History

New Professions Technical Institute was founded in 1992 to offer educational opportunities to
support the rapid growing South Florida economy. Because Miami is a multicultural setting with
a great industrial potential in the import and export as well as the business field, we chose this
city as the site for our campus, which started its first class in October 1993.

About NPTI
NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE

National Power Training Institute (NPTI), an

ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 organization, is a
National Apex body for Training and Human
Resources Development in Power Sector with
its Corporate Office at Faridabad. NPTI is
continuing its dedicated service for the last
four decades.

NPTI operates on an all India basis through

its Units in different zones of the country
located at Faridabad, Neyveli (1965),
Durgapur (1968) Badarpur - New Delhi
(1974), Nagpur (1975), Centre for Advanced Management and Power Studies (CAMPS) -
Faridabad (2000), North-Eastern Regional Institute - Guwahati (2003), Hydro Power Training
Institute (HPTI) - Nangal (2006), Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) - Bangalore (1972)
and Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) also at Bangalore (1974).The Institutes of NPTI are well
equipped with Hi-Tech infrastructural facilities for conducting different courses on technical as
well as management subjects covering the needs of Thermal, Hydro, Transmission &
Distribution Systems, and Energy related fields of the Indian Power and allied Energy sectors.

It has high fidelity, real-time full scope 500 MW CE Boiler & KWU  at Faridabad,210 MW CE
Boiler  & LMW design  Fossil Fuel Fired Power Plant Training Simulator at Badarpur Institute
and  210 MW CE  Boiler Turbine KWU Design Simulator at Nagpur Institute  for  imparting off-
job specialized skills to operation personnel across the country. Also a 430 MW  (2x143 MW
Gas Turbine and 1 x 144  MW Steam Turbines} Full Scope CCGT Replica Simulator has been
commissioned at NPTI Corporate Office, Faridabad. A High fidelity Load Despatch Operator
Simulator for the National Grid will be shortly instated at PSTI, Bangalore.

A Geographical Information System (GIS) Resource Centre housing hi-tech tools for training
and consultancy in the areas of GIS based electricity Distribution Network Planning and
Management has been set up at NPTI Corporate Office, Faridabad.

A facility has been created at NPTI’s Hot Line Training Centre, Bangalore for Live Line
Maintenance of Transmission Lines upto 400 KV (first of its kind in Asia) which enables trained
personnel to attend to maintenance requirements without power interruptions.  Facilities for
water washing of sub-station equipments are also available.

Main Objectives

The primary objectives of this organization are:

 To function as a National Organization for

training in the field of (a) Operation and
Maintenance of Power Stations, and (b) All
other aspects of Electrical Energy Systems
including transmission, sub-transmission and
distribution.
 To act as an apex body for initiating and co-
ordination training programmers in the Power
Sector of the Country.
 To establish and run Training Institutes for
Engineers, Operators, Technicians and other personnel of the Power Sector.

Subsidiary Obejctives

i. To design syllabi/courses for the Graduate Engineers, Operators and Technicians to be

inducted in Power Stations.
ii. To co-ordinate the training activities of the various utilities with those of other technical
institutions and industries.
iii. To establish standard norms regarding qualifications and training for personnel at various
levels.
iv. To serve as a National Certification Authority (NCA) for the purpose of certification of
competence and/or participation to ensure availability of properly trained personnel to
man the electricity supply industry.
v. To initiate and co-ordinate the research and development in the field of operation,
maintenance and management of power generation and transmission systems.
vi. To establish, maintain and manage laboratories, workshops, experimental transmission
lines, sub-stations and other facilities required in the pursuance of its objectives.
vii. To collect information and maintain documentation in the field of electricity generation
and distribution.
viii. To collect, prepare, edit, print and publish materials, papers, periodicals or reports in
furtherance of objectives of the Society.
 ix. To organize seminars and workshops.
x. To enter into agreements with any enterprise(s) or institution(s) or person(s) and provide
efforts for specific training programs, demonstrations, assignments, preparation of
training material or technical guidance.

