Career options programme organized by the Rotary Club of Durgapur, Central in Association with NIIT Durgapur.

“If you are unable to crack JEE or IIT, you need not to think that your life has been spoilt utterly and not to be worried since now there are ample scope for the students pursuing their graduation level degrees in general line” – says Mr. Prosant Kumar, Director of NIIT, Durgapur in the seminar organized by NIIT in association with the Rotary Club of Durgapur Central on 25th March at Peerless Inn, Durgapur.

In the seminar nearly 200 students from Durgapur, Asansol, Andal, Kajora, Panagarh and other coalfield areas of different branches like  Science, Humanities and Commerce attended the programme  and everybody got a new meaning in respect  of the options for choosing their careers. 

Mrs. Madhuchhanda Sengupta, President of the Rotary Club of Durgapur Central says, “Actually stiff competitions and plenty of option now make the student confused. Before opening for a career firstly every student should analyze their interest, inclination, hobby, potentiality and opportunities as one can excel more excel more in the field of their own interest. In fine she even quoted the Darwin’s famous pr8inciple ‘survival of the fittest’ in this crucial matter.”

In fact now almost all the parents think that there are no career options other than Engineering and Medical line and if the mediocre students are failing to crack the entrance examinations, parents are starting to abuse their wards and they are getting frustrated and demoralized. Few guardians are considering the passions of their children while opting for their streams, courses and to give weightage for their options in other courses according to their interest for building their career. Parents never give any priority to the self-potentiality and interest of the candidates.

To weed out the thorn of confuse Rotary Club of Durgapur, Central and NIIT Durgapur had jointly endeavored to contour line of careers of today’s youth Gen-Y.

Tarak Nath Roy, Head (Sales & Marketing) of NIIT Durgapur said, “We take this privilege to introduce ourselves as World’s largest IT Training and Placement organization having shaped the futures of millions of students during our last thirty years of operations. It has been our constant endeavour to add value and provide the much required guidance to students who are at the threshold of taking the most important decision in their lives, the decision pertaining to the choice of career. NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 Talent Development Organization is proud to be associated with Rotary Club of Durgapur, Central and in collective effort of ours we arrange event called Gen-Y  - Ask your Pioneer which is an exposition of the various career paths available for a student.”

Rtn. Dr. Sabuj Sengupta said, “Now there are various institutions rich in academic offers diverse courses in the undergraduate level under the best universities which offer a broad spectrum of curricula and courses to suit the students’ interest and strength. Reputed universities offer courses such as Accountancy, Architecture, Arts, Social Science, Business Administration, Computing, Environmental Studies, Law, Nursing and etc. Now there is abundance of opportunities to broaden their horizon and develop cross cultural perspectives.”

“Now many students are even opting their career for Sports, Dance, Acting, Music, Hotel Management which were really rare a few decades ago. Today there are remunerative career in theatre and cinema and many students are opting their career in music even. These careers are catching up a trend now among many bright students” – avers the experts there. . 

Among the multifarious benevolent activities of the Rotary Club they are now showing the right path to the young generation who are the real asset of our society. They think that if young generation runs out of track then the society as a whole will never be able to lead in the path.  Since many students are now busy with their plus two examinations and could not attend the seminar, Rotary Club of Durgapur Central will arrange similar event for them in April this year. 

Kanchan Kumar Chatterjee. (with Pic). 

The frolic sea beaches - Digha & Mondermoni.

The most enjoyable and frolic sea beach in Digha and Mandarmani Amidst lush green surroundings.

Casuarinas plantation all along the coast is very enchanting.

Soak the weakend in the sun, embrace the sea-breeze and unwind on the sun-kissed beaches of Digha and Mandarmani.

Life remains incomplete if anyone fails the chance to pay a visit in the Beach of Mandarmani near Digha. Amidst the lush green surroundings this   Beach has now become the most attractive tourist spot nearest to Kolkata and also from Durgapur and Asansol City. During the winter a number of people plan for the short Mandarmani and Digha Tour . In township areas and in the outskirt village a number people visit these places  by their swanky cars or by reserved Bus in groups. Tourists from Kolkata and suburbs come to this spot by reserved bus, car or by any super deluxe SBSTC or private buses. In fact Mandarmani Beach of West Bengal is the breathtakingly gorgeous beach in a true ecstasy for the lovers of nature.

