Surat, March 13 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved road infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,185 crore to strengthen connectivity across South Gujarat as part of its strategy to develop the Surat Economic Region (SER) into a global trading hub on the lines of Dubai and Guangzhou in China.

The projects, cleared by the Chief Minister, include 24 road infrastructure works covering 383 km across the districts of Surat, Tapi, Valsad, Bharuch, Navsari and Dang. The move is aimed at improving logistics connectivity and positioning the region as an important node in global supply chains.

The infrastructure push comes 17 months after the Economic Master Plan for the Surat Economic Region was launched in Surat to transform the Surat...