Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township is an industrial township in Suri I block in

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in the

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Geography

Location

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 1050 MW (5x210 MW) and it is proposed for capacity expansion of another 500 MW. Location Bakreshwar Thermal P ...

, along with the industrial township, are spread across parts of Suri I and

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blocks. Small villages, such as Bangaon and Sadaipur, are located in the area. Larger villages, such as Chinpai and Kachujor, are located nearby.Sarajit Pramanick, ''Birbhumer Ahankar:Bakreshwar Tapbidyut Kendra'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum special issue, pp. 189–192, (in Bengali), February 2006, Information and Culture Department, Government of West BengalGoogle maps

Police station

Sadaipur police station has jurisdiction over Suri I block.

Neel Nirjan

The reservoir, formed by erecting a dam in the

Bakreshwar River The Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It originates in Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand.Selim, Mohammad, ''Irrigation Projects in Birbhum District'',''Paschim Banga'', February 2006, (in Bengali), Birbhum special iss ...

, named ''Neel Nirjan'' (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.{It can be seen on the map alongside, but it is not marked.)

Economy

The 1,050 MW

of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited, was commissioned between 1999 and 2009.

Transport

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(old numbering NH 60), running from Moregram (in Murshidabad district) to Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district), passes through the area. The portion of the highway passing through this area was earlier known as Panagarh-Morgram Highway The Andal-Sainthia branch line passes through this area. There are stations at Chinpai and Kachujor.

Education

BKTPP Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya is a co-ed higher secondary school located in the township. Established in 1997, the school follows the course curricula of

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(WBBSE) and

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(WBCHSE) for Standard 10th and 12th Board examinations respectively.

About

This school is currently managed by the Department of Education. Located near the municipality Suri, this co-educational school consists of grades from 5 to 12. Both

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and

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are used as the medium of instruction. This school has two rooms for non-teaching activities and a separate room for Head master. It has the faculties of drinking pure water, separate toilet for boys and girls and electric connection. Besides, it has a large playground, a

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with 1500 books, a

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and separate lab for all subjects. It has a attached primary section, where classes from Nursery to IV are taught.

Notable students

* Soukarya Biswas (9th ranked in 2019

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) * Soumasis Das (International rank holder in NSTSE and ITHO exam, a test conducted by the

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or SOF)

References

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