Bokaro Steel City
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| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District(s) | Bokaro |
| Population • Density |
648,966 (2001[update]) • 8,760 /km2 (22,688 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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183 km2 (71 sq mi) • 210 metres (690 ft) |
| Website | www.bokaro.nic.in |
Bokaro Steel City (Hindi: बोकारो स्टील सिटि) pronunciation is an Industrial city situated in the State of Jharkhand, in India. It is the home of the largest steel plant in India, and several other medium and small industries. Bokaro is the headquarters of the Bokaro district as well as Koylanchal range (Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih). It is also one of the three headquarters of Police IG zone, apart from Ranchi and Dumka, covering seven districts- Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma, Chatra, Bokaro, and Ramgarh.[1]
Situated on the Chhota Nagpur 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 three decades, a new city with a strong multi-dimensional economic base and became as a educational hub not for this region but for the entire nation, has blossomed into a regional urban centre of around a million people drawn from different parts of the country, giving the city the character of Mini India.
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History
Formerly there was a village named Maraphari(it is also pronounced as Marafari) deep in the jungles of Chota Nagpur. The closest village cluster was Chas. Purulia was the closest town and the area was ruled by the Maharaja of Kashipur. Folk lores have it that this area came under Mughal rule by the conquests of Man Singh. The region was named ManBhoom after him (VeerBhoom and SinghBhoom are the neighbouring regions also named after him, Veer Man Singh).
This remote place came into prominence when Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru planned to build the first swadeshi steel plant with the help of the Soviets. The proximity to coal, iron ore, manganese, and other raw materials had helped in the selection of this place. The steel plant was originally incorporated as a limited company on 29 January 1964, and was later merged with SAIL and came to be known as Bokaro Steel Limited(BSL). The late 1960s and early 1970s saw heavy construction of the steel plant as well as the township. The first blast furnace started on 2 October 1972.
The Sector III and Camp I and II were the first to come in the township followed by Sectors II, IX, IV and so on. The first private school came in the form of St. Xavier's School which the Jesuits from Hazaribagh built on invitation from the BSL management. The 1980s saw rapid development of the township with new sectors coming up, new schools, parks, zoos and other public amenities coming up. Township development ceased with the completion of IV/F and IV/G. In all Bokaro Steel City consists of 12 sectors out of which sectors VII & X do not exist.
The late 1990s saw sprucing up of the City Park and creation of islands, new schools and the success of Bokaro's students in all India level competition exams, specially IIT's. During this period Bokaro also emerged as the eastern hub for academics. Bokaro also boasts of having a unique cosmopolitan culture as the population consists of people belonging to all parts of India.
Geography
Bokaro is located in the eastern part of India at [2]
It 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. Two artificial cooling ponds have been built for use in steel making. A dam on river Garga has been built to supply water to the township as well as the steel plant, but due to ever increasing demand Tenughat dam is supplementing it.
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Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Bokaro Steel City had a population of 497,000.[3] Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bokaro Steel City has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 96% and female literacy of 74%.
Economy
Apart from the existing Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), the district has Electrosteel Castings Limited (EIL) in Chandankiyari(15 km from City) which will begin production soon.
Bokaro Power Supply Corporation Private Limited, a joint venture of Damodar Valley Corporation and BSL, will be coming up with a 450 MW power plant.
Being an industrial area, agriculture has taken a back seat and is nothing worth mentioning except small amounts of paddy grown in the fringes of the city by the villagers.
SAIL
The economy of the Steel City is heavily depended on the Steel Plant which is the primary source of income for the employees. After the 2001 downturn, steel prices hardened due to huge rise in consumption by China and India. This resulted in huge profits by SAIL which crossed a record Rs 6000 crores (USD 1.3 Bn)[4] by the end of FY' 06.
BIADA
The primary economy is supplemented by BIADA (Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority)governing four districts Bokaro, Dhanbad, Giridih and Koderma - which is an industrial area supplying most of the industrial supplies for the for large, medium and small companies, and there are some small mills making finished products out of steel as well as cement from the slag.
