MACKEIL TO SET UP A RS 700 CR FORGING PLANT

Kolkata-based Mackeil group will invest Rs 700cr in setting up an integrated forging plant in Durgapur. The group has already invested Rs 200 crore in the first phase. The second phase of the plant which is for setting up of steel melting shop has already set up its wing by acquiring land and its development process has started which is expected to be completed by the end of 2010, and equipments will be supplied by a leading European manufacturer with an investment of more than 500 crores. Durgapur is chosen as the site because of its industrial facilitating features like road, rail and very short distance from airport.The forging plant would have a production capacity of 40,000 tons while the integrated steel melting shop (SMS) would have an annual capacity 0.3 million tons. At present the group is involved in making heavy engineering products like gear boxes, rolling stock items, railways equipment etc for both private and public sectors from India and abroad.The forging plant would have equipments from world leading companies and some of them would be used for the first time in this forging industry.The plant would produce all grades of forgings like high carbon, high chromium, stainless steel etc and later may produce 500 mm round casters for the first time in India depending on the customers’ needs and requirement.The company will supply to industries in India and abroad and cater to the needs of industries like power, cement, gear, iron & steel, defense, oil & Gas, sugar, heavy eng, railways.

NEW AIR SERVICE IN DURGAPUR

AirCar, the low-cost charter airline, will soon connect state capital Calcutta with nearby industrial hub using 9-14 seater planes.Their studies indicates that there is immense potential for routes such as Calcutta-Durgapur if the price can be kept low.There are enough senior executives and owners of small firms to fill up a small aircraft. They save time and at affordable prices switch to planes from trains and roadways.Tickets will be sold on these flights through portals.The state will offer airstrips, assistance in handling and security services at the smaller towns, besides providing a captive clientele to AirCar in the form of government officials and ministers.We would use economical aircraft, which do not guzzle huge amounts of jet fuel, and with low landing and other charges, we can keep overheads down.AirCar is keen on tapping what, it feels, can be an excellent market such as Calcutta-Durgapur, having huge potential.

NEW BROADBAND SERVICE IN DURGAPUR

MTS India, the CDMA mobile service of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), commercially rolled out its Moble Broadband Service M-Blaze in 14 cities and Durgapur is one of them. MTS claims that it has the biggest high-speed data services network in all above city specially designed for this which includes several BTS to provide the best wireless internet while on move.The MTS MBlaze Mobile Broadband service also provides Free Internet Surfing on Yahoo India, Wikipedia and MTS India website. Email Access and attachment downloads will be free for Indian yahoo email addresses e.g. myname@yahoo.in, and myname@yahoo.com email addresses.The MTS MBlaze EVDO Wireless Broadband Internet Services comes in two options; the Standard Data Card comes at the price point of Rs.2999 with 2GB Free Downloads while the Premium Data Card cost Rs.3499. MTS also launches attractive Prepaid Data Plans starts from Rs.198 per month.

NEW FERTILIZER PLANT IN DURGAPUR

A private firm is constructing a fertilizer unit in Durgapur and the proposed investment has been calculated at Rs 4000 cr. The government is also reviving the sick fertilizer unit(HFC) in Durgapur.The new plant will use methane gas instead of the resources which were used previously.

JAI BALAJI TO EXPAND

Jai Balaji Group is all set to expand with adding a new steel rolling mill in Durgapur and also by expanding long products' capacity.

NEW 4 SCREEN MULTIPLEX IN DURGAPUR

A Kolkata-based film production, distribution and exhibition company is foraying into the multiplex business with 12 screens planned in West Bengal and Bhutan, indicating that there is still space for players outside the big corporates. Priya Entertainment, the company that owns Priya Cinema in Kolkata, plans to invest between Rs 500-600 million for the 12 screens. Out of these 12 screens a project of a 4-screen multiplex at Durgapur has been taken up.

