The earthquake in Gujarat in India in 2001, which was of similar magnitude, killed some 20, 000.
Now a raft of Indian companies such as GHCL, formerly Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
To a degree, Gujarat state, led by the Hinduist BJP party, has taken the lead.
They were farmers from Gujarat whom Moghul rulers used to sort out village disputes.
Maruti acquired 700 acres of land for the plant from the Gujarat government, he said.
Heavy rains and winds were reported along India's Kachh region as the cyclone passed coastal Gujarat.
It is true that some states, such as Gujarat, have business-friendly leaders who can win elections.
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In 2011 Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat state, visited China to drum up investment.
Shri Dilip S. Gadhavi, Executive Director, Gujarat Science City will preside over the meeting.
In Gujarat itself, Mr Modi has survived, for now, a rebellion from within the local party.
An example is the expanding ghetto behind the Bombay Hotel in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city.
Mangaldas Market, traditionally home to traders from Gujarat, is a great place to browse for Indian textiles and silks.
They were joined by further flows of free migrants, often from Gujarat or the Punjab.
Mr Modi keeps being re-elected in Gujarat mostly because he runs the place efficiently.
Maruti has however maintained that its move to Gujarat isn't linked to its problems with its employees.
Its cloth factory in Gujarat was legendary for efficiency, and its Vimal brand became a household word.
The BJP far less than the Congress never quite managed, except in Gujarat, to adequately accommodate regional sentiment.
Ltd. in the western state of Gujarat, said his business was hit as several government-owned banks were shut.
The British government this month changed its policy and said High Commissioner James Bevan would travel to Gujarat.
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Bishwapriya Sanyal and Chandan Deuskar explored a value capture plan in Ahmedabad, a swelling city in Gujarat.
The Congress party in Gujarat is led by Shankersinh Vaghele, who himself comes from the Hindu nationalist movement.
But posters of Mr Modi, defiantly silhouetted against the backdrop of a blazing train, have appeared across Gujarat.
Parekh, who hailed from Gujarat state, lived in Mumbai where he studied law prior to his business career.
His dream now is to go to his ancestral home in Kaparwaj, in the western state of Gujarat.
In Gujarat, for example, Ahmedabad, the commercial capital, is riot prone but Surat, a textile centre, is not.
But as with Gujarat, reconciliation depends upon truth and justice in addition to the mere passing of time.
"A day's loss of trade for the bullion industry in Gujarat may be around a billion rupees, " he said.
There are thought to be around 400 Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forests.
The best team will win a prize and represent Gujarat at at Zone Level Science Drama Festival in December.
With a long coastline and too little rain for decent farming, Gujarat has always been famous for its traders.
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