Agency Name: | Surat Urban Development Authority |
Nativename: | SUDA |
Formed: | 1976 |
Headquarters: | Surat, India |
Coordinates: | 21.1461°N 72.7744°W |
Chief1 Name: | Smt. Shalini Agarwal, IAS |
Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
Parent Agency: | Government of Gujarat |
Chief2 Name: | Shri. Yogesh Choudhary, IAS |
Chief2 Position: | Chief Executive Officer |
Surat Urban Development Authority is the urban planning agency of Surat, India. It is also known as Surat Metropolitan Region or Surat Metropolitan Area. SUDA was formed on 31 January 1978, under Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act - 1976, with the jurisdiction area of 722 km2 which covers SMC (Surat Municipal Corporation) and 195 villages surrounding SMC.[1]