Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has undertaken development of some lakes.
It has identified seven new spots for the purpose in areas like Magdalla, Gaviyar, Dumas 1, Dumas 2, Budia, Mota Varachha and Pal. The SMC plans to develop these lakes on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. They vary in size from 30,000 sq mtrs to 2 lakh sq mtrs. The combined cost of the work is around Rs 25 crore.
Source: Times of India