Durgapur, once a wilderness, has come a long way; with a number of industries under its belt. It is located about 160 kilometres from Kolkata, and is part of the Burdwan district

2. • Durgapur, once a wilderness, has come a long way; with a
number of industries under its belt. It is located about 160
kilometres from Kolkata, and is part of the Burdwan district.
• Durgapur is known as the dream child of the great visionary
Dr. Bindhan Chandra Roy, the second Chief Minister of West
Bengal, played an important part in developing this locality.
• This locality is famous for Durgapur Steel Plant, a unit of
SAIL (Steel Authority of India).
• There are three other plants, Durgapur Thermal Power
Station, Damodar Valley Corporation & N.S.P.C.L., and also
some chemical, metallurgical and engineering industries at
Durgapur.
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3. • Durgapur is the gateway to the Rarh Region, which has
under-developed transportation.
• The Panagarh-Morgram Highway that originates from
Panagarh, a suburb of Durgapur, joins NH 60 near
Dubrajpur and continues on to North Bengal and North-
East India.
• Durgapur is witnessing tremendous change in the areas of
education and health care.
• In the last few years, one can find more than 12
engineering, technology, management and professional
colleges that have come up in Durgapur.
• This city is developing at a fast pace, not only in education
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4. • Leading hospitals
like The Mission
Hospital,
Vivekananda
Hospital, MAMC
Hospital and City
Nursing Home
and Clinic are
housed in this
city.
• Real estate in
Durgapur is
witnessing a
major boom in
recent years with
property prices
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5. • Builders are flocking to this city after the airport city
named Aerotropolis (an integrated city with contemporary
infrastructure for industries, I.T., healthcare, education, a
logistics hub, retail hospitality and residence) has begun
development near Durgapur.
• This project is developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects
Limited.
• Alchemist Township India Ltd. has bought 20 acres for
residential development at Bengal Aerotropolis Projects
Ltd. for constructing residential homes.
• Another ongoing major residential project is Oasis
Residency, which provides facilities like 24 hr generator
backup, car parking, kids’ roof garden park and utility
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6. • DLF is planning to develop a township at the city centre.
Vibgyor is coming up with the plan of constructing studio
apartments and 1 and 2BHK flats.
• The average price for a 2BHK flat in Durgapur is Rs. 12
lakhs to 15 lakhs.
• Plots are also in demand for investment purposes. Land
in Durgapur may cost anywhere from Rs. 200 to 700 per
square foot depending upon the locality and proximity to
industries.
• After the recent developments like Aerotropolis and the
acquisition by DLF and Alchemist, there has been a quite
a demand for Durgapur real estate; and, looking at other
facilities such as the connectivity to major cities and the
opening up of the IT sector, this city is sure to grow.For Ref: http://share-ask.com/durgapur-projects-limited/

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