About Haldia
Haldia, founded in 1959 is a city and a municipality in the district of Purba
Medinipur in the Indian state of
West Bengal; located approximately 96 km south of Kolkata, at 22.030 N 88.060 E and at the confluence of the Hooghly (one of the distributaries of the Ganges) and the Haldi river in Purba Medinipur District of West Bengal
Haldia is in the process of being transformed into the most coveted industrial destination in eastern India, and also the “gateway to south-east Asia.” In order to achieve and sustain this position, Haldia Development Authority (HDA), the nodal development agency of the region has been working towards development to world-class infrastructure facilities.
Haldia has around 400 industrial units, giving employment to around 12000 persons. Some of the industries which are contributing to socio-economic development of Haldia region are as mentioned below:
1. Haldia Petrochemical Limited (HPL)
2. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
3. Mitsubishi Chemicals Company (MCC) PTA India Corpn. Pvt. Ltd
4. Exide Industries Limited
5. Ruchi Soya Industries Limited
6. Adani Wilmar Limited
7. Shree Renuka Sugars Limited
8. Gokul Refoils & Solvent Limited
9. Emami Agrotech Limited
10. Dhunseri Tea & Petrochem Limited
11. Hindustan Unilever Limited
12. Haldia Energy Limited
13. Indian Power Corporation Limited
14. Tata Chemicals Limited
15. Electrosteel Castings Ltd.
Haldia is also a base of Indian Coast Guard. There are around six hovercraft's belonging to the Indian Coast Guard to safeguard and protect the Eastern Indian coastal regions.
With regard to school facilities at Haldia Township, with English language as medium of teaching , there are around 06 numbers of schools which has taken the responsibility of providing quality education to children. They are:
1. St. Xavier's High School
2. C.P.T. Primary School
3. Vivekananda Mission School
4. Assembly of God Church School
5. Kendriya Vidyalaya
6. Bharti Vidya Bhavan School
My Travel Diary of
Haldia Township
Photographs taken at Haldi River, Haldia Township
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