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  India Tourism | Durgapur
Durgapur projects an image of an industrialised India.
Durgapur is the railway station on the Eastern Railway.
Durgapur is connected by good motorable roads with Kolkata (Calcutta) 176 kms, Patna 414 kms, Asansol 50 kms, Shantiniketan 62 kms, Vishnupur 72 kms.
www.india-tourism.com /EN/durgapur.html   (280 words)

  
 Durgapur travel guide - Wikitravel
Durgapur is a city in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
Durgapur Barrage - definitely one of the best places to see, if you are interested in one of two things: nature and man's effort to control its fury.
Durgapur is an industrial city and you get things such as steel and carbon fl.
www.wikitravel.org /en/Durgapur   (1345 words)

  
  Steel Authority Of India Limited, Plants, Bhilai
A massive modernisation programme was undertaken in the plant in early 90's, which, while bringing numerous technological developments in the plant, enhanced the capacity of the plant to 2.088 million tonnes of hot metal,1.8 million tonnes crude steel and 1.586 million tonnes saleable steel.
Durgapur, which is on the main Kolkata –; New Delhi line, is fast turning into the most happening city in the region.
Durgapur is fast turning into the central location for the entire region – with the entry of big business houses and entrepreneurs, the city is all set to undergo a change in its own lifestyle and in the outlook of its residents.
www.sail.co.in /plants_durgapur.asp   (534 words)

  
 Khoj - Directory for durgapur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The modern industrial town of Durgapur is at a distance of 62 kms.
Durgapur is an industrial town situated on the banks of the river Damodar and it has the third integrated steel plant of Hindustan Steel Limited and occupies an area of 6.47 sq.
Durgapur is located in the district of Burdwan, in the state West Bengal, India, 168 km to the north of Calcutta.
www.khoj.com /Life_and_Family/Travel/West_Bengal/Durgapur   (321 words)

  
 Durgapur, Bangla State, Pictures
Durgapur, city in eastern India, in Bangla state, located on the lower plain of the Ganges River.
Durgapur is a planned city, with residential neighborhoods separated from the industrial zone.
Durgapur is connected by railroad and national highway to Kolkata, to the southeast, and Asansol, to the northwest.
www.greatestcities.com /Asia/India/Bangla_State/Durgapur_city.html   (194 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Durgapur is an industrial city in West Bengal, well known for its integrated Steel Plant.
Durgapur is well connected to Kolkata by rail and road.
C. In the vicinity of Durgapur lies the ancient heritage city Vishnupur reputed for temples and terracotta sculpture and also the famous International University, Visva Bharati at Shantiniketan founded by the great Nobel Laureate, Rabindra Nath Tagore.
www.cmeri.org /gdsa2003/durgapur.html   (91 words)

  
 An education drive
The NSHM Academy of Durgapur is fast gaining recognition for its School of Hotel Management and College of Management and Technology.
The Durgapur Society of Management Science (DSMS) was set up in 1990, which makes it the oldest private college offering a hotel management course in the region.
The region being an industrialised one, ailments of the chest and lungs are not uncommon in Asansol and Durgapur.
www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl2207/stories/20050408001509400.htm   (1607 words)

  
 Recast Rourkela, Durgapur assets, MoF tells SAIL
The ministry is also highly critical of the Rs 2,618-crore write down of SAIL's fixed assets, mainly from Durgapur and Rourkela, which forms part of the restructuring package.
The ministry note, made available to The Financial Expressfrom the steel ministry, has argued that SAIL's assets have always been valued at historical costs and unless there is an overall revaluation of assets, it is impossible to arrive at a cost overrun figure of any credibility.
The gist of the problem is the mismatch in output profile of the plants at Durgapur and Rourkela.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990710/fco10021.html   (627 words)

  
 Netguruindia News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
With Trinamool candidate Apurba Mukherjee shifting from Durgapur One Assembly constituency to Durgapur Two, the battle will be real tough for the CPI (M)-led Left Front in Durgapur.
Durgapur Two is also his home constituency and he pulls a lot of water out there.
Tarun Chatterjee, former MLA whom Durgapur Two sent to the state legislature four times in a row, from 1977 up to 1996, and who is the principal source of support for Bandopadhyay, also conceded that there has always been a swing away from the Left Front during the Lok Sabha polls in the constituency.
www.netguruindia.com /news/Apr01/27/CAL2.html   (421 words)

