This place is heart of Haldia. Working families, business men stay here. Schools, Stores for shopping, offices,banks, Govt offices, hotels all are located here. People of this area are cool and simple. Four most happening places in Durgachak are - CPT Market, Super Market, New Market, Manjushree. Big Bazar is situated in Akash Ganga Mall,Regent Millennium Tower.
Durgapur is known outside basically due to Durgapur Steel Plant. It is one of the integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited. Durgapur Steel Plant was a showpiece of Indo-British cooperation in independent India.
The steel plant is an extra brilliant piece of design and construction. It is one awesome thing to see in Durgapur. It is hard to imagine the scale of things that happen and lets you wonder how the heck all of this works together.
This is one of highly profit making steel plant. Thousands of people are employed here directly or indirectly. There is an attractive statue of epic hero Arjun inside the entrance gate of Durgapur Steel Plant.
Bhabani Pathak’s Tilla is a network of tunnels starting near Durgapur city center up to the Damodar river. This awesome network has shot to fame by the novel Durgesnandini of great Bengali novelist Bankim Chattopadhyay. The novel describes the best features and intricacies of these tunnels.
Badamtan Tea Estate was originally owned by the more than 150-years-old Lebong Tea Company. The tea estate was one of the tea company owned and managed by the British. It is located across the Rangit River. A walk to this tea estate will take a refreshing half a day.
When the French were in power many Indian businessmen mixed with them and served them well. One such person was Mr.Durga Charan Rakshit a leading Indian businessman involved in export trade with the French. He was even honoured by the French by their " Chevalier De La Legion D Honneur."
This beautiful souvenier was ercted in his memory by his son Shyama Charan in 1921, built on the waterfront with a bathing ghat.