ADDA has at last agreed to grant the lease agreement of the MAMC quarters to the occupants.

Amidst the endless sorrow and anguish of the residents MAMC Township the only pleasurable news is that, they will not be evicted from their residential quarters   where they are passed the golden parts of their life since decades. They are relieving their sigh of relief after a long and relentless struggle as Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) has decided to grant the ownership of the quarters to the employees on 999 years of lease agreement. The people in all are happy to the extent for such a permanent solution of their abode.  

Beautification of City Center Area on the advice of the Chief Minister of this State. .

City center Durgapur is going to be decorated immensely with flood of modern lights and others purely on the advice of the Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay. Last year when she paid a short visit to this city during her official tour to many districts she stayed in this area and visited the City Center surroundings and felt that the area in particular is rather gloomy and advised the ADDA (Asansol Durgapur Development Authority) and other Administrative authorities for beautification of this area thoroughly to give a monumental grandeur in this area being the heart of this prominent city. ADDA Chairman, Tapas Bandopadhyay says, “This beautification and illumination work is being carried out on the instruction of the Chief Minister. We have already started to set up new lamp post with the modern CFL street lamp similar to the thoroughfares of Kolkata. Initially it is being done from the Kazi Najrul Islam statute near the Troika Park to the statute of Sahid Kshudiram near the Court. Besides the DMC office area as a whole will be illuminated by these special quality new generation road lighting luminaries and would be decorated adequately. This new range of lighting system makes significant contribution to energy saving and provide a safer and more comfortable environment. Moreover this luminary system is economical, highly advanced and consumes less energy and low maintenance expenses. ”

Renowned Dietician of Durgapur says to take Green Tea to become slim & fit.

So much so people are becoming addicted with junk food and getting reluctant to physical labour, they are gaining unnecessary fats and weight. Overweight has become an invariable problem people are facing now and they are willing to go any length in quest of a lasting solution. Everybody wants to possess a skinny and healthy figure. From dawn to late night people are doing lots to loose their weight and to remain healthy and cheerful. Many a people are getting the fruits of their hard labour and remaining young and fit. But in the hectic schedule of the industrial life many a people are unable to cope up with such a disciplined and hard schedule and for them at least in the opinion of Mrs. Rita Koirala, the dietician of this city the easy method to lose weight is to take green tea in sufficient quality. “Green Tea contains high concentrations of catechins polyphenols which working with other chemicals intensify levels of fat oxidation and thermogenesis where heat is created in the body by burning fuels such as fats. Drinking Green Tea regularly can increase metabolism and helps burn fat safely and naturally. It also causes carbohydrate to be released slowly, preventing sharp increase in blood insulin levels. This promotes the burning of fat. ”

In-house Training Programme in DTPS by the Quality Circle Forum of India, Kolkata Chapter.


Durgapur Thermal Power Station’s (DTPS) HRD Department had organized two days’ In-house Training Programme from 16th to 17th March in DTPS Station Club with  the  assistance of Quality Circle Forum India, Kolkata Chapter. Nearly a hundred officers and staff attended the Training programme for awareness and introduction, implementation and its benefits and operational sequence, identification of problems and its counter measure and syndicate exercise with application of problem solving tools and techniques.
Mr. P. Sen Roy, Chief Engineer, DTPS says, “To improve the overall performance of the employees and to enrich their work life, we have conducted such type of In-house Training Programme. This type of programme reduces errors and enhances quality and productivity, inspire more effective teamwork, increase motivation and promote job involvement and participation.”

NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK IN DTPS AND DSP.

                The National Safety Week is observed in this industrial city in almost all the industries like DSP, ASP, DTPS, DPL and even in the small scale industries in befitting manner to promote awareness and initiative among the employees as well as the people as a whole. Durgapur Thermal Power Station (DTPS) celebrated this National Safety Day and the Week from 4th March to 10th March with various programme to highlight the importance of Safety in all spheres of life so as to prevent mishaps and accidents resulting out of neglect or lack of awareness. On 4th March they displayed banner in almost all the prominent