CONTENTS
IMPACT
I PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL I SOCIAL I ECONOMIC
CHANGE ASSESSMENT
STRATEGY
PUBLIC HEALTH I
INSTITUTIONS I
SOCIAL COHESION
1. CITY GOVERNMENT SETUP OTHER INSTITUTIONS 2. POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION, POVERTY, CLIMATE CHANGE
1. CITY GOVERNMENT SETUP
In Surat, there are two main local Governing bodies namely, Surat Municipal Corporaion SMC, Surat Urban Development Authority SUDA. The Hazira Noiied Area Authority, governs the adjoining industrial hub of Hazira. Approximately 326 sq.km of the city comes under
the jurisdicion of SMC with an esimated populaion of 4.5 million 2010. SUDA covers the SMC and an addiional peripheral areas totaling 722 sq.km.
The governing structure of SMC consists of both poliical and administraive wings. The poliical wing is an elected body of councilors headed by a Mayor. The Commissioner, from the Administraive Services cadre, heads the administraive wing and is responsible for the
strategic and operaional planning and management of the Corporaion. The Elected wing comprises of a general body of elected councilors headed by a Mayor, the Standing Commitees and other statutory commitees which look ater the specialized funcions of the SMC.
SUDA is responsible for preparing the Area Development Plan, which includes the area governed by the SMC. Under the development plan, the SMC is responsible for Town Planning schemes within the area under its jurisdicion. SUDA also has the responsibility to control
unauthorized developments. Other insituions which have an important stake in the overall development of the city are Gujarat Polluion Control Board GPCB, Surat Electricity Corporaion, Public Works Department PWD, State Highways Department and State Irrigaion
Department.
Other City level stakeholders
The South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry SGCCI is among one of the important organizaions with a history of almost 67 years. It plays an acive role in providing feedback to the state and central governments on policy issues related to trade and industry. It has
also taken lead in several city development eforts and has shown its capacity in lood relief and other environmental and social iniiaives. Several industrial associaions such as the Surat Diamond Associaion, Surat Texile Trades Associaion, Pandesra Industrial associaion
are acive in management of speciic industry related issues. Organizaions such as the Surat Ciizens Council contribute to building public opinion, while the University, Sardar Vallabhbhai Naional Insitute of technology and Centre of Social studies have taken up valuable studies
on diferent aspects of the city’s development.
2. POSSIBLE IMPACTS
Increase in urbanizaion will create addiional demand on the services of the Municipal Corporaion. Sectors that can be menioned are Water supply, Solid waste, Fire and emergency services, Urban Community development, Slum development etc. The management capacity
and the availability of resources will be the criical issue in urban governance. Moreover, the pressure on services will be magniied with the impact of climate change and poverty. The current growth rate in Surat is contributed majorly by the migrant populaion who come in
search of job opportuniies, which will add further stress on the demand for housing and other basic services. With the loods risk situaion of Surat, the management of lood risk measures will be magniied. Lastly, the impact on the health sector, and the characterisics of vector
Borne disease and seasonality will be a criical area which need atenion FUTURE SCENARIOS
The current manpower capacity of SMC is 16,126 staf. With the current populaion city area of 326 sq.km., there are 3.4 SMC staf members per 1000 people.
Scenario 1- represents the SMC staf being constant and the growing populaion, where the raio of SMC staf per 1000 populaion will become 1.8 and 1.3 in 2026 and 2041. In such cases, the development of SMC staf capacity with support of new technology will be of
great importance, necessitaing a new innovaive business model for urban services. The possibility of Public Private Partnerships and the community support services should be explored.
Scenario 2- represents the increase in the SMC strength as well as capacity development. Along with the populaion growth, the expected growth of the SMC staf from the current strength is of 83 and 158 for the year 2026 and 2041 respecively. However the possibility of
expanding the System at this rate and making it sustainable in terms of inance and resources is an area needs to be explored.
IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN SURAT
-Surat Municipal Corporaion SMC -Surat Urban Development Authority SUDA
-The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries SGCCI -Servajanik Educaion Society, SES
-Center of Social Studies, CSS -Sardar Vallabhbhai, Naional Insitute of Technology SVNIT
-Narmada Water Resources Water Supply Kalpsar Department, Irrigaion Department
-Torrent Power and DGVCL
FUTURE SCENARIOS
Future Scenarios for SMC strength and Populaion Year
Populaion Million
Scenario 1 No change
Scenario 2 Same raio as 2010
SMC current staf
strength Nos.
SMC Staf per 1,000
populaion Expected growth
in SMC Staf, with currentraio 3.4 per
1000 populaion SMC Staf
per 1000 populaion
Expected growth
of staf in SMC
2010 4.7
16,126 3.4
16,126 3.4
- 2026
8.7 16,126
1.8 29,540
3.4 0.83
2041 12.3
16,126 1.3
41,615 3.4
1.58
CONTENTS
S O C I A L C O H E S I O N
CONFLICT HARMONY
IMPACT
I PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL I SOCIAL I ECONOMIC
CHANGE ASSESSMENT
STRATEGY
PUBLIC HEALTH I INSTITUTIONS I
SOCIAL COHESION
1. CRITICAL UNCERTAINTIES: ECONOMY SOCIAL COHESION 2. SCENARIOS