Upcoming projects
- Bokaro Steel Plant Modernisation[5] and extend its capacity from 4.5 MT to 7.5 MT before 2011. In the same way, further plan for SAIL to extend BSL capacity to 17 MT before 2020. Apart from this a SAIL Greenfield steel plant is planned to set up before 2015, capacity of 5 MT. So before 2020 BSL total capacity goes up to 22 MT, appx. double the present capacity (13 MT) of SAIL all Steel Plants.
- ArcelorMittal[6][7] Steel giant ArcelorMittal is looking to set up a 12 million tonne greenfield plant in Bokaro. The company is now looking for 8000 acres of land but primarily take 2,500 acre of land at Petarwar/Kasmar (in Bokaro district) just 20 km from City, nearby on NH-23. The Company has been allocated 32-35 million cubic meter (mcm) of water to be drawn from the Tenughat dam. In Another move ArcelorMittal also taking an initiative to utilise the spare land of SAIL by establishing a new steel plant of 3-4 ml/ton capacity of 50:50 JV with PSU in BSL premises itself by the investment of $2.7 billion.
- Tata Steel[8]- NDTV learnt from sources that Tata Steel wants to set up a steel plant with a capacity of 2-3 million tonnes at an investment of up to Rs. 14,000 crore in Bokaro along with SAIL. The jointly owned plant is proposed to come up on a 1000-acre plot of land that belongs to SAIL.
- Reliance Steel Plant[9] Billionaire Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Infrastructure has identified three potential sites in Jharkhand for setting up the Rs 40,000-crore, 12 million tonne integrated greenfield steel project in which most appropriate and final location is Bokaro(On NH-32, Near Damodar Bridge).
- SAIL-POSCO JV Steel Plant steel minister Virbhadra Singh last month announced another new steel plant for Bokaro as part of a joint venture with Posco and SAIL by using FINEX technologies for high quality steel. The Capacity of Steel plant will be 1.5 mt, establish in BSP peripheri of 500 acres.[10].
- Bhushan Steel has also acquired land for its steel plant, capacity of 3MT/annum.
- Electrosteel Castings Limited[11][12] A European steel major has acquired 2500 acres of land 18 km from the city and is setting up 3.5 MTPA steel plant in there. They have invested close to Rs 80 Bn on this project which is expected to be operational in FY 2010-11.
- SAIL and Jaypee Group[13] has a JV of 50:50 to set up a Cement Factory of capacity 2.1 MT by waste product of steel plant.
- DVC and SAIL[14] has a joint venture of 50:50 to extend the capacity of Bokaro power plant from 500 MW to 1000 MW.
- ONGC[15] has started exploring Methane Gas for Commercial use from Parbhatpur (10 km from Bokaro).
- SEZ : Jharkhand government's second SEZ after Jamshedpur is planned to set up in BIADA in 500 acres land.
- Software Technology Park[16]- Buoyed by the success of the software technology park (STPI) in the state capital, the government is planning to set up two more STPIs — one in Jamshedpur and the other in Bokaro. The Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority (Biada) to make land available for the projects. It has suggested availability of land in the Balidih industrial area, where the ancillary units of Bokaro steel plant are housed.
Markets
The primary economy is supported by the services sector. The city market situated at the center of the city in Sector 4 is full of shops. Of late a lot of shops selling computer hardware have come up along with a lot of computer training institutes making Bokaro a hub of computer studies for the region. The old chas bazaar still remains a cheap option of wholesale market, and dundi baag is one of the biggest vegetable market for the region. Besides these, each sector has its own small shopping center catering to the day to day needs of the people.
- City Centre, Sector 4 - The city center is the main shopping district of the city.
- Ram Mandir- This market is located in sector 1, 3 km from City centre.
- Chas- The wholesale market of district.
- Dhundibag- The wholesale market for Vegetable/crockery and local and traditional utensils.
- Cooperative colony- From electonic to medical store, beauty parlor to restaurant.
- Sector-9 market- Centre market of sector 9 is also a busy market located northward of city.
- Sector-6 market- centre market of sector 6 located 4 km from City centre.
- Laxmi Market - located just 1 km from City Centre is famous for fruits and non veg items.
- Sector-12 Market- centre market of sector 12 located 6 km from City centre.
- Sector-3 Market- centre market of sector 3 located 1 km from City centre.