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT POLICY

NPTI is committed to enrich Human Resources in the Power Sector with frontier technologies.
Managerial skills and practical exposure: empowering them for sustainable and environment
friendly growth of the Nation in compliance with legal provisions.

Vision

NPTI cherishes a vision of value orientation and value addition to national and transnational
power and energy sectors through Training and Human Resources Development, endeavoring to
energize people who energize the nations.

Mission

Emerge as global leaders in enhancing human and organizational excellence in Power and
Energy Sectors by blending frontier Technologies with Management to facilitate HRD
interventions that are instrumental in providing reliable, safe, economic and clean power.

Value

We value our drive and commitment to provide cutting edge technologies and top quality service
to our clients, sharing our knowledge and caring for their needs.

Attitude

We constantly strive to motivate every power professional to tap his unique human endowments,
consciousness, imagination and willpower. Together we make a difference.

Quality Policy

We, at NPTI, are committed to enrich Human Resources, blending frontier Technologies with
Management to create systems of excellence for sustainable growth and prosperity resulting in
continual improvement

Corporate Training Policy We, at NPTI, are committed to nurture our Human Resources towards
self-actualization through Education and Training

Environmental Policy

We, at NPTI, are committed to sustainable development through

 Natural Resource Conservation

 Prevention of Pollution
  Total Legal Compliance with Environmental Regulations
 Improving Environmental Performance

NPTI Eastern Region, Durgapur

The institute complex is located at the City Centre

area (Michel Faraday Avenue) and is about 9 Kms.
From Durgapur Railway Station. Taxis, Auto
rickshaws are available at Durgapur Railway Station.
City buses also ply upto City Centre from where
Rickshaws can be engaged for reaching the Institute.

Infrastructure
NPTl's Corporate Office Complex at Faridabad, spread over 15 acres of land, and has a cluster of
facilities, such as excellent classrooms, conference halls, syndicate rooms, auditorium and
recreational zones together with residential accommodation. NPTl's extensive library facilities
and Library Information System at the Corporate Office possesses a large collection of books,
magazines, journals and video packages related to modern power station technology practices,
frontier technologies and managerial aspects, electricity reforms & regulations. The Institute has
an Executive Hostel comprising 44 well furnished twin-bedded executive rooms and 6 double
Bedded VIP rooms and a Guest House consisting of 5 double bedded rooms. A 120-room Hostel,
separate Girl's Hostels with modern lodging, boarding and round-the-clock medical facilities.
The IT Lab provides 24-hour access to internet facility. The institute also has a Gymnasium with
modern equipment, an Open Air Theatre, 275 seater state-of-the arts Auditorium and Music
Resort along with a dancing floor. The entire campus boasts of high speed Wi-Fi enabled internet
access. NPTl's forte in training lies in its state-of the- art training support services such as Audio
Visual Aids, Computer Compatible Projection Systems, Slide and Film Projectors (OHPs), DVD
Players, Synchronized Projection Systems etc. together with Graphic and Photographic Studio
for development of training materials. NPTl was the first and foremost institute in India to realize
the tremendous impact of Power Plant off-job, hands on operations through digital full scope
real-time training simulators and to commission a fossil fuel fired 210 MW simulator as early as
in 1983 at NPTl (Northern Region) , New Delhi. NPTl has also established two more high
quality high-fidelity, full-scope high tech real-time simulators at Nagpur and Faridabad. These
simulators are capable of training shift-charge engineers, unit controllers, and operators in both
the 'conventional panel' and 'CRT Keyboard' modes of unit operations. The institute has excellent
sports facilities including volleyball courts, basket ball court, a football ground, lawn tennis
courts, TT Rooms and a badminton court which play a vital role in grooming the competitiveness
of the future Power Managers.
Faculty
In-house Faculty Visiting Faculty
Mr. Subodh Garg Mr.S.K. Soonee
B.E. (Electrical) E.D, NLDC
Mr.S.K. Soonee Mr. K.K. Vohra
E.D, NLDC PGDBM (IIM Kolkata)
Advisor (Finance), NHPC
Mr. S.K. Chaudhary Dr. Rajeev
 B.Tech, MHRM, MBA( Finance) MBA, Ph.D.
Mr. J.S.S. Rao Prof. S.K. Palhan
M.E. (Power Systems) IIT (Kharagpur), MBA (FMS)
Founder Director SSIM
Ms. Manju Mam Mr. Sunil Keswani
M.S. (Software Systems), MBA Corporate Trainer (Freelance)
Ms. Indu Maheshwari Mr. Kumar Bijoy
M.E. (Electronics), MBA CFA, Consultant (MoF, World Bank)
Mr. N.V. Kumar Dr. Shikha Kapoor
B.E., MBA MBA, Ph.D, Consultant, NPTI
Dr. Rohit Verma Er. Krishnan Chakarvarti
M. Tech. (Energy Studies), PhD. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Mr. Atar Singh Mr. A K Mittal
B.E, MBA DGM, Marketing (BHEL)
Mr. Ravinder Kumar Dr Indrajeet Dagar
B.E.(Electronics), MBA Principal, CVS, Delhi University.
Ms. Meena Kumari Col. S K Verma (Retd)
B.E.(Electrical), MBA RAW, Army Intelligence Corps
Mr. Amit Mishra Mr. Ajay Talegaonkar
B.E.(Mech.), MBA (Power Mgmt.) Director, CEA
Ms. Farida Khan
B.Sc., M.A., PGDBM

