Mumbai: The Surat Municipal Corporation’s Rs 200 crore green municipal bond was listed at the city’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday, officials said.
The event saw Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel ringing the ‘ceremonial bell’ in a traditional manner and was joined by NSE Managing Director and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan and Surat Mayor Dakshesh Mavani, besides other high-ranking officials.
Addressing the gathering, the Gujarat Chief Minister said that India has set an example before the world by maintaining balance between economy and ecology and added that green, clean and self-reliant cities will lay the foundation for a self-reliant and developed nation.
Praising the initiative of Surat Municipal Corporation’s Green Bond initiative, he added that it will be useful in ac