- Sector-5 Market- centre market of sector 5 located 3 km from City centre.
Malls and multiplexes
After a long period Bokaro administration has taken a step to turn Bokaro as a shopping hub for this region. An anti-encroachment drive has been launched in the steel city to make way for malls and multiplexes. The BSL administration, keen on ushering in the mall-plex culture of metros here, has prepared an ambitious blueprint to develop shopping destinations and multiple-screen theaters.To give an improved look to this planned city for the residents of this steel city and in a move to turn it into model township, Bokaro steel top bosses convened a meeting of its top officials including directors in which it was decided to build more shopping complexes, malls and multiplexes in sector IV, sector V, sector XI and in vacant lands behind the residences of Deputy Commissioner and Inspector General of the coal belt.Official sources stated that several projects for construction of multiplexes and shopping malls are in the pipeline and Bokaro steel was committed to beautify the green growing city which is fast turning into industrial hub with its new projects.[17][18]
Upcoming entertainment projects
- The Bokaro Mall - With a cost of Rs 40 crore, The Bokaro Mall-cum-multiplex will soon be come up in the heart of the city to cater the needs of growing population of Bokaro Steel City. This new mall would be established in the two acres of land with Three Screens of Fame Multiplex, Big Bazaar, Restaurants, Food Court, Club with facilities of Sauna Bath, Steam Bath, Gym and Swimming Pool also. JP Agarwal,, one of the best architects in Eastern India has designed the multiplex which would equip with all modern facilities and would be open publicly by 2011.[19]
- Eylex Films Multiplex (in August 2010).[20]
Places of interest
Languages spoken: Hindi, Khortha, Magadhi, Magahi, Urdu, Bengali , Kurmali, Oriya, Maithili, English, Bhojpuri, Santhali and Murmu.
- Bokaro Steel Plant - Bokaro Steel Plant([21]) is one of the largest steel mills in the country, with an output capacity of more than five million tonnes of salable steel. The plant also has a captive power plant, now being run by Bokaro power Supply Company Ltd., a 50–50 joint venture between SAIL and DVC. The plant is undergoing a huge modernization program, and the increased demand for steel over the last couple of years saw all the blast furnaces in the company becoming operational together for the first time. The company has about 30000 employees on its rolls as of 2005. The plant is fully integrated.
- Siwandih - Siwandih is adjacent to NH 23 which is passing through Bokaro. It is situated between Main bus stand and Railway Station of bokaro large number of migrants from Bihar are living and working in Steel Authority of India Limited.
- Garga Dam - Garga Dam is located around 12 km from the City Centre, Near to railway station on the NH-23. It is a picnic spot for the denizens of Bokaro. The green surroundings and variety of aquatic habitat residing in and around Garga Dam lures the school excursions and biological expeditions to this place. This dam is constructed for the use of steel plant as well as for the water supply for its people.
- Parasnath Hills - Parasnath Hills are a range of hills located in Giridih district of Jharkhand. The highest peak is 1350 metres. In Jainism, the Parasnath hills are referred to as Shri Sammet Shikhar Teerth (Shikharji). They are one of the two most prominent Jain pilgrimage centers, the other being Shetrunjaya, located in Gujarat state of Western India. The hill is named after Parasnath, the 23rd Tirthankara. Twenty of the twenty-four Jain Tirthankaras attained salvation on this hill. According to some, nine Tirthakaras attained salvation on this hill. For each of them there is a shrine (gumti or tuk) on the hill. Some of the temples on the hill are believed to be more than 2,000 years old. However, although the place was inhabited from ancient times, the temples may be of more recent origin. The Santhals call it Marang Buru, the hill of the deity. They celebrate a hunting festival on the full moon day in Baisakh (mid April).
- Rajrappa - It is a tourist place and is famous for the 'Chinnamasta Temple' which is situated on the bank of the confluence of rivers Bhairavi and Damodar. The temple itself is nestled amidst dense plantation 8 kilometres away from the Colony. The place gets its name from the temple which is known as 'Rajrappa Mandir'. Rajrappa is just 60 km from the Bokaro Steel City.