Durgapur, West Bengal

Durgapur is a city of the state of West Bengal, India, located about 160 km from Kolkata. It was
a dream child of the great visionary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second chief minister of the
state. The well laid out Industrial Township, designed by Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk
is home to one of the largest industrial units in the state, Durgapur Steel Plant, one of the
integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited. Alloy Steels Plant of SAIL and
CMERI, a CSIR laboratory, are also located here. There are a number of power plants, chemical
and engineering industries. Some metallurgical units have come up in recent years. National
Institute of Technology (Earlier known as Durgapur Regional Engineering College), Durgapur is
one of the prominent seats of Engineering and Technological Educations of the country.
Durgapur is the second planned city of India, after Chandigarh.
Geography
Durgapur is located at. It has an average elevation of
65 meters (213 ft). Durgapur is situated on the bank of
the Damodar River, just before it enters the alluvial
plains of Bengal. The topography is undulating. The
coal-bearing area of the Raniganj coalfields lies just
beyond Durgapur, although some parts intrude in to the
area. The area was deeply forested till recent times, and some streaks of the original forests are
still there, standing witness to its wild past. Two mighty rivers border it on the north and south.
The Ajay River flows past unhindered in the north but the Damodar River on the south has two
obstacles in its path – an earlier anicut at Rondia and massive 692-metres long Durgapur Barrage
at Durgapur, constructed in 1955 and controlled by Damodar Valley Corporation. Two rivulets,
Singaran and Tamla, flow through the area and join the Damodar River. Two other rivulets in the
area, Kunur and Tumuni, join the Ajay River. Durgapur subdivision is surrounded by Asansol
subdivision on the west, Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision on the east, Bankura district across
the Damodar in the south, and Birbhum district across the Ajay River to the north. The Grand
Trunk Road (NH2) virtually bifurcates the area. This historically important arterial connector has
now been widened into 2+2 Lane Highway as part of the Golden Quadrilateral project. Another
wide road takes off from Darjeeling Morh near Panagarh for North Bengal. It also links
Santiniketan to the Grand Trunk Road. The Durgapur Expressway, linking Dankuni with Memari
on Grand Trunk Road, now allows fast communication between Kolkata and Durgapur, where
one can maintain cruising speeds of 80–120 km/h. A road over the Durgapur Barrage links
Durgapur with Bankura and beyond in South Bengal. High Speed Volvo & Mercedes Benz
Buses cruise regularly from Bokaro to Kolkata on this route along with SBSTC non-ac buses and
City Liners non-ac buses.A Bus Trip from Kolkata to Durgapur takes roughly around 3.5 hours if
there is no jam near Panagarh. The important superfast railway track connecting Kolkata and
Delhi passes through Durgapur. Andal Junction, about 15 km from Durgapur has a link with
Sainthia on the Sahibgunj loop line. There are airstrips at Panagarh and Durgapur, the former
with the Indian Air Force and latter with SAIL. A full-fledged domestic airport is coming up
near Durgapur. The airport is expected to be operational by 2011.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Durgapur had a population of 492,996. Males constitute 53% of the
population and females 47%. Durgapur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the
national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and, female literacy is 69%. In Durgapur, 10%
of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Durgapur is well connected via roads. It is also well connected by rail to major parts of India
such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Guwahati, Amritsar, Jaipur,
Lucknow, Kanpur etc. Long distance buses connect Durgapur to places like Jamshedpur,
Dhanbad, Bokaro, Siliguri, and Malda Town etc. Due to its industrial and commercial
importance, Durgapur city is connected to almost all major places of Bengal. Express/Mail trains
and couple of inter-city superfast trains ply between Kolkata and Durgapur on a regular basis.
The Sealdah Rajdhani Express and the Howrah Ranchi Shatabdi express also stops here. Poorva
Express, Kalka Mail, Amritsar Mail, Mumbai Mail, Doon Express etc. are some important trains