  
 My City DGP
DURGAPUR is located in the district of Burdwan, in the state West Bengal, India, 168 km to the north of Calcutta.
Durgapur is located, as mentioned above, in the district of Burdwan.
Among them, Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) and Alloy Steel Plant (ASP) are the 2 biggest and the ones around which the city and the other industries came up.
mainak.netfirms.com /my_city_durgapur.htm   (751 words)

  
 Durgapur travel guide
One of the two areas where Durgapur is lacking (and so is rest of Bengal) is top-quality health-care.
Durgapur is essentially an industrial town (mainly steel), and not really where the tourist should head.
Durgapur is well-connected to Kolkata by train (about 3 hours).
www.world66.com /asia/southasia/india/westbengal/durgapur   (557 words)

  
 Durgapur, West Bengal travel information guide, steel plant, places to see, access
Durgapur, West Bengal travel information guide, steel plant, places to see, access
Rail: Durgapur is the railway station on the Eastern Railway.
Road: Durgapur is connected by good motorable roads with Calcutta 176 kms, Patna 414 kms, Asansol 50 kms, Shantiniketan 62 kms, Vishnupur 72 kms.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/wb/durgapur.htm   (237 words)

  
 Hotels in Durgapur, Peerless Inn Durgapur, Durgapur Hotels, Hotel Booking for Peerless Inn Durgapur
The Peerless Inn Durgapur's location in the centre of Durgapur as well as its proximity to the railway station and highway make it a very pragmatic choice for most visitors to the steel city.
Durgapur is a vast industrial complex comprising public and private sectors and attracts business travellers more than the holidaymakers.
For leisure in Durgapur you may visit the Park in `A' Zone and Bel Park in `B' Zone.
www.indiahotelsandresorts.com /durgapur-hotels/peerless-inn.html   (516 words)

  
 10 pre-qualify for Durgapur project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The project involves four-laning of the 69 km-long stretch between Dankuni and Palsit (called Durgapur Expressway) on NH 2 in West Bengal at a cost of Rs 466 crore.
As per the annuity method, the private operator will not collect tolls from the users of the facility, but he will be paid a fixed semi-annual sum termed `annuity' by the NHAI to compensate him for the capital costs, operation and maintenance expenses of the project and the returns thereon.
The NHAI had originally tendered the Durgapur Expressway project on a direct tolling basis which was subsequently shelved in favour of the annuity route.
www.hinduonnet.com /businessline/logistic/2001/12/15/stories/0915b051.htm   (225 words)

  
 Land information of Durgapur area with focus on industrial usage
Durgapur was developed as a major industrial town of India in the 1950s.
Durgapur is primarily an industrial town, which has now grown so large that it has been accorded a municipal corporation status.
Durgapur is situated in Burdwan district of West Bengal on the northern bank of river Damodar within 160 kms WNW of Calcutta.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/lis/urban/lisu0004pf.htm   (2951 words)

  
 DURGAPUR-ASANSOL PLUS
There was one Engineering College (REC, Durgapur and now NIT Durgapur) and two under graduate Colleges (one for girls and the other a Co-ed).
By late 1999 and the beginning of 2000, a revolutionary change was seen in the educational scenario of Durgapur.
With the rapid growth in the industrial sector of Durgapur and Asansol, Mangalpur and Raturia etc, the inflow of people will help in developing more educational institutions in and around Durgapur especially at Raniganj and Asansol.
www.durgapurasansolplus.com /fullStory.asp?articleID=DUAS4ART3102006   (879 words)

  
 DURGAPUR-ASANSOL PLUS
With increasing number of students and professionals from other cities flocking into Durgapur and Asansol, there is a rise in demand for services like the home delivery of food, more popularly known as the dabbah system.
Durgapur is lacking in private organisations specialising only in home delivery systems.
Though some would prefer a more widespread home delivery service in Durgapur, those associated with restaurants and dhabas are not too keen.
www.durgapurasansolplus.com /fullStory.asp?articleID=DUAS8ART772006   (450 words)

  
 FedoraEvents/Durgapur - Fedora Project Wiki
Description: A whole day event BCREC College, Durgapur.
Here is the report: I reached Durgapur on 3rd April.
That was a holiday in BCREC college, but my dgplug colleagues were there to do the final work.
www.fedoraproject.org /wiki/FedoraEvents/Durgapur   (391 words)

  
 Durgapur, India
Durgapur is an industrial Sattelite township of Asansol city in the state of West Bengal, India.
It is mainly known for engineering and Chemical Industries and well planned residential township.
It has the Durgapur Barage which is the main source of water for cultivation in Bardhaman district.
www.creekin.net /c4090-n85-durgapur-india.html   (85 words)

