Some information about our favorite city Durgapur.
Durgapur
is a very popular city in India. Durgapur is the second planned city of India
after Chandigarh. The only dry port in eastern India is located at Durgapur
city. Durgapur is the Third largest city in West Bengal and second planned city
after Chandigarh in India. Durgapur has been considered as one of the central
city's smart city plans but has not yet been transformed.
Designed by Bidhan
Chandra Roy, the Durgapur industrial area was designed help by two American
architects Joseph Ellen Stein and Benjamin Polk. The city of Durgapur was named
after the name of Durgadas Chattopadhay, the son of the landlord Gopinath
Chattopadhay of the past Gopinath pur Village. In 1961, Queen 2nd Elizabeth
of Britain came to Durgapur to visit the construction Durgapur Steel Plant
(DSP) with the help of Britain country.
In Durgapur, Damodar - even on the banks of the
river Ajay - there are signs that prove that the Harappan civilization was in
direct contact with the region. In the Damodar graze, some stone-age patterns
have been found at Birbhanpur. One of the historic projects is the Asian
Highway Project, or the purpose of linking different states of India on the
road.
Durgapur Airport is the first Indian airport to be built in Andal, a
suburb of Durgapur. The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
(CMERI), located in Durgapur, is the only laboratory in India where technology
is studied. Swaraj (named after Indira Gandhi) and Sonalika, the first tractors
of India made in full domestic technology. Solar rickshaws are also built here.
Private School in Durgapur
In Durgapur, nine engineering colleges including NIT (National Institute of Technology) and three private medical
colleges (AQ, Sonoka and Rahul Foundation) have been established. Also I.T.I,
Paramedical College, hotel Management College and polytechnic college. In one
place so many colleges are seen in very few places in the country.
Damodar on
the southern border of Durgapur and Ajay River flows on the northern border.
Also, four small rivers - Cunur, Tumni, Tamla and Singaran - flow through the
city. The first two are the Ajay River and the next two are the branches of the
Damodar River.
Headquarters of various electronic media have been opened in
Durgapur after Guwahati and Kolkata in Eastwar. Also, multiple national and
regional paper printing is done here. After the Saltlake in West Bengal,
Durgapur is the only one seen in the IT industry. Tropic of cancer passes over Durgapur.
There are all kinds of facilities in the city of Durgapur. The most populated area in Durgapur is Benachity Market which is located in the middle of the city. Benachity Market is a very large market, there are about 2000 shops and some shopping malls.
There are many government school and private school. DSP (Durgapur Steel Plant) is the biggest reason behind the improvement of Durgapur city. There are some government offices. Durgapur is a Urban area in Paschim Barddhaman. There are various types of Cinema Halls and Marriage halls.
Durgapur Barrage is built across
the Damodar River at Durgapur in Bankura district and partly in Paschim
Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal. It was constructed by Damodar Valley Corporation mainly for the purpose of irrigation and also to
supply water to Industrial area of Durgapur.
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