stopping at Durgapur. There are regular and frequent bus services available between Kolkata and
Durgapur. The buses usually leave from Kolkata bus terminus at Esplanade, Kolkata or the Salt
Lake Karunamoyee bus stand. One is, though, more likely to get a bus from the Esplanade,
Kolkata. There are buses to suit every pocket namely (in ascending order of ticket cost) - Non-
A/C buses (cheap, max journey time, more interim stoppages), A/C buses (faster, more
comfortable, costlier) and the Luxury Volvo Buses (non-stop, fastest, most comfortable,
costliest). In a Volvo, the journey takes about 3 hours. The journey is very comfortable as the
Durgapur Expressway toll road, on which the buses ply for a major part of their journey and then
the NH-2 are one of the best maintained roads in the country. Due to it being so well connected
by road and rail, Durgapur is also the preferred gateway to the districts of Bankura, Birbhum,
and Purulia etc. which are not so well connected. Within the city of Durgapur private mini-buses
are cheapest and most convenient mode of communication. Recently CNG autos have been
introduced plying between City Center and various parts of the city. They are non-polluting,
environment friendly, convinient, less time-consuming and cheap mode of transport. Cycle-
rickswaws are available for travelling smaller distances, as a preferred commute.
Nearest International Airport is at Dumdum, Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
International Airport); a smaller private air strip at Panagarh belonging to the Indian Air Force is
rarely used. A new airport is coming up at Andal (15 km from Durgapur). It is expected to be
completed in the next two years.
Climate
The district experiences a climate which is transitional between CWg3 and AW1 types(according
to Köppen climate classification), where 'C' stands for 'warm temperate rainy climates with mild
winter', 'W' for 'dry winter not compensated for by total rain in the rest of the year', 'g3' for
'eastern Ganges type of temperature trend' and 'AW1' for 'tropical savanna climates'. Average
temperature during summer season is 32 °C while at the cold season is 20 °C. Of recent, there
has been a drastic change in the weather of Durgapur. Cold winds are blowing and the
temperature has dropped to that of 6 degrees in the winter season and a shot as 43 degrees in the
summer. The maximum temperature during summer rises up to 45 °C while minimum
temperature during winter comes down to 60C. Average rainfall is 150 millimeters with the bulk
of rainfall occurring around the July–September period. The normal trend is - winter season
starts from about the middle of November and continues till the end of February. March to May
is dry summer intervened by tropical cyclonic storms. June to September is wet summer while
October is autumn.
History
Mighty emperors reigned in this region over the
centuries but it is difficult to pinpoint as to who exactly
held sway over the area at different points of time.
Historians talk of this region being a part of the
Maurya and Gupta empires, the empire of Harsha
Vardhan and the Mughals. Being a geographical border
region, it could have been on either side of the virtually
unmarked and flexible borders of the mighty empires.
Moreover, the infertile soil with deep impenetrable forests and wild animals was probably not a
very inviting proposal for any emperor on the look out for wealth and treasures. Even when coal
mining made forays into the adjoining Asansol-Ranigunj area from the late eighteenth century,
and factory chimneys reared their heads in the sky somewhat later, Durgapur remained an
impenetrable jungle that few dared to trespass into. In the mid-nineteenth century, the railway
track traversed the Durgapur area but even fairly recent pre-independence travellers describe
Durgapur as a small station, with dim kerosene lanterns burning at night, where only a few
passenger trains stopped. It was local chieftains such as Bhabani Pathak and Ichhai Ghosh, who
were the heroes of the jungle-territory, and probably held many a great emperor at bay. Many of
them must have passed through the area on the look out for wealth in the famed granaries of
Bengal further east but probably never found the place attractive enough to how their prowess. It
is unlikely that Bhabani Pathak of Durgapur was the same person linked with Devi Choudhurani,
made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Their area of activity was around Rangpur, now in