DOSA PLAZA TO OPEN IN DURGAPUR

Dosa Plaza will be opening one outlet in Durgapur. In an attempt to strengthen Dosa Plaza's presence in the Indian market, leading chain of South Indian fast food restaurant, it plans to open 15 outlets by FY'10. Providing a higher quality experience than any competitor, their goal is to be the eat-out brand of choice, to delight every guest visiting their restaurant by serving traditional homely food with a fresh creative approach in a clean, fun and friendly environment.Dosa Plaza offers a diverse range in the vegetarian snacks menu and moreover, the menu has to offer 104 variants of dosas including traditional and fusion dosas, idli, wada, sheera, upma and a variety of rice, to name a few. Further, the hot cuisines are Salad roast dosa, Paneer crispy dosa, American chopsuey dosa, Salsa lite, Mexican roast dosa, Schezwan dosa, Spring roll dosa, Maharaja Masala, and the 4 ft. Prem sada dosa.

BIRLA'S BROWNFIELD EXPANSION

Birla Corporation will involve itself in increasing the grinding capacity at Durgapur facility by six lakh tonnes along with installing of a 17.5 MW captive power plant.

DURGAPUR AEROTROPOLIS UPDATE

Finally, a big day for Brand Bengal. The state government has handed over the first 533.51 acres for the big-budget aerotropolis project in Durgapur. The airport will be operational by September 2011, while the township-cum-airport project will be completed in seven to eight years. The land was handed over to Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) on a 99 year lease by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) on Tuesday at a premium price of Rs 44.37 crore. In all, 2,182 acres are needed for the first phase of the airport-cum-township project. The country's first (Rs 10,000-crore) greenfield airport project.The project is now moving in the right direction and a major milestone has been achieved by the government with the hand over of the first 533 acres to BAPL.The Aerotropolis project, which is being developed in association with Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI), is all set to change the face of the Durgapur and is expected to create the second metropolitan city in the region. The project aims to attract around $2.2-billion in investment and will be home to around 150,000 people and generate over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs. The airport is expecting a passenger volume of approximately 4 lakh by 2011-12. This passenger traffic is expected to grow by as much as 12% in the next few years.Having already received clearance from the ministry of civil aviation and attained financial closure for the project, BAPL is in the process of completing the detailed engineering plan and expect to commence construction from March 2010. Changi Airports International has a 26% stake in BAPL. Changi has also signed a technical services agreement under which they are providing advisory services to BAPL in planning, supervising, execution and commissioning of the airport. Another 510 acres will be handed over to BAPL in the month of December.

RAMSARUP AWARDED

Ramsarup Industries had recently commenced production of LRPC strands and wires at their new plant at Durgapur.Ramsarup Industries Ltd., a leading manufacturer of steel wires in India, has received the prestigious Homotogation Certificate from Spain for LRPC (Low relaxation pre-stressed concrete) strands and wires. The Homotogation Certificate, mandatory for marketing strands and wires to the European Union, opens up a huge international opportunity for the Company. The certification will also help Ramsarup, the only manufacturer of LRPC single wire in India, in marketing LRPC strands and wires in domestic markets as it will boost the confidence of Indian project companies too.The Homologation Certificate reflects undeterred commitment towards attaining global quality standards. It further strengthens the ability to emerge as a preferred global supplier of LRPC strands and wires thereby expanding our potential markets manifold, .LRPC wires are used in construction of pre-stressed concrete girders for roads, river and railway bridges, flyovers, pre-stressed atomic reactor domes, slabs, silos, hangers, aqueducts, high-rise buildings and railway sleepers. Globally, LRPC wires are used for construction activities as they ensure minimisation of the structure size, reduced loss of relaxation at higher temperature, lower material consumption, lighter and yet superior quality of output as compared to normal-relaxation PC wires.

ROSE VALLEY HOTEL PROJECT

Rose Valley is going to launch one hotel in Durgapur.Location is not yet disclosed

SUBWAY OUTLET UPDATION

The Durgapur Subway outlet is slated to come in the next year.

DSP TO INVEST Rs 3000 Cr

With the steel sector showing signs of recovery following the economic slowdown, the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has decided to go ahead with its modernisation plan with a capex of Rs 3,000 crore.Orders for modernisation of the first phase of Rs 3,000 crore will be placed within two months. The expansion would be completed in fiscal 2011-12. The plans for the second phase of expansion has not been firmed up as yet, once the modernisation is complete, DSP's finished steel production would go up to 2.12 million tonne (MT) from a level of 1.786 MT at present.DSP has planned to increase its saleable steel production to 2.08 MT in 2009-2010 from 1.786 MT in 2008-09.SAIL plans to mop up its overall capacity from 13.5 MT at present to 23 MT by 2012 through expansion of all its 5 integrated steel plants and three special steel plants.
The phase I expansion will involve setting up a 1 mt medium structural mill and a 'bloom-cum-round continuous caster'. It will also do de-bottlenecking of material handling facilities.