- Bokaro Ispat Pustakalaya - Located near Bokaro Hotel, it has a collection of over 40,000 books (including some valuable manuscript) that meets the reading requirements of the people in the township. It is managed by the management of the steel plant.
- City Centre, Bokaro - The city center is the main shopping district of the city. Recent years have seen it grow more than threefold in size. The difference of this market and most other major markets in Indian cities happens to be the planning of the market. There is ample parking space, and the approach roads, as well as those inside the market are wide. The place houses almost all major Indian banks, has various shops in the city for clothing, electronics, and the best food joints. It used to be home for the only cinema theaters in the city, but only two of them (Jeetendra and Pali Plaza) is operational now. The latest comers to the market are coaching institutes, small clinics, and hospitals. Their rate of growth shows the demand these services have in the city.
- Buddha Vihar - This pious place is located in Sector-IV/D. This is the single place in Bokaro for the Buddhists religious gathering.
- Gayatri Mandir - Located in Sector-9/A. People use to visit the place during the morning and evening time for the daily prayer. Navmi puja at Gayatri mandir is also famous. Khichri is distributed as the prasad on the occasion of Navmi puja.
- Aaiyappa Mandir - Located in Sector-5, it is an important social, cultural and religious meeting place for people from the South.
- Ram Mandir - Located in the Sector-1/C is the most famous mandir dedicated to Lord Ram and smaller other mandirs encircling it dedicated to other gods and goddesses. The Ram Mandir market is also famous for its coffee house, batata poori, chat, samosa, phuchka and famous egg-rolls. Ram Mandir houses one of the oldest markets of Bokaro. The airport is 1 km from Ram Mandir.
- Jagannath Temple - Located in Sector-4, the newly built Jagannath temple is another attraction. The temple is a replica of the famous temple in Puri, Orissa.
- Kali Mandir - Located in Sector-8, it is one of the oldest temples of the city. As the name suggests, the temple is dedicated to one of the incarnations of Shakti, Goddess Kali. Besides the religious activities it is also a major socializing place for the Bengalis of the city. The temple organizes an annual painting competition attended by hundreds of students from the schools of the city.
- Sai Baba Sansthan - Located in Sector - 6 near TV tower. Daily aartis at morning 5.30 Kakar Aarti, 6.30 Abhishek Aarti, 12.00 Noon Dhoop Aarti, at evening 6.00 p.m. Sandhya Aarti and 9.00 pm Shez Aarti are performed. A special aarti is performed every Thursday 8.00 p.m.
- City Park - Bokaro has a City Park with an artificial lake. Recently three artificial islands have also been added. These islands were designed in Japanese style. The park used to have some animals but they were all transferred to the Jawaharlal Botanical Garden in the early 90s. There is a small guest house that is used to host parties for visiting dignitaries. A small restaurant, Vasant Vihar stands at the eastern edge of the lake. There is a small toy train which runs for some time early every year. The park hosts an annual Basant Mela (Spring Fiesta) early February. The southern part of the park is used by thousands during the annual Chhatth puja in October/November.
City Park
- Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park - The biggest zoological garden in Jharkhand was built in the late 80s and early 90s. It has animals and birds from different parts of the world, with the big cats being the biggest attractions. The zoo came into limelight after multiple breedings of white tigers, royal Bengal tigers, and the Asiatic lion over a short span of time. The cubs were sent to different zoos in India and abroad, since the available resources were not good enough to cater to the needs of so many big cats. Boating is allowed in the artificial lake created within the park. There is also a kids corner near bear cage and adjacent to it is a small dam.
- Chas - Once a small grain trading hub of the region, this town first became famous during the Second World War when the British government used it as a base to supply soldiers fighting on the eastern front against the Japanese. After the decision of Government of India to establish the Bokaro Steel Plant it gained in stature. It was the administrative headquarters of the area when Bokaro was a part of Dhanbad district, and later when Bokaro became a district. Recently the headquarters were moved to the steel township. Chas continues to be a trading hub, but has declined in importance after the rise of the township to the west.
- Babudih - A village in Chas Block famous for 75-foot (23 m) high tower.