Bangladesh. Although barges used to carry coal down the Damodar in those days and the river
was more navigable than now, the area was never a watery haven as some areas of east or north
Bengal were. However, legends have more impact on people than the hard realities of history.
The area was part of the Bardhaman Raj, who ruled on the basis of a firman from the Mughal
emperor. Mir Kassem, then Nawab of Sube Bangala, ceded Bardhaman along with Medinipur
and Chittagong to the East India Company in 1760 (three years after the Battle of Plessey), and
the Bardhaman Raj continued to function under British tutelage. However, there are some
interesting historical points. Archeological excavations at Birbhanpur, on the bank of the
Damodar, have revealed a number of stone implements. These are dated to be around 5000 BC.
Many of these are hunting implements used by pre-historic hunters. Earlier, some of the
excavations at Pandu Rajar Dhibi, on the banks of the Ajay, just beyond Durgapur but in
Bardhaman district, revealed traces of a civilisation possibly linked with the Indus Valley
Civilisation. These are important historical finds and are yet to be fully explored.
Industrialzation
Durgapur is by far, the most industrialized city in the
entire eastern India and second planned city in India. It
all started with the dreamer first Prime Minister of
independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru. His dream of
transforming the backward agricultural country into an
industrially advanced nation was picked up in West
Bengal by Dr. B.C. Roy. At the earlier stages for the
selection of a proper site for a new industrial township,
Jnananjan Niyogi, a great business organizer and
planner, was involved. Modernist American architect
[Joseph Allen Stein], invited to head the newly formed
Department of Architecture and Planning at the Bengal
Engineering College in Calcutta, plunged into a major
project as soon as he reached India in 1952—the
designing of Durgapur city along with Benjamin Polk, Another American architect already living
in Calcutta at that time. Thereafter it was the task of local leaders such as Ananda Gopal
Mukherjee and bureaucrats such as K.K. Sen to get Durgapur going.
Prior to independence, only one small refractory plant of the Martin Burn group was located at
Durgapur, the abandoned chimney of which is still visible near the station. Damodar Valley
Corporation constructed Durgapur Barrage in 1955 and shortly followed with the Durgapur
Thermal Power Station. There was a massive follow up – Durgapur Steel Plant (commissioned
1960), Alloy Steels Plant (commissioned 1965), and Durgapur Projects Ltd. (established 1961),
Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation, ACC-Vickers Babcock (later ACC-Babcock and now
Alstom Power Boilers Ltd.), Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation, Philips Carbon Black Ltd.,
Sankey Wheels (a unit of GKW), Bharat Ophthalmic Glass Ltd, Durgapur Cement Ltd. (now
Birla Cement) (established 1975), Graphite India Ltd. (established 1967), Durgapur Chemicals
and many others. A great new industrial city was bubbling with enthusiasm.
Durgapur Steel Plant was a showpiece of Indo-British cooperation in independent India. Dr.
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, came for the inauguration of the first blast furnace.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was a regular visitor. He called these plants temples of new
India. Many senior leaders and important foreign leaders visited Durgapur to see and to cheer.
Displaying a rare gesture of solidarity, Queen Elizabeth came on a state visit.
As the numerous chimneys merrily belched out smoke – black, white and reddish brown – as
pollution control norms were still some way off (for the past few years all the 65 chimneys of
Durgapur Steel Plant are pollution free), the townships grew and prospered. Regional
Engineering College (established 1960) (now renamed National Institute of Technology) and
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (established 1958) added to the stature of the
new township. Schools, hospitals, parks, and playgrounds – all came up. It was new life in new
India.
The Revival
As the British industrialists left India after independence
many of the industrial empires they left behind were taken
over by the Indian business community, who were mainly
traders. With technological obsolescence the industries fell
