write briefly on the port city of Surat
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Surat became the emporium of India, exporting gold and cloth. Its major industries were shipbuilding and textile manufacture.[20] The coast of the Tapti River, from Athwalines to Dumas, was specially meant for shipbuilders, who were usually Rassis.[10] The city continued to be prosperous until the rise of Bombay (present-day Mumbai). Afterwards, Surat's shipbuilding industry declined and Surat itself gradually declined throughout the 18th century.[20][10] Between 1790-1, an epidemic killed 100,000 Gujaratis in Surat.[22] The British and Dutch both claimed control of the city, but in 1800, the British took control of Surat.[20][10]
By the middle of the 19th century, Surat had become a stagnant city with about 80,000 inhabitants. When India's railways opened, the city started becoming prosperous again. Silks, cottons, brocades, and objects of gold and silver from Surat became famous and the ancient art of manufacturing fine muslin was revived.[20]
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Surat will be world's fastest growing city from 2019 to 2035 year according to a study conducted by Economic Times.[11] The city registered an annualised GDP growth rate of 11.5% over the seven fiscal years between 2001 and 2008.[12] Surat was awarded "best city" by the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) in 2013.[13] Surat is selected as the first smart IT city in India which is being constituted by the Microsoft CityNext Initiative tied up with IT services majors Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro.[14] The city has 2.97 million internet users, about 65% of total population.[15] Surat was selected in 2015 for an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant.[16][17] Surat has been selected as one of twenty Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[18] In 2017, Surat was the fourth cleanest city of India according to the Indian Ministry of Urban Development.[19]
Surat, famous for its diamond cutting and polishing is known as the Diamond City of India.[1]