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BIHAR
BOKARO Lying along the Damodar River, just
west of one of India's largest iron and steel plants, along the Dhanbad-Ranchi
highway is India’s biggest steel complex. The Plant was conceived as the
country’s first Swadeshi Steel Plant to be built with maximum indigenisation
going into the equipments, materials and know-how. Thus, this project has been a
radical shift from the earlier dependence on foreign sources for know-how and
consultancy, design and equipment, supervision, erection, etc. to almost a full
measure of self-reliance and confidence.
Situated in the Chhotanagpur
Plateau, the vast rolling topography of the city is typical, strewn by graded
valleys and winding streams. In this setting, within a short period of two
decades, a new city with a strong multi-dimensional economic base, has blossomed
into a regional urban centre of around 8.0 lakh people drawn from different
parts of the country, giving the city the character of Mini India.
PRIME
SITES:
Bokaro Steel City
As the fourth integrated steel plant in the Public Sector, bokaro steel city was
conceived in 1959. Bokaro Steel Plant actually started taking shape in 1965 with
the collaboration of the then United Sovereign Of Soviet Republic. Major
coalfields are located nearby. Bokaro City was built to provide housing and
other community facilities for the plant's employees.
Garga Dam And Parasnath
Hills
Bokaro City is located in picturesque surroundings on the southern bank of river
Damodar with Garga, one of its tributaries meandering along the southern and
eastern outskirts of the city. On the north, the city is flanked by the high
ranges of the Parasnath Hills and on the south just beyond the river Garga, it
is enveloped by the Satanpur hillocks.
Bokaro Ispat
Pustakalaya
It has a collection of over 40,000 books that meets the reading requirements of
the people in the township.
City Park
Bokaro has a well-maintained City Park with an artificial lake. Recently three
artificial islands have also been created.
Jawaharlal Nehru Biological
Park
A Biological Park named after Jawaharlal Nehru with a variety of animals and
birds and a modern aquarium is another attraction.
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