|
161 km known as the Ruhr of
eastern India. Durgapur projects an image of an industrialized
India. It is the third integrated steel plant of Hindustan
Steel Limited and occupies an area of 6.47 sq. km. Founded
under the Colombo Plan Mission who visited India in April
1955. The plant has been instrumental in changing the rural
face of Durgapur into a vast industrial complex comprising
public and private sectors.
General Information
|
Altitude
|
68.9
meters
|
|
Best
Season
|
Through
out the year
|
|
Temperature
|
Summer-
Max.46.1 Min. 37.8;
Winter- Max. 32.2, Min. 29.4
|
|
STD
Code
|
0343
|
How To Get There
Air
Nearest national and
international airport Calcutta is 176 km away.
Rail
Durgapur is the railway station
on the Eastern Railway.
Road
Durgapur is connected by good
motorable roads with Calcutta 176 km, Patna 414 km, Asansol 50
km, Shantiniketan 62 km, Vishnupur 72 km
|