XELF SERVICE IN DURGAPUR

In these recession-hit times, watching a film in a multiplex will seem like a bit of an indulgence. Buying a stack of CDs and DVDs of your favourite films and pop artists may also be considered ostentatious. Indeed, if we can’t buy movies, and music, what do we do with our leisure time instead? Maybe visit an online book rental website? Xelf, a website created by two Kolkata city-based entrepreneurs promises to make your book-reading experience and affordable and hassle-free one. “Xelf is the first online book rental library.It has an exhaustive collections of paperbacks and hard-covers which can be delivered directly to your house, without the need to purchase. The delivery and pick-up is free and there are no late fees.Xelf was created to offer a cost effective, convenient online service to the book lovers of the city where they can read more and save money.Customers can just reserve the books online and XELF will deliver them.XELF will open its centre in Durgapur very soon .Check out the service at www.xelf.in

MAMC TO OPEN AFTER DEBT CLEARANCE

Coal India Limited's effort to take over the ailing Durgapur-based Mining and Allied Machineries Corporation (MAMC) is yet to fructify. The proposal was taken up to start manufacturing underground mining equipment at the plant since there are no established makers as on date. Once, MAMC’s debts are waived by the Centre, CIL and its partners, including Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), will be able to manufacture open cast mining equipment, too. It will help substitute imported equipment for both open cast as well as underground mines.The company is waiting for the government's clearance.Since MAMC is a BIFR case, the joint takeover proposal by Bharat Earth Movers Limited, CIL and DamodarValley Corporation to take over the firm will now have to be passed by the high court, following which needs to be cleared by the Cabinet. BEML intends to take 48% in the company, while CIL and DVC will take 26% each.MAMC owed the West Bengal government about Rs 100 crore, which has already been waived. Central dues stand at about Rs 1,200 crore, and will require a Cabinet clearance.

GREEN POWER FROM WASTE IN DURGAPUR

Durgapur Municipal Corporation is soon going to sign a memorandum of understanding with Hyderabad-based Selco for green-energy-from-garbage project.The West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) will be the technical adviser for the project. Power will be generated from about tonnes of garbage every day,the project will help conserve electricity and also generate revenue.The project is an attempt to minimise the use of conventional energy as far as possible to tackle the problem of global warming and climate change.Experts said apart from generating green power, the project could also solve the problem of garbage piling up at the dumping ground.The developer will foot the project cost, power generated from garbage may be costlier than that generated from coal, but it would help earn the corporation valuable revenue for its clean development mechanism (CDM).The garbage would be put into the plant's machine that will create a jerk to separate solid and heavy waste materials. The lighter waste materials left in the machine would then be passed onto a dryer. Drying would convert the waste into Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) a special kind of fuel which would ultimately generate power.

FORD CAR SHOWROOM

Ford Motor Company is planning to open one car showroom in Durgapur

PICTURES OF DURGAPUR AEROTROPOLIS

IQ CITY UPDATE

IQ CITY Project which is a project of the SPS Group and the Remac group would be completed in 3 years from now.

CDE IRON ORE WASHING SYSTEM BY JAI BALAJI

One of India's leading steel producers is to install a CDE iron ore washing plant at their facility in Durgapur, West Bengal. With a capacity of 200tph, the plant for Jai Balaji Industries will be the largest installed by CDE in India.Jai Balaji Industries have introduced the CDE iron ore washing system to replace their existing mobile dry screening system as they seek to improve the final quality of their iron ore which is subsequently used in a number of their steel manufacturing operations. The washing of iron ore reserves is proven to have many advantages over dry screening, most importantly the removal of many contaminants which have a detrimental effect on the final quality of the iron ore. Another problem faced by Jai Balaji Industries was created by the rainy season in West Bengal. This left the stockpiles of iron ore very wet, which the existing dry screening operation was not able to handle. Jai Balaji Industries is one of the most well known steel manufacturing companies in Eastern India with manufacturing facilities in four states - West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkland and Orissa. Jai Balaji have an extensive portfolio of products which includes sponge iron, pig iron, reinforcement steel TMT bars, Alloy & Mild Steel Billets, wire rods and Carbon, Alloy and Mild Steel Heavy Rounds. The introduction of the new CDE iron ore washing system will improve the final quality of the iron ore through an efficient and effective reduction in the levels of contaminants in the raw iron ore. These contaminants such as Alumica, Silica and fine silts and clays create inefficiencies in the steel production process and their effective removal can lead to substantial cost savings in production as well as allowing for the production of high quality steel products. In summary, this new 200tph iron ore washing plant will create better efficiencies in the steel manufacturing processes of the Jai Balaji Group by producing higher grade ores for use in in the kilns and blast furnaces while also providing high grade iron ore fines for use in the sinter plants.