- Pupunki Ashram - The last Kasba in the Bokaro Dhanbad route is Pupunki. The village, along with its fields and captive fishery ponds is squeezed between NH-32, Bokaro-Chandrapura Railway line and the Damodar river. Opposite to this village across the NH-32 is the pious Pupunki Ashram "The Multiversity". Established by Akhanda Mandaleshwer Sri Sri Swami Swarupananda Paramhansha Deva, popularly known as Babamani. This Ashram was an age old home for Gurus who used to harbour Gaushalas with hundreds of students being imparted scientific and spiritual knowledge in the past. One can still see the remnants of the past with many rituals still intact in this Ashram. This place is also a popular picnic spot these days.
- Chandrapura - A town famous for Chandrapura Thermal Power Station, a unit of Damodar Valley Corporation. It was a major source of pollution for the adjoining areas owing to the coal-based generators, but things changed after electrostatic precipitators were installed in the chimneys, and large-scale afforestation was carried out. The town lies on the northern edge of perhaps the most polluted river in the world, the Damodar.
- Bokaro (Thermal) - A town famous for Bokaro Thermal Power Station, a unit of Damodar Valley Corporation(DVC).It is the oldest power plant of Asia. It has two power plants BTPS-A and BTPS-B.BTPS-B generates 600 MW of electricity.
- Tenughat - Headquarters of Bermo SubDivision, famous for Tenughat Dam and Tenughat Thermal Power Station.
- Pindrajora - It is a small village around 20 km from Bokaro. It hosts the only Primary Teachers Training College of Dhanbad and Bokaro. It also has a State Government Basic School and a Sarvodaya high school.
Education
Besides the steel plant, Bokaro is also known for what the students from the city have achieved over the years. Today students from all over the state and elsewhere come to the city to make a difference to their professional lives. The city has provided myriads IITians, Doctors, and civil servants (IAS, IPS, IFS officers) to the country. IIT ranked One also came from this city. The city has a plethora of esteemed schools affiliated to the central and state education boards.
Some Reputed Schools -
- Rajeev Gandhi computer Saksharta Mission(Sec-12/a)
- Eazytek Computer Education (sec-12/a)
- St. Xavier's School - Sec.1
- Delhi Public School, Bokaro - Sec 4 & 5
- Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro - Sec.5
- Kendriya Vidyalaya - No.1, 2 & 3
- DAV Public School - Sec.4 & 6
- GGPS - Sec.5 & Chas
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir - Sec.3, 2, 9 & Chas
- Pentecostal Assembly School - Sec.12
- Cresent Public School - Sec.6
- MGM Higher Secondary School - Sec.4
- Sree Ayappa Public School - Sec.5
- St.Mary's School
- Holy Cross School - Balidih
- Kairali Springdale
- Bokaro public School - Sec.3
- Bokaro Ispat Vidyalayas(senior secondary and higher secondarys ) - Sec.1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12
- sT.PAULS ACADEMY chira chas
Colleges & Institutes -
- Bokaro Steel City College - Sec.6
- Chas College
- Bokaro Mahila College - Sec.3
- Womens College - Sec.5
- SS College - Chas
- RBS College - Chas
- RBS College - Sec.12
- Bibi Amina Law College - Sec.6
- Birsa Munda Dental College - Sec.8
- Dental College - Sec.6
- Bokaro Girls Polytechnic College - Balidih
The city has many technical institutes providing training in the field of Software, Hardware & Multimedia. There are many small institutes providing coaching to those preparing for competitive examinations and also teaching how to speak English. Most of these institutes are located in and around the City Centre, which is at the heart of Bokaro.
The students from the city schools are well known to excel in numerous public competitive examinations specially in engineering and medical streams. The wave of success was started by Prasoon Kumar who topped IIT JEE in 1993. Subsequent years saw students from the city excelling in all major entrance examinations of the country. Bokaro is dream destination for IIT JEE and CBSE Medical Aspirants as the education here is quite focused towards competitive exams. The city also boasts of very large expatriate population in US, UAE, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Most of these people graduated from schools in the city in the eighties and nineties, before moving to some other city, and finally out of the country.
