5 min readAhmedabad, VadodaraMay 29, 2026 02:43 AM IST Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot, three of the four major cities of Gujarat, on Thursday got their new mayors and other office bearers. The BJP has won all the 15 municipal corporations that went to polls on April 26. In Vadodara, the BJP sprung a surprise by picking a first-time woman corporator Geeta Makwana to head the Vadodara Municipal Corporation,  ensuring that Vadodara will have women mayors continuously for five years as the second half of the term is reserved for women. This was a break from the usual practice of balancing the mayoral tenure between male and female leaders. The party selected Makwana for the top post, overlooking three male contenders, who were considered front runners for the top post in the city civic body. The post of mayor this time was reserved for candidates from Scheduled Caste communities. Aditya Patel has been appointed as Deputy Mayor and Varsha Vyas the Chairperson of the Standing Committee. The names were announced after the mandate arrived at the …

After landslide victory in Surat, BJP says there won’t be Opp Leader in city body | Ahmedabad News

After landslide victory in Surat, BJP says there won’t be Opp Leader in city body | Ahmedabad News

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The BJP registered a landslide victory in the Surat Municipal Corporation elections, winning  115 of the 120 seats. The AAP, which won 27 seats in the 2021 civic body elections, has been reduced to four seats and the Congress, which had no seats in the previous city body, managed to win a seat. After the results are out, the BJP said in a release that there won’t be an official Opposition in the city body.  To qualify for the Opposition Leader position, a party must have at least 10% of the total seats in the elected body. Surat BJP president Paresh Patel dedicated the victory to the people of Surat and said they had “shown faith in the BJP” and “appreciated the development works” done in Surat by the previous city body. The BJP had fielded Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders such as Alpesh Katheriya and Dharmik Malaviya for campaigning for the April 26 polls to ensure support of the Patidar community voters in Surat, which the BJP thinks had been missing in the …

India’s ‘Diamond Capital’ Set To Become The Country’s First Slum-Free City | India News

India’s ‘Diamond Capital’ Set To Become The Country’s First Slum-Free City | India News

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Last Updated:January 02, 2026, 14:08 IST Officials said that the overarching goal was that every resident should have a durable roof over their head so that no family is forced to live in a slum The SMC will replace all slum clusters with modern multi-storey apartment complexes. (AI-Generated Image) In major urban centres, from financial capitals to political power hubs, glittering skylines often stand in stark contrast to sprawling slums. Administrations across the country have long sought to bridge this divide. Now, India’s famed “Diamond City” is poised to script history by becoming the country’s first slum-free urban zone. Surat in Gujarat, known for its cleanliness record and rapid economic growth, is reportedly on the verge of eliminating slums entirely. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has implemented the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and state housing policies with unusual efficiency, turning a majority of informal settlements into permanent housing blocks. Officials said that the overarching goal was that every resident should have a durable roof over their head so that no family is forced to …

Gujarat: SMC engineer’s portfolio changed after WhatsApp spat with corporator | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat: SMC engineer’s portfolio changed after WhatsApp spat with corporator | Ahmedabad News

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An argument with a corporator in a WhatsApp group led to the change in portfolio of an engineer of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) within two days. Sawant Patel, who was earlier looking after primary civic works such as roads, light, drainage etc, has now been assigned the responsibility of coordinating the MP-MLA meeting, “which happens once in a month.” Besides, on the order of Surat City Mayor Daxesh Mawani, Patel has been served a show-cause notice for his “blunt reply” on the official WhatsApp group of Varachha East zone. On Sunday, municipal corporator of Ward number 17, Swati Kayda, uploaded photos of an overflowing drainage line in a housing society in the group. She purportedly asked municipal officials to inform her if they cannot do the work properly. In reply, Patel said his staff was doing their work properly, adding such false allegations could not be tolerated. He also said that if the corporator thought that SMC officials were not doing their work, they should be transferred or suspended. The WhatsApp chats went viral on …

Chhath Puja: Surat civic body makes elaborate arrangements | Ahmedabad News

Chhath Puja: Surat civic body makes elaborate arrangements | Ahmedabad News

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In the couple of weeks ahead of the ongoing Chhath Puja, at least 2.44 lakh people travelled from Surat to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for the celebrations even as the Surat Municipal Corporation  made elaborate arrangements for the four-day long Hindu festival, starting from November 5. According to the data from the Western Railway on November 3, over 25,000 people travelled from Surat in a single day to their native places in UP and Bihar. In Surat, the Chhath Puja celebrations started on Tuesday across 13 locations in the city. The Surat Municipal Corporation made arrangements for the devotees along the banks of Tapi river and has also set up artificial ponds. The civic body has also provided drinking water facilities for the visitors and barricaded the area to prevent stampede along with deployment of personnel from fire and health departments, said sources. Bihar Vikas Mandal, one of the oldest organisations which started the Chhath celebrations in Surat, is spearheading the celebrations in different localities including Singhanpore, Jehangirpura, Dindoli, Amroli, Vadod, Sachin and Godadara. Bihar …