PM Modi to inaugurate world’s largest office building on December 17 in Surat

mangaloretoday.com

Surat, Dec 09, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-built Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building, the world’s largest office complex, in Gujarat on December 17.

 

Built at a cost of approximately Rs 3,500 crore, the building spans 67 lakh square feet of floor space and has the capacity to house nearly 4,500 diamond trading offices.

In August this year, the building, which is part of the Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City, was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest office building in the world.

The megastructure, built on a plot of 35.54 acres, has nine ground towers plus 15 floors, with office spaces ranging from 300 sq ft to 1 lakh sq ft. The nine rectangular towers are connected by a central spine. The building has a platinum ranking from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

According to organisers, all arrangements have been made for the inaugural event, and invitations have been sent to as many as 70,000 people from across the country and the world.

Several diamond trading firms have already started operations at their offices at the SDB in the past few weeks. The building aims to be a convenient hub for over 65,000 diamond experts, encompassing cutters, polishers, and traders.

Apart from offices, the Diamond Bourse campus has facilities such as safe deposit vaults, conference halls, multipurpose halls, restaurants, banks, customs clearance house, convention centre, exhibition centres, training centres, entertainment areas, restaurants, and a club along with security plans.

The construction of the building commenced in February 2015.

Courtesy: India Today