on bad times, labor unrest started and finally engulfed the
state of West Bengal in the late sixties. Even the new
industries in Durgapur were affected by the militancy and in
no time, most of the industries in Durgapur were in
shambles. That continued for some years but the result was that many of the sick industries were
on the verge of closure. It was evident that some of the industries were technically unsound; as
for example, Durgapur Steel Plant was technologically obsolete and needed huge investment for
modernization. The political chaos submerged all such concerns and no investor considered the
region safe for any major investment. When unemployment started pinching, the left was settled
comfortably in power. There was rethinking about revival of industries in West Bengal. The late
eighties witnessed a turn around in the fortunes of SAIL, with Durgapur Steel Plant being one of
the plants to be modernized at a cost of Rs. 5,000 core. However, the plant continued to make
huge operating losses and by mid-nineties even rumors of a slow death of the plant along with
the city was making the rounds. Fortunately, DSP management with public support of the trade
unions was able to turn around the dire situation with thousands of job cuts through voluntary
retirement schemes and modernizing efforts. Now Durgapur Steel Plant is operating at above its
rated capacity and earning profits after deduction of substantial amount of interest and
depreciation resulting from the massive investment in modernization. The plant is undergoing
further expansion and is all set for a momentous future. A number of other industries, as for
example Alstom Projects India Limited (erstwhile ACC-Babcock Ltd), Philips Carbon Black
Ltd. and Graphite India Ltd., had been doing well. Alloy Steels Plant has also turned the corner.
MAMC has been taken over by power giant Damodar Valley Corporation, Coal India Limited
and BEML. Therefore, Durgapur presents a dual picture of growth and hope on one side and
collapse on the other. The darker side covers such units as Bharat Ophthalmic and Hindustan
Fertilizer Corporation.
Recent Change in Durgapur
2002 onwards, Durgapur has been witnessing radical
changes, with rapid development in different segments
like Industry, Real estates, IT, Education etc. The
changes are with respect to infrastructure as well as
industrial growth for steel (direct reduced iron), metal,
cement industries & knowledge based industries.
Durgapur during the last five years got more than 12 Engineering and Technology, management
as well as professional study colleges (under graduate level). Housing co-operatives and flats,
shopping malls, multiplex, science and Energy Park, Software Technology Park (STPI), Hotels
and stadiums has also come up. In 2007, a shopping mall by ADDA, named Suhatta was opened
by Chief Minister Budhadeb Bhattacharya. He inaugurated 7 institutes that day including a
Polytechnic college. Currently Durgapur several Shopping malls and multiplex. Durgapur even
has a three-star hotel called peerless inn. During the years 2001-2007 Durgapur saw the setting
up of 10 to 15 middle/ large scale industrial investment in iron and steel manufacturing sector
including value added products like sponge iron, Wire Rod, TMT bar (Thermo Mechanical
Treatment) for construction, Iron Casting powder etc. The prominent investors are MB Group,
Jai Balaji group, SPS group, Adhunik Group of Industries, Neo Metallic, Stolberg India, Super
Smelters Ltd, Shyam Steel, and UltraTech Cement etc.
Some other important changes are Regional Engineering College being upgraded to National
Institute of Technology - the first Deemed University in Durgapur, 'SRIJONI'- a public hall
equipped with technically advanced systems (audio & video). City Centre has now grown to be
the most happening place in Durgapur and most people desire to reside there.
An Airport City - Aerotropolis (an integrated city with contemporary infrastructure for
industries, logistics hub, IT, hospitality, and healthcare, education, retail and residential) is being
developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) at Andal near Durgapur. The project
is being developed over an initial. The Airport, as part of this Aerotropolis, is designed by the
world-renowned Changi Airport of Singapore who will also operate the Airport for an initial
period of about 2 years. The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has already granted
"In Principle Clearance" to the project developers for this Airport at the proposed site near
