3. Know about your city Durgapur and give details about your city.
(a) Which civic body governs your city?
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Durgapur, better known as the steel city of West Bengal, is situated in the district of Burdwan. As the name suggests, Durgapur is home to several steel producing companies as well as power plants and other engineering and chemical factories. It is one of the few planned cities in India, the credit of which goes to architects Benjamin Polk and Allen Stein.
About 187 kms from Kolkata and 250 kms from Ranchi, Durgapur is fast emerging as one of the most developed cities in West Bengal. It can boast of all modern amenities starting from hospitals, shopping malls, picnic spots, clubs, hotels, restaurants and banks. Well known health care facilities like ESI Hospital and Disha Eye Care are some of the feathers in the city’s cap which bring it at par with all other major cities of the country. You will never miss any of the contemporary facilities that you enjoy in other cities, when you are in Durgapur. Other famous industrial cities like Asansol, Ranigunj and Dhanbad are at close range.
a) Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC) is the civic body that governs Durgapur in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.