REVIVAL PLAN FOR DURGAPUR DAIRY

Plans are a foot to privatise the Durgapur Dairy presently a state owned unit,it is under the plan which has been taken by the state government to revive the ailing units to sustain.

IFCA CENTRE

Institute of Finance and Computer Accounting has opened a new centre in Durgapur,the centre is near to Bengal Ambuja township.

DURGAPUR AEROTROPOLIS

Work in Durgapur Aerotropolis wil start very soon, the entire land for the airport wll come under the direct control of the company which is setting the project, in the month of June, as yet 18 thousand land owners have contributed their land at their will ,the land will be filled in the month of August and there will be a wall in the month of October.The airport will be the first of its kind in the entire country and related projects will be put up with the passage of time.

ESSAR INTERESTED IN FERTILIZER PLANT

Essar has already expressed interest in starting a fertilizer plant in Durgapur, it may use the closed HFC-Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation's land or it may see other land options.The investment amount will be Rs 5000 crore and it require 600 acres ,the production rate will be 13 lac metric tonne per year.

PLC TECHNOLOGY IN ASP, DURGAPUR

PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system has recently been introduced in Durgapur's Alloy Steel Plant, the system has been installed in the engineering department of the continuous casting system, with the help of this system the departmental malfunctioning of several machineries will be quickly detected and the operation system will be more smooth, this system is a part of the modernization process going in the plant and steps are being taken to minimise the pollution level of the plant.

SUBWAY OUTLET

Subway India the leading sandwich chain which operates the wholly owned subsidiary-Subway Systems India wants to double its store presence in Eastern India, following this strategy it wants to enter Durgapur.The chain has recently recorded an 18 percent boost in sales, April this year.

CITY CENTRE PHASE 2, SOON BY BENGAL SHRISTI

Bengal Shristi will soon commence working on their City Centre Phase 2 project.Due to the positive report of their previous projects this decision has been taken.There are many BPO, KPO, disaster management centres and back offices that are coming to Durgapur so the projects with good infrastructure need a quick start.

SPARKLIN:NEW REAL ESTATE CUM COMMERCIAL PROJECT

BGA Realtors a Kolkata based real estate company is constructing a huge residential cum commercial project in Durgapur.The location chosen is Link Road ,Steel Township. The name of the project is SPARKLIN.The project is also having swimming pool,fitness zone and community hall.The commercial area is a huge mall with total 6 floors.

MODERN HOSTELS AND SERVICE APARTMENTS

ADDA(Asansol Durgapur Development Authority) is going to construct a modern students' hostel in Durgapur,the hostel will be for students who have come to Durgapur for education purposes from outside Durgapur, the hostel is going to come up 3km off the City Centre and 1km off the national highway in Lenin Sarani.The hostel will be equipped with all modern facilities like 24hr internet service, library, common room & cafeteria. There will be total 150 rooms, a private contractor will be awarded the contract to build the hostel.In addition to this project some service apartments are also coming up which will constitute 200 rooms and will be having modern facilities for employees of different private players in Durgapur,the service apartments will be having cafeterias and other entertainment centres.

DHANALAKSHMI BANK

Dhanalakhsmi Bank is all set to open a branch in Durgapur

CONCOR TERMINAL

The terminal Container Corporation of India has been commissioned in Durgapur.The terminal covers an area of 30 acres and has come up at a cost of $1.6 million.This is Concor's 59th terminal in the country and the 8th in Eastern India.This terminal has been built to facilitate the iron and steel industries in the Durgapur-Asansol belt.

ARENA MULTIMEDIA CENTRE

Arena Animation has opened a new centre in Durgapur equipped with laboratories to help to meet the growing needs of the students in animation and multimedia sectors.

