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Durgapur
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Durgapur Durgapur is essentially an industrial town (mainly steel), and not really where the tourist should head. The environs are balmy, however, and there are a couple of things to see, notably the Durgapur Barrage on the Damodar River. A couple of riverside retreats have also reportedly come up. Durgapur is well-connected to Kolkata by train (about 3 hours). Still no airport in sight, although there is an airstrip and some talk of Air Sahara starting a service. A couple of nice excursions can be made from here. Shantiniketan--a township set up by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore--is particularly rewarding. Bakreshwar, with its hot water springs, is not far. The best hotel in town is the 3-star Peerless Inn. See www.sarovarparkplaza.com for details.
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