The tragedy in Morbi: The city, the river, and the bridge | Explained News,The Indian Express

Morbi is a major hub of small and medium industry and India's ceramics factory. The more than a century old bridge across the Machchhu river has long been a major tourist attraction.

Morbi district was created on August 15, 2013, along with several other new districts. The district has five talukas — Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner, and Halvad. Wankaner was previously in Rajkot district, and Halvad was in Surendranagar district.

This district is flanked by Kutch district in the north, Surendranagar district in the east, Rajkot district in the south, and Jamnagar district in the west.

Morbi is famous for its ceramic industry. The district is dotted by several hundred ceramic producing factories, mainly medium and small scale units. Around 70 per cent of India’s ceramics are produced in Morbi, and ceramic tiles manufactured here are exported to countries in the Middle East, East Asia, and Africa.

The yearly turnover of Morbi’s ceramic industry is Rs 50,000 crore and its yearly exports are worth around Rs 15,000 crore. The major competition to the Morbi ceramic industry comes only from China.

The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35 km from the sea and 60 km from Rajkot. It is the administrative headquarters of the district.

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