Morbi

About Morbi:

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.
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.
Ceramic industry:
- 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 major competition to the Morbi ceramic industry comes only from China.
Machchhu:
- Machchhu is a small river that rises in the Madla Hills and flows 130 km into the Rann of Kutch.
- In 1979, a major tragedy occurred after a dam on the river failed, inundating Morbi town and killing a large number of people.
The ‘Jhulto Pul’ on the river:
The suspension bridge, “Jhulto Pul”, was a pedestrian suspension bridge that was inaugurated in 1879, during the reign of Sir Waghji Ravaji, the Thakur Sahib of Morbi (1858-1922).
Sir Waghji is credit with planning and building the entire city of Morbi, which included India’s first art deco palace, and a European-style central square known as Green Chowk.