Sports & Culture
Sports
Stadiums
- MohanKumar Mangalam Stadium- This stadium is situated in heart of the City, in sector 4. The stadia is entirely managed by BSL, hosting major events in city. The bench capacity of stadium is about 25000 with a corporate gallery for VIPs. This stadium host major National and State football leagues. Apart from that it also boost very good athletics track for different games. Stadium is also HQ of SAIL Football Academy.The SAIL Football Academy students' team has three Subroto Cup to its credit.
- Senapati cricket stadium- Situated just behind the Mohankumar Mangalam Stadium this is newly structured stadium in Front of Bokaro Library. It host some Ranji and State level matches here. Some time before it also host base camp for National Women Cricket team. It also managed by BSL but the construction work is going on and after completion it also boost the seating capacity near by to 30000. The ground and Pitch are very supporting for game.
- Railway Stadium- The stadium is situated near to Bokaro station in Balidih area. It is managed by Railway and host athletics and Football. Near by to this stadium Hostel facilities for players is also be there.
- Trainees Hostel ground- Trainees hostel No.1 & No.2, Bokaro mainly boost largest living sport facilities in Jharkhand state. There are two cricket ground hosting all major state tournaments and apart from that Hostel-1 provide some other sporting facilities, Such as Weightlifting, Basketball etc.
- Bokaro Club & Ispat Club - Situated in Sec.5 and Sec.4 respectively, has facilities for indoor sports like Table tennis, Badminton, Chess, Billiards and outdoor sports like Swimming, Lawn tennis to the sport lovers.
There are facilities for learning several games from professionally qualified coaches, such as volleyball, basketball, handball, table tennis, kabaddi and khokho.
Culture
Bokaro Sangeet Kala Academy offers learning opportunities in many a fine art, especially classical music. The students also get opportunities to showcase their talent and training amidst august gatherings. Kala Kendra in Sector - 2 is another center for Arts and Culture.Besides, the schools of Bokaro also provide courses in music, dance, arts and culture to the students to help them develop into well rounded individuals.
Festivals like Dussera,Diwali, Eid and Chhath Puja are celebrated with enthusiasm across the township.The cosmopolitan nature of the place has resulted into a culture which is a melting pot of cultures from all across the country. The clubs and community centers, along with the many social organisations, are fulcrums of socio-cultural activities in the township.
Health services
The township has a modern 910-bed Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) with specialised units like Critical Care Unit, Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Haemodialysis Unit, Nuclear Medicine Laboratory, etc. The Child Care Unit of BGH has been recognised as a Baby Friendly Hospital by UNICEF. The Blood Bank of BGH has been given the status of Regional Training Centre by Government of India. It is the only blood bank in the state of Jharkhand, which has been recognised to impart training to blood bank officers and technicians in Jharkhand.
To take care of the employees working in the plant, an Occupational Health Services Centre with modern facilities has been provided within the plant premises. Bokaro General Hospital is recognised by the Indian Medical Council for imparting training to Housemen and Interns and also by the Nursing Council of India for training of Student Nurses. Bokaro General Hospital has the distinction of being the only one in Jharkhand being recognised by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi as a centre for imparting post-graduate training to candidates appearing for the Diplomat of National Board examinations. The medical team boasts of around 200 skilled doctors and over 1000 paramedic staff.
The 10 neighbourhood health centres provide primary health services to people for minor ailments and are a valuable network during free immunization drives.
A new Dental college has came up in Sector-6 of 120 bed capacity. Also Jharkhand government has planned a medical college of 1000 bed capacity in the city. Apart from these more than 2 dozens of Private hospital and nursing home serving health service in the city.
Transportation
Railway
Bokaro steel city is well connected with all parts of the country by railways and roadways. Bokaro Steel City is the main station of the city situated at 12 km from City Centre. All mail/express trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi stop here.
- Railway Stations in Metropolitan area: Bokaro steel city, Tupkadih (Industrial area), Radhagaon, Chas Road, Ispat Nagar(Sector-9).
Road
Bokaro also lies on the junction of NH-32 and NH-23. NH-32 passes through Chas whereas NH-23 passes through the main city.
Naya More is the Main Bus Terminal planned for 500 buses at a time. Bus stand is divided into platforms for each private buses. A Government Bus stand is just adjacent to main Bus stand. Besides Naya More there are two more bus stand, Basanti More in Sector-9 and Dharamshala more in Chas. Recently direct Volvo bus service from City centre and Naya More to Kolkata have been started.
