Durgapur
Metropolis in West Bengal, India
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Durgapur is a major industrial city and a planned tier-II urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in Paschim Bardhaman district, it is the third most important city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and Siliguri and the most important industrial hub of West Bengal. It was planned by two American architects, Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock. Durgapur has been nicknamed the 'Ruhr of India'.
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SpiceJet Durgapur flight incident: DGCA suspends pilot for 6 months for ignoring co-pilot's inputIn recent months, various SpiceJet flights have faced issues, including technical problems.DNA - Published | |
Durgapur flight incident: Two passengers in ICU, DGCA begins probeTwo of the injured passengers, one with head injury and another with spinal injury, are in ICU right now.DNA - Published | |
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