Andal. Software giants like Wipro, TCS are moving towards Durgapur. DLF and Shapoorji
Pallonji are investing millions for integrated townships and IT Park. The IT Park has been named
as Infocity. IT firms like Hinduja Global Solutions Limited have already made Durgapur as its
Eastern Developmental Centre. A mall, called the Junction is coming up.
Administrative Change
Durgapur is a new industrial city. The administrative setup for the city came up in stages. Once
the British settled down to ruling the country in the nineteenth century, they started effecting
administrative changes. In 1837, when Bankura district was formed, Durgapur area was part of
it. In 1847, Ranigunj subdivision was formed with three police stations – Ranigunj, Kanksa and
Neamatpur - and it was made a part of Bardhaman district. In 1906, the sub divisional
headquarters was shifted to Asansol and the subdivision renamed accordingly. In 1910, the
police stations in Asansol subdivision were Asansol, Ranigunj, Kanksa, Faridpur and Barakar.
On 14 April 1968, Durgapur subdivision was carved out of Asansol subdivision.
Durgapur being an industrial city, the civic amenities of different company/ plant townships are
taken care by the respective company/ plant authorities. However, there are civil localities such
as the area around the railway station (what was the original Durgapur), the City Centre, Sepco,
Bidhannagar, Benachitty, Muchipara and so on, which need civic facilities. In 1962, Durgapur
Notified Area Authority was formed for the purpose. It was upgraded to a municipal corporation
on 7 October 1996 and the company/ plant townships included in it, although civic amenities
continue to be provided by the respective companies/ plants.
Education
Durgapur has many reputed educational institutions. Prominent schools include St.Peter's
School,, Carmel Convent (Steel and MAMC), St. Michael's school, Durgapur Project Boys High
School, DAV Model, Hem Sheela Model School, Pranavananda Vidya Mandir, AG Church
,Guru Teg Bahadur Public School and Bidhan Chandra Institution. Other schools include A-Zone
M.P. Boys High School, B-Zone M.P.Boys High School, Kashiram Das Road Boys High School,
Joydev Boys, Joydev Girls, GMPS, and Akbar Road Girls High School. There are quite a few
new schools that have come up in the last few years. Notable among them are Beachwood
School, DICV School, Nirjhar School, Durgapur Public School and Zoom School. While some
are affiliated to WB Board, others are trying to seek NOC and affiliation. Beachwood School is
awaiting ICSE affiliation very recently. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, previously
and an R E College is a premier institution in Eastern India. It is one of the 20 prestigious NITs
in the country. DSMS is one of the best hotel management colleges and is known all over India.
NSHM is another well known hotel management college in Durgapur. Other notable colleges are
Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, Bengal College of Engineering and Technology,,
Durgapur Institute Of Advanced Technology And Management, which is better known as
DIATM, Kanksa Academy of technology and Management, also known as KATM, Institute of
Engineering & Industrial Technology, Durgapur (IEIT), Nowadays National Institute of
Management, popularly known as NIM Durgapur, is making a debut in the field of education.
National Power Training Institute [N.P.T.I (E.R.)], previously known as PETS is also a premier
engineering and technical institute in the region. Situated in City Center, under the Ministry of
Power (Govt. of India), it offers courses in power engineering, post graduate diploma course and
PDC. There are many other graduation colleges in Durgapur. Durgapur Government College
(University of Burdwan) is the only NAAC-accredited College in the region, and received a
grade of B++. Durgapur Women's College is a reputed college for over 40 years now. Michael
Madhusudhan College is another new graduation college in Durgapur.
Conclusion
After a thorough research we can conclude that the NTPI which is located in Durgapur, it is in
correct location. The higher authority of NTPI took a correct decision to be in Durgapur because
there are reasons behind these facts. NTPI is basically service industry it is Training institute
deals with engineering (power sector) and management it is also in (power management), it
concentrating on a particular sector. In the history of NTPI was founded in 1992, to support the
