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"Plague in Surat: Crisis in Urban Governance" is a book published in 1996, by Archana Ghosh and S. Sami Ahmad, [1] [2] based on a plague outbreak in 1994 after a flood in Surat, [3] India. [4] [5]
Plague in Surat: Crisis in Urban Governance was first published in 1996, by Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the mouth of the Tapti River, it used to be a large seaport. It is now the commercial and economic center in South Gujarat, and one of the largest urban areas of western India. It has well-established diamond and textile industries, and is a shopping centre for apparels and accessories. About 90% of the world's diamonds supply are cut and polished in the city. It is the second largest city in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and the eighth largest city by population and ninth largest urban agglomeration in India. It is the administrative capital of the Surat district. The city is located 284 kilometres (176 mi) south of the state capital, Gandhinagar; 265 kilometres (165 mi) south of Ahmedabad; and 289 kilometres (180 mi) north of Mumbai. The city centre is located on the Tapti River, close to Arabian Sea.
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