The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) has once again presented before Mumbai traders the opportunity to move their base to the neighbouring state. However, city traders do not want to leave Mumbai and move to the neighbouring state. The SDB has offered permanent display in the reception area of the office complex the names of Mumbai traders who shift there. They had made the offer in January last year, too, with a waiver of maintenance charge for the first six months.

However, traders with offices at Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), Bandra Kurla Complex, do not wish to shift to Surat, Gujarat. “Traders from Mumbai don’t want to go to Surat because they are accustomed to the lifestyle in Mumbai. They will not shift to Surat. But, they can have an office at SDB and let a relative handle the business. The SDB also needs time to grow,” one of the diamond traders said.