Durgapur is a major industrial city and a tier-II urban agglomeration in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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11 Facts About Durgapur
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Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock.
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Durgapur is in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, on the bank of the Damodar River, just before it enters the alluvial plains of Bengal.
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Durgapur is one of the biggest industrial hubs of West Bengal and was planned as an integrated industrial town.
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Durgapur was a dream of former prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and chief minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy.
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The first project in Durgapur was Damodar Valley Corporation's Durgapur Barrage which attracted many public sector units.
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Durgapur is the preferred gateway to the districts of Bankura, Birbhum, and Purulia.
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Durgapur has bus terminuses at Benachiti-I, Benachiti-II, City Center, and Station More.
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Durgapur is the headquarters of SBSTC which provides government bus services to Kolkata, Haldia, Digha, Bankura etc.
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Durgapur is home to National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, an autonomous institution in eastern India of national importance.
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Durgapur is one of the 8 old Regional Engineering Colleges established in 1956.
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