- Bus Terminals - Naya More, Basanti More, Dharamsala More.
Private cars and taxi facilities are available everywhere in the city. Regular commuting in the city is supported by numerous trekkers, autos, rickshaws and mini buses. The city boasts well maintained roads in whole state as the maintenance is under authority of Steel Plant.
Air
Bokaro Steel city airport is used only by private carriers of Sail and dignitaries, but now government has taken an initiative to operate regular flight to major cities within state and nation of Indian airlines and private carriers. Now with Durgapur, Bokaro is among the first cities where private airport[22] will be built within 3 years apart from the existing airports.
Hospitality
Hotels in Bokaro include various hotels, economy hotels and budget hotels.
Hotel
- Hotel Hans Regency (3 Star), Ram Mandir, Sector-1
- Hotel Limcas (3 Star), Ram Mandir, Sector-1
- Bokaro Hotel (3 Star), Sector-5
- Hotel Classic, City Centre
- Hotel Blue Diamond, Naya More
- Hotel Reliance, Naya More
- Hotel Panah, Naya More
- Hotel Malti Mahal, City Centre
- Hotel Hiltop, City Centre
- Hotel Nilkamal, Chas
- Hotel Vaibhav, Chas
Restaurant
- NatKhat, City centre
- Ginger, City Centre
- Shaan-e-Punjab, City Centre
- Sher-e-pujab, Chas
- Khatir(Limcas), Sector-1
- Hans Regency Multicuisine, Sector-1
- Vasant Vihar, City Park
- Rainbow, City Centre
- Mirch Masala, City Centre
- Kozy sweets, City Centre
- Khata Mitha, City Centre
- Manpasand, Co-operative Colony
- Murg Mushlam, City Centre
- Zaika (Bokaro Club), Sector-5
- Sweet Valley, City Centre
- Kwality Restaurent (Hotel Reliance), Naya More
- Sweet India,Chas
- Millan Restaurent and Mess sector-4
Bar
- Mehfil (Hans Regency)
- Daawat (Hotel Classic)
- Bokaro Club (Sec.5)
- Ispat Club (sec.4)
- Blue Diamond.
- Blue Moon Bar & Restaurant (City Centre).
Gallery
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 Hans Regency |
Hotel Classic & idbi |
 City Centre |
 Sector 5 Ground |
 Sector 1 |
City Park |
 Aiyappa Temple |
 River Damodar |
 Zoo |
Main Railway Station |
 Sector 4 |
 Sector 5 |
 Sector 6 |
 Airport |
 Steel Gate |
References
- ↑ Bokaro Police Zone
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Airport BOKARO
- ↑ Bokaro Census 2001
- ↑ MoneyControl - SAIL
- ↑ PM inaugurates the modernistion of Bokaro Steel Plant
- ↑ ArcelorMittal explores other Jharkhand sites for steel plant in Bokaro
- ↑ ArMittal hunts for new J’khand site in Bokaro
- ↑ Tata Hunting place for its steel plant in Bokaro
- ↑ Reliance Infra identifies sites for Jharkhand steel plant
- ↑ POSCO-SAIL new greenfield Plant
- ↑ Electrosteel in cash chase for Bokaro unit
- ↑ Electrosteel-Bokaro
- ↑ SAIL, Jaypee form cement JV at Bokaro
- ↑ DVC-SAIL joint venture to set up 500-MW power plant
- ↑ Coal bed methane output at ONGC's Bokaro block to begin in 2008
- ↑ Steel cousins to host twin software technology parks
- ↑ Malls in City
- ↑ New multiplexes, marketing malls to come up in Bokaro
- ↑ New multiplexes, marketing malls to come up in Bokaro
- ↑ Eylex Multiplex eyes East India
- ↑ Wikimapia: Bokaro in Wikimapia
- ↑ New Airport in Bokaro
External links
- Bokaro District Web Site
- Bokaro Steel Plant
- Bokaro in Wikitravel
- Bokaro in Wikimapia
- Night Club in Bokaro
- Bokaro Population 2001 Census
- Bokaro travel guide
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