  
 The Working Class Movement in the Dhanbad-Durgapur Area
The heavy machinery manufacturing industry located at Durgapur has been referred to the BIFR, and its revival appears to be a distant dream.
The small industries sector stretching right across the belt was fashioned roughly in bits and pieces instead of in a coordinated manner, and at the moment is languishing from decreased demand.
In those ‘high and palmy days’ of the militant workers movement, Durgapur was popularly known as the ‘Petrograd of Bengal’.
www.revolutionarydemocracy.org /rdv6n1/workclass.htm   (3295 words)

  
 Durgapur in Durgapur India
Durgapur is an industrial town situated along the banks of Damodar River, in Burdwan District, West Bengal.
Major industries in the township are Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP), Alloy Steel Plant (ASP), Durgapur Chemicals Limited, Phillips Carbon Black Limited and Durgapur Thermal Power Station (DTPS), which is the main source of power for the town.
Durgapur Railway Station is on the main railway line connecting Kolkata and New Delhi.
www.india9.com /i9show/43272.htm   (121 words)

  
 Hotels in Durgapur, Hotels in Durgapur India, Tourism in Durgapur India
Durgapur is a vast industrial complex comprising public and private sectors and attracts business travelers more than the holidaymakers.
Further from Durgapur weekend trips and excursions to Asansol, Chittranjan, Jaidev (birthplace of the famous Bengali Vaishnava poet Jaidev.), Shantiniketan (International University Founded by Rabindranath Tagore) and Vishnupur (Ancient-city reputed for temples and terracotta sculpture) are great options.
There are a number of hotels catering to the needs of tourists coming to explore Durgapur or interesting in exploring the scenic region around.
www.tourism-of-india.com /hotels-in-durgapur.html   (280 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Durgapur (South Asia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Durgapur (South Asia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
One of India's most important steel-production centers, the city also manufactures coal-mining machinery, bricks and tile, and coke gas.
Durgapur is a distribution point for hydroelectric power generated by dams on the Damodar.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Durgapur.html   (148 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 815   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The party in the area is divided into two factions, one led by lawmaker MA Karim Abbasi and another by former central JCD leader Kawser Kamal.
Kawser Kamal has also a large number of supporters in Durgapur upazila, where the party is divided into two groups led by the two leaders, they said.
The two rivals, Abbasi and Kawser Kamal are holding workers meetings and public rallies to show their strength and are lobbying with party high-ups for nomination, sources said.
www.thedailystar.net /2006/09/11/d60911070387.htm   (515 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 847   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
BNP lawmaker Karim Abbasi is a man from Durgapur upazila.
Party sources claimed that BNP leaders and activists in Kalmakanda said the lawmaker did little development work in their area as he was from another upazila.
He told this correspondent that he is till popular in Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas.
www.thedailystar.net /2006/10/12/d610120702103.htm   (406 words)

  
 Durgapur Projects Limited
The Durgapur Projects Limited is the first undertaking of the State Government which has been engaged in development of infrastructure for Industries and was given the stature of an ‘Industry for Industries’.
The Water Works was expanded upto the capacity 41 MGD of water treatment plant for water available from Durgapur Barrage on River Damodar of DVC for use in Company's Plant, Township and other industries and domestic consumers.
There has been inclusion of new industrial consumers with a contract demand of about 30 MVA which is expected to increase by another about 50 MVA in near future.
wbpower.nic.in /dpl.htm   (631 words)

  
 XII LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session IV, (Budget)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The bitter past experience of the Steel workers is that almost all the integrated steel plants including IISCO were forced to install Captive Power Plant precisely because power generated by outside agencies was never distributed to steel plants on priority basis.
For the full-fledged running of Durgapur Steel Plant and Alloy Steel Plant together, the maximum demand is 160 MW.
Durgapur Steel Plant's demand is around 120 MW of which the average captive generation is 60-120 MW.
www.parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/lsdeb/ls12/ses4/25240299.htm   (328 words)

  
 Regional Engineering College (REC),Durgapur
REC, Durgapur is a joint venture of the Govt.
The college is affiliated to the University of Burdwan, which awards B.E., M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees to our students after their successful completion of the specified courses.
Application forms for the admission to REC, Durgapur and other 16 RECs, located n different part of India, are distributed only among the candidates enlisted in the merit list of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
www.batchmates.com /alma_mater/rec_durgapur.asp   (556 words)

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