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Role Of Infrastructure Planning On Industrial Presence In A Region: A Case Of Durgapur Rounak Biswas1, Ananya Tripathi2 1Student, Faculty of Architecture & Planning, AKTU, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Research Scholar, Faculty of Architecture & Planning, AKTU, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract - A designated infrastructure design, planning and implementation is mandatory for any region to be ready to host industries and industrial activities. The various infrastructure sectors like land based transportation services, water supply, waste management, power services management need to be planned in an efficient way to support an industrial setup in the region. These services act as basic pillars on which the functioning of the industries and the town/city as a whole largely depends, and thus need to be emphasized upon when the future of the industries are concerned because it directly affects the economy of the state and eventually the country. In case of industrial towns where the basic functioning and economy of the town is driven by one or more dominant industries, it is mostly seen that a pilot industrial development takes place in the region, which boosts the infrastructure development and thus a capacity building takes place which means that the particular town or region becomes competent enough to accommodate more industries, thus leading to the development of the region as an industrial town. Further with the drive to keep on supporting the industrial functions and as the economy generated from the industries is circulated in the town, the town experiences growth. To have a better understanding of this phenomenon, the case of Durgapur is being studied. This research paper, thus attempts to study the various factors with respect to infrastructure planning and management that enabled Durgapur to become a successful industrial hub in its inception. The study of these factors will ultimately lead to the findings which suggest the role of infrastructure planning in determining the growth and success of an industrial region. The paper deals with the key decisions, developments and guiding forces with respect to planning and allotment of necessary services and implementations regarding infrastructure development of the region. Key Words: Industrialization, Infrastructure, Industrial planning, Hydroelectricity, Thermal power, Road networks, opportunities, Raw materials, Transportation, Utilization, Production, Generation
1. INTRODUCTION A region marked by the presence of several medium-scale or large scale industries points towards certain pre-determined requisites which have been fulfilled in the first place to make the region suitable for setting up the industries – the basic and advanced services that are essential for their functioning (Hauff, 2016). Study of different such industrial towns and regions enables a better understanding of the infrastructures in place. Durgapur is a planned integrated industrial city in West Bengal, India; planned by architects Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. It has proved itself as a major industrial hub in West Bengal by becoming the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in the state (Chakroborty, 2014). In the second five-year plan, an investment of 1000 crore rupees was planned for Durgapur as a part of the large scale investments being made in the heavy industries sector (Jagannathan, 1987). There were few primary objectives for this decision, one of which was to efficiently use the rich mineral resources available nearby. Accordingly the transport networks and connection routes to major markets were planned for transportation. The Durgapur Barrage project by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), completed in 1955 was one of the forerunners among the major development projects were undertaken in the region post-independence. As a result of this, various industries started to be set up in the region which led the region to be established as an industrial stronghold and a prime pole of the Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt with the likes of Kolkata being a major export and import market for the produce and materials. Agricultural production was predominantly low in the region and the regional economy mostly comprised of mining activities in the Raniganj-Jamuria coal belt (City Development Plan, 2006). The various aspects of planning Durgapur as an industrial city includes holistically developing the infrastructures required and taking care of each sector for a sustained industrial development.
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