Durgapur- Bengal’s Steel Hub

Durgapur stands as a Tier-II city and a municipal corporation in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The city finds its place on the banks of Damodar river and coalfields of Raniganj. Durgapur holds the prestige of being the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock.

Durgapur now stands as one of the biggest industrial hubs of India. Durgapur Steel Plant here is the main project and industry that marked the place in an international map. The city is now also an emerging I.T and real estate hub.

Apart from its industrial and trading importance, the city also tops in terms of sports. It holds numerous stadiums for various sports as Nehru Stadium- housing a huge football ground, basketball and volleyball courts, athletic tracks, modern fully equipped gymnasium etc, ASP Stadium- for cricket, football, gymnastics, etc, Shahid Bhagat Singh Kridangan- houses football ground, Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium-  houses many sporting organisation and sporting associations.

The top tourist places not to be missed at Durgapur are- Durgapur Steel Plant, Anand Amusement Park, Bhabani Pathak’s Tilla, Rahreswar Shibtola, Mohan Kumarmangalam Park, Deul Park, Garh Jungle, Ram Mandir, Durgapur Barrage and Junction Mall.