PAY WORLD COUNTERS

Pay World a venture of Sugal and Damini Group is India's one of the largest national e-pin distributor for telecom and DTH products has started expanding its terminals in Durgapur,this is an online electronic service which can be used for Recharging for brands like Airtel,Vodafone,BSNL,Aircel,Virgin,Spice,Idea,Tata,Reliance and for all DTH services and for Bill collection of utility services like, electricity,water,post paid bills,fixed line phone and insurance premium, and also for online reservations for Airlines,Trains and Hotels.Other services include Loyalty Programs,Online Financial Transactions.

COMMISSIONING OF PCBL POWER PLANT

PCBL(Philips Carbon Black Limited) has commissioned a 30 MW power plant from April 01.
PCBL is also considered as the largest domestic manufacturer of carbon black and it is also Asia's largest exporter of carbon black .

AMENITIES & PROPOSED BRANDS AT JUNCTION MALL

Amenities:
Elevators:4
Escalators:14
Travelators:2
Brands:
HYPERCITY
SHOPPERS STOP
FAME
TIMEZONE
MAINLAND CHINA
ADIDAS
COOKIEMAN
UNITED COLOURS OF BENETTON
CHIQUE FASHIONS
SIA ART JWELLERY
M&B FOOTWEAR
LINC
TURTLE
SUCCESS
COLORS OF INDIA
SAMSONITE
TITAN
NOKIA
PRAPTI FASHIONS
METRO
PEPE
KILLER
LEVISE
HERITAGE
MOUSTACHE
LITTLE SHOP
WELSPUN/WELHOME
RAYMOND
CROSSWORD
PLANET M
MOBILE STORE

PANCARD CLUBS

Pancard Club will be developing a new property in Durgapur.

RIL+ GAIL CNG DISTRIBUTION

RIL(Reliance Industries Limited) & GAIL(Gas Authority of India Limited) are confident of bringing West Bengal within the gas grid by March 2012.RIL has already submitted applications to PNGRB(Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board) for gas distribution licence in Durgapur which also includes some CNG outlets.

DURGAPUR TOURIST LODGE:UPGRADATION

WBTDC(West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation) has decided that it would upgrade the Durgapur tourist lodge,it will add some deluxe buses for transportation facility and will also add better banquet and conference rooms.

PANORAMIC UNIVERSAL HOTEL

Panoramic Universal Limited plans to bring its 4 star hotel brand 'United 21' in Durgapur.The hotel will be owned and operated by the company.The Durgapur hotel will be developed in two phases,the first phase will have 75 rooms and the project will be ready by end 2010 and the next phase constitutes of 45 serviced apartments within the property.

2 FLYOVERS :DURGAPUR

Durgapur is soon going to have 2 Flyovers,one will be constructed at Alstom Crossing and the other one is at Gandhi More.

SERVICE APARTMENTS & HOSTEL

Durgapur is soon going to have a structured area comprising of Service Apartments and Hostels covering an area of 9.23 acres.

PRE PAID TAXI SERVICE:DURGAPUR

Soon, Durgapur is going to have Pre Paid Taxi Service,this is for the first time outside Kolkata any city in West Bengal can boast of such a service.Durgapur station would be having a pre paid booth for collecting tickets and the fares would be determined from that centre for different parts of the city and now onwards taxi drivers cannot ask for arbitrary fares from passengers.Service would be starting in another 2 months.

WIRE PLANT:RAMSARUP INDUSTRIES

Ramsarup Industries has set up one Wire Plant in Durgapur with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes per annum and with an investment of Rs 275 Crore.

COKE PLANT:JAI BALAJI GROUP

Jai Balaji Group will set up a 4 lakh tonne Coke Plant in Durgapur.This is going to be an upstrem facility.

EXPANSION STORY:JAI BALAJI GROUP

Jai Balaji Industries will be investing Rs 400 Crore to manufacture value added steel.The company plans to set up a Ductile Iron Pipe and 2 Rolling Mills at its existing plant in Durgapur.The Ductile Iron Pipe Plant with a 24,000 tonne capacity will be ready within this year. and the Rolling mills with a capacity(combined) of 200000 tonne will be ready within the next 2 years.

UNIT AT DURGAPUR CHEMICALS LIMITED

Durgapur Chemicals Limited(DCL) has invested Rs 107 Crore to set up one Membrane Cell Unit which is environmentally friendly and has been set up with technical collaboration from companies from Switzerland,Japan and China.The unit will produce 100 metric tonne of Chlorine on a daily basis.

FOOD CRAFT INSTITUTE

Durgapur is soon going to have one Food Craft Institute.The centre is coming in Fuljhore,Durgapur on an area of 3 acre.

URBAN HUT IN DURGAPUR

Durgapur is the first city in West Bengal to have one Urban Hut-the infrastructure will be developed in the same lines of Delhi Hut in New Delhi.The Urban Hut will come up in Palasdiha area near City Centre.Industry sources said that Durgapur presents the most attractive environment to build such a centre.This initiative has been taken in order to help the small and cottage industries in West Bengal.The Hut will come up on an area of 5 acre at an investment of Rs 3 crore.The building of this Hut will be completed in the early 2010.The Urban Hut would primarily consist of an Open Theatre,Stalls of hand made products and other articles,Childern's Corner and a permanent Fair Ground.People from Bardhaman,Bankura,Purulia,Hooghly and Birbhum will be given preference in putting stalls in the Urban Hut.Entrtepreneurs have said that this is a platform where buyers and sellers would find themselves and it very well suits with the geographical and psychological settings and the buying capacity of Durgapur.

3G MOBILE SERVICE

Durgapur is the first city in West Bengal to get the 3G mobile service.The service is going to start on 27 February.To make this happen BSNL is raising the number of existing BTS(Base Transeiver Station) from 23 to 39 in Durgapur.The tariff structure for 3G mobile services has not yet finalised but unofficial sources said that it would be available at a charge of extra Rs 300 per month as rental.To get the service one needs a 3G enabled set and then one can enjoy video call,live TV,super speed mobile internet surfing and video streaming.

COMPUTERISED:ANDHRA BANK

In order to provide better quality service to its customers,the branch of Andhra bank in Sepco Township has been computerised.

NEW ALLOY & STAINLESS STEEL PLANT:JAI BALAJI GROUP

A new alloy & stainless steel plant by the Jai Balaji Group has been inaugurated in Banskopa,Durgapur.The plant involves an investment of Rs 225 cr.The unit will be providing employment to 50,000 youths.

NEW HANG OUT ZONE

The new cave like structure that has been found in the Ambuja Township,City Centre,Durgapur, will be modelled as a hang-out zone,the development and maintenance of the structure has been handed over to the heritage department ,work is going on to develop a park around the spot and the near by water body will be having boating facility.

AVAILABILITY OF LAND: DURGAPUR AEROTROPOLIS

BAPL(Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited) is expecting to start the main work in the month of October,because the land will be handed over to the company by that time, time upto October is required for land acquisition,these10 months will be taken for dressing and fencing the land which will then be given to BAPL.It will take another 18 months from October to build the runway fit for A-320 aircrafts.We can expect Aerotropolis to come up in full shape in the year 2012.

WEBEL IT CENTRE

Webel IT centre,a 3 storey building is going to come up near City Centre,the building will have better infrastructure and it will cater to numerous small & mid sized IT companies that are keen on opening new IT centres in Durgapur.The building will be constructed by IVRCL and it is going to come up at a cost of Rs 11 crore.

SALES & SERVICE CENTRE:CARNATION AUTO

Carnation Auto - a multi-brand auto sales and service venture is coming up in Durgapur,the centre is coming up after a strategic partnership with auto dealers Lexicon Group with Maruti Suzuki.

BANK BRANCH:YES BANK

Yes Bank has opened a branch in City Centre in Durgapur

MULTI SPECIALITY HOSPITAL

A 200 bedded Multi Speciality Hospital is going to come up on an area of 8.30 acres near City Centre in Durgapur.The whole project will be designed,developed,financed,operated and managed by the private firm that will be chosen to build the hospital.The hospital will provide facilities in the fields of:

Cardiology

Neurology

Gastroenterology

Nephrology

Urology

Pediatrics

E.N.T

Orthopedics

Dermatology

Eye

Dental

General Medicine

Surgery

Gynecology

Hematology

Endocrinology

24 Hour Trauma Care Centre

Diagnostic Services like:

M.R.I

C.T.Scan

X-Ray

I.C.U

Super Speciality Operation Theatre

Old Age Care

Women & Child Care

CORDLIFE LTD:BLOOD STORAGE FACILITY

Treatment with stem cells has widened over the years. Stem cells can be used in treatment of 80 diseases like heart ailments, diabetes, skin trauma, certain cancers like leukaemia and breast cancer, and blood disorders like thalassemia major.
Cordlife Ltd, a Singapore-based cord blood banking group launched the first Indian facility to store stem cells from the umbilical cord blood, which can be used to regenerate tissues of brain, heart and the like.
One such Cordlife blood storage facility has come up in Durgapur.The initial storage costs can run as high as Rs 38,000 and then Rs 3,500 per month.

EXTENSION OF ROADS

The Ring Road and the Hanemann Sarani will be developed and extended.

CMERI & DVC-BUS TERMINUS

According to the town planners of Durgapur to contain the upcoming projects of the ever growing Durgapur DVC(Damodar Valley Corporation)More near NH-2 and the CMERI township will be brought under the areas where there will be rapid developments,this is keeping in mind the rapid urbanisation in Durgapur.
There is a plan to develop a Bus Terminus for long-route buses near DVC More and to shift the cattle-farm in DVC.

BENGAL SHELTER:INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Bengal Shelter Housing Development Limited(BSHDL) is going to build one International Retirement Village in Durgapur.The idea is to attract international clientele,NRIs and Indian senior citizens of higher income group.The project is shaping up to create an abode of peace for senior citizens hailing mostly from European countries and United States of America as well as upmarket segment of Indian society.All the International Retirement Village will be at par with the reputed brands of retirement villages in the U.S of A and in Europe.The proposed project will also get a touch of fabled Asian hospitality.This project will also create a landmark in hospitality service in Bengal.
FACILITIES:
Restaurant
Bar
Coffee Bar
Lounges
Activity Room
Club with Music & Recreation Room
Gym
Swimming Pool(specially designed for aged people)
Tennis Course
Golf Course
Conservatory
Village Shop stocked with Local Artifacts
Lanscaped Garden
Hairdressing Salon with Beauticians
Prayer Hall
Walking Trail
Stores of International & Reputed Brand
Modern Ambulance
Organised Trips
Finest Health Care
Residential Doctors
Herbal Treatment
Yoga & Stress Management

FIRST CITY:JNNURM

Durgapur has been awarded as the first city in the state of West Bengal to have the tag of having one 'Complete Project'.This is on account of the completion of the Phase 2 of the water project which has been carried out under 'Mission One' of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM).The project is a Rs 28 crore water project(Phase 2) and having a capacity of 150 lacs gallon.This project has been funded by both Centre and Durgapur Municipal Corporation on a fifty-50 basis.
The Phase 1 of the water project under JNNURM was capacitated by 70 lacs gallon.
Durgapur is fast changing into a metropolis and population is also increasing along with the number of industries everyday, so to sustain the upcoming demand a Phase 3 of this kind of a project has also been proposed,the Phase 3 will also be having a capacity of 150 lacs gallon.

CITY BEAUTIFICATION:JNNURM

A total amount of Rs 106 crore has been sanctioned by the Central government for developments of slums in and around Durgapur,this has been granted on account of city's gradual making itself into a metropolis.Urbanisation is on track for Durgapur so the city needs to wear a clean and dressed look and in this context Rs 12 crore will be spent to build low cost houses for the poor and the destitutes in and around the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute(CMERI) township.The land that will be recovered will be used to build markets,lounges,clubs along with housing with proper roads and drainage system and then these will be sold to MIG & HIG consumers.Each low cost house comes at a cost of Rs 1lac 86 thousand of which 80% has been borne by the government and 20% has to covered by the consumers.The consumers will be provided loan facility.Already 500 such homes have been distributed among slum dwellers in different parts of the city.

NIFFA:REGIONAL BRANCH

National Institute of Film & Fine Arts has opened a regional centre in City Centre, Durgapur.

HYUNDAI:AUTHORISED SHOWROOM

Hyundai Motor India has opened a new authorised showroom in Durgapur.One can check out all the existing or running models of Hyundai along with the recently launched 'i 20'.
Rudra Hyundai,Durgapur
Bamunara, NH-2, Opp- EPIP Plot.
Contact No:9434021538

MANI GROUP:IQ CITY+HEALTH CITY

Mani Group a well known real estate developer in Kolkata is going to construct a 100 acre township of international standards comprising premium healthcare and medical education infrastructure.The location is Shovapur,Steel Township,Durgapur which is just 6 km from City Centre.The township comprises

No.of Blocks:14

No. of Towers:31

Residential Apartments & Bungalows:3000 in numbers.

Retail Mall

Cinema and Entertainment Complex

Restaurants

Hotel

Gas/Fuel Station

Office Towers

Club: Commercial Housing & Staffs

Fitness Centre

Swimming Pool

Medical College

Hospital

Nursing College

Medi-Inn

Paramedical college

Flats for Doctors,Principals & Directors

Residential school

Hostels

Huge Playground

60% Open Space

35% Green Area

Years to complete:7 (2015)expected

Work Started

Investments:1000 crore

SBI-NEW BRANCH

SBI will soon open a branch in Durgapur dedicated for SMEs(Small and Medium Enterprises) to facilitate the sector in getting credits from the bank.

TRANSPORT BODY-THINKING GREEN

SBSTC(South Bengal State Transport Corporation) which is headquartered in Durgapur is thinking to work out an integrated fleet management system that is fuel-efficient
and be rewarded in cash for going green.
On the other side WBPCB(West Bengal Pollution Control Board) is advising the sponge iron units on how they can generate energy from waste heat.

DMC-POWER FROM WASTE

DMC will soon(may be Jan 2010) streamline the disposal system and set up a power plant with an investment of Rs 120 crore,this power plant will draw precious power out of the waste with zero recurring cost.DMC will also bid for a clean development mechanism (CDM) project under the Kyoto Protocol and is having a plan to earn lakhs of rupees for tapping methane, an extremely hazardous greenhouse gas.This process will surely stop the mindless, unscientific dumping that has led to the catastrophe.DMC is soon to adopt scientific municipal waste disposal,already the creation for a blueprint for DMC to adopt a technique called engineering landfill' so that methane can be tapped to generate power is going on.
Durgapur generates 250 m.t of waste.
How much power?
For DMC the total production will be 1.6 MW which is enough to light 1000 homes.
Mechanism
A 20 feet deep pit on a 1km-1.5 km plot would serve as the waste collection centre. The pit will be lined with geotextile to prevent seepage of chemicals. Special perforated PVC pipes are to be then set up in grid formation with vertical pipes 42-43 feet tall that can be sealed at the end. "These pipes will channelise the methane that is generated from the decomposing waste. Once the pit is filled with garbage (for a municipality that generates 1,000 tonne a day, it will take a year and a half to fill the pit), 20-feet-high embankment is to be created after the pipe ends sealed. Over the next year and a half, waste can be dumped in the embankment, thereby creating a 40-feet stack of waste. At the end of third year, enough methane will be generated from the pit to power a 5 mw power plant for next three years. Careful layout of landfill will ensure that a second site is ready for methane tapping once the first is exhausted. By the time the methane generation stops, the waste would also have converted into earth and can be used for landscaping.At 0.5 kg of waste generated per capita, one township can generate 750 tonne waste daily.DMC needs to manage the waste properly because methane leakage is a major cause of global warming. That will be one of the biggest challenges in future.

RANK 1- SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Durgapur has been chosen as the best city in the country among the other 63 cities in managing solid waste. The Durgapur Municipal Corporation(DMC) received the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Excellence award in the “improvement in solid waste management” category recently. DMC has been rewarded as the best civic body in the country ahead of metropolitan cities in the category of successful implementation of solid waste management in 2007-08. Surely it is a matter of glory for West Bengal.The DMC had launched the Solid Waste management programme as a pilot project for ward no-22 of the civic body covering the posh 'City Centre' locality in the town in July 2006.Durgapur generates 250 metric tons of average bio-degradable and non-degradable waste everyday. The venture was taken up in association with the technical collaboration of USAID Fire, an USA based agency.

CNG AUTO

Durgapur is the first city in West Bengal to have commercial operation of CNG auto services.Recently state has flagged off CNG auto services in Durgapur in 8 routes and with specified fare chatrs.80 such autos will ply on the roads of Durgapur.The old fashioned 2 stroke autos will be phased out within this financial year.The fare range is Rs 3-Rs 5.50.