rapid growing South Florida economy, which started its first class in October 1993. The primary
objectives of this organization are (To function as a National Organization for training in the
field of (a) Operation and Maintenance of Power Stations, and (b) All other aspects of
Electrical Energy Systems including transmission, sub-transmission and distribution.), (To
act as an apex body for initiating and co-ordination training programmers in the Power
Sector of the Country.), (To establish and run Training Institutes for Engineers, Operators,
Technicians and other personnel of the Power Sector). The organizational Environmental
Policy of NPTI is (Natural Resource Conservation), (Prevention of Pollution), (Total Legal
Compliance with Environmental Regulations), (Improving Environmental Performance).
The NTPI in eastern region exactly located in the institute complex is located at the City
Centre area (Michel Faraday Avenue) and is about 9 Km from Durgapur railway station.
Durgapur is a city of the state of West Bengal, India, located about 160 km from Kolkata. It was
a dream child of the great visionary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second chief minister of the
state. The well laid out Industrial Township, designed by Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk
is home to one of the largest industrial units in the state, Durgapur Steel Plant, one of the
integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited. There are a number of power plants,
chemical and engineering industries. Some metallurgical units have come up in recent years.
Durgapur is located at. It has an average elevation of 65 meters (213 ft). Durgapur is situated on
the bank of the Damodar River, just before it enters the alluvial plains of Bengal; there is huge
land available in Durgapur and it is very chip. The Grand Trunk Road and (NH2) helps to
connect with different part of the country which help for great transport facility, by that every
one can easily come to Durgapur and very fast, this place Durgapur is also very well connected
with railway it is accessible by different part of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Guwahati, Amritsar, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur etc. Long
distance buses connect Durgapur to places like Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Siliguri, and
Malda Town etc. Due to its industrial and commercial importance, Durgapur city is connected to
almost all major places of Bengal, here in the Durgapur railway plays a vital role because it is
very chip source of transport. The Durgapur experiences a climate which is transitional between
CWg3 and AW1 types (according to Köppen climate classification). The average temperature
during summer season is 32 °C while at the cold season is 20 °C. Of recent, there has been a
drastic change in the weather of Durgapur. Cold winds are blowing and the temperature has
dropped to that of 6 degrees in the winter season and a shot as 43 degrees in the summer. The
maximum temperature during summer rises up to 45 °C while minimum temperature during
winter comes down to 6C. Average rainfall is 150 millimeters with the bulk of rainfall occurring
around the July–September period by this we can say that Durgapur is having pleasant climate
for the service industry or any other industry. As of 2001 India census, Durgapur had a
population of 492,996. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Durgapur has
an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%
and, female literacy is 69%. In Durgapur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age as we
can see the literacy level of the Durgapur is very high about 75% from many other city which
prove that there is huge potential to grow this kind of service industry like NTPI, we are already
well known that NTPI is a training institute. The NTPI require huge amount of power supply for
fulfill it requirement there are many power plant present in Durgapur like Damodar Valley
Corporation constructed Durgapur Barrage in 1955 and shortly followed with the Durgapur
Thermal Power Station, if we look in other way it can provide placement for the NTPI student it
can also increase its reputation for there future market scope. From the research we can clearly
understand that the NTPI has future prospect in Durgapur and it is growing city having a very
huge future prospect so it is the best place of for industrialization.