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'''Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC)''' is the civic body that governs [[Durgapur]] in [[Durgapur subdivision]] of [[Paschim Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. |
'''Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC)''' is the civic body that governs [[Durgapur]] in [[Durgapur subdivision]] of [[Paschim Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. |
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[[File:Map of Paschim Bardhaman district.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Map of Paschim Bardhaman district]] |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) was formed in 1962 surrounding the areas in and around the Gopinathpur area and the halt station named Durgapur . The governing body got its name from the railway station. The formation of the [[Durgapur Steel Plant]], an integrated steel plant and its steel township in late 1950 by the then chief minister of West Bengal , [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]], heralded the rapid development of the region. Plenty of industries were set up at that time in Durgapur. As a result plenty of people from adjoining areas came to newly formed city to try their luck for a job in the city's hoard of Industries. By 1994 the city was thickly populated. Seeing this an act was passed to change the existing Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) to a Municipal Corporation and thus came into existence the present Durgapur Municipal Corporation governing a total area of 154 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of total of 5.81 lakhs (according to the 2011 census) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legalcrystal.com/act/137604/durgapur-municipal-corporation-act-1994-complete-act|title=Durgapur Municipal Corporation Act 1994}}</ref> |
The Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) was formed in 1962 surrounding the areas in and around the Gopinathpur area and the halt station named Durgapur . The governing body got its name from the railway station. The formation of the [[Durgapur Steel Plant]], an integrated steel plant and its steel township in late 1950 by the then chief minister of West Bengal , [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]], heralded the rapid development of the region. Plenty of industries were set up at that time in Durgapur. As a result plenty of people from adjoining areas came to newly formed city to try their luck for a job in the city's hoard of Industries. By 1994 the city was thickly populated. Seeing this an act was passed to change the existing Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) to a Municipal Corporation and thus came into existence the present Durgapur Municipal Corporation governing a total area of 154 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of total of 5.81 lakhs (according to the 2011 census) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legalcrystal.com/act/137604/durgapur-municipal-corporation-act-1994-complete-act|title=Durgapur Municipal Corporation Act 1994}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:22, 28 April 2020
| Durgapur Nagar Nigam | |
 Logo of Durgapur Municipal Corporation | |
| Abbreviation | DMC |
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| Formation | 1962 (Municipality), 1994 (Municipal Corporation) |
| Type | Municipal Corporation |
| Headquarters | Durgapur City Centre,Durgapur |
Official language | Bengali, English |
Mayor | Dilip Kumar Agasty |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Durgapur Notified Area |
Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC) is the civic body that governs Durgapur in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.
History
The Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) was formed in 1962 surrounding the areas in and around the Gopinathpur area and the halt station named Durgapur . The governing body got its name from the railway station. The formation of the Durgapur Steel Plant, an integrated steel plant and its steel township in late 1950 by the then chief minister of West Bengal , Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, heralded the rapid development of the region. Plenty of industries were set up at that time in Durgapur. As a result plenty of people from adjoining areas came to newly formed city to try their luck for a job in the city's hoard of Industries. By 1994 the city was thickly populated. Seeing this an act was passed to change the existing Durgapur Notified Area (DNA) to a Municipal Corporation and thus came into existence the present Durgapur Municipal Corporation governing a total area of 154 km2 and a population of total of 5.81 lakhs (according to the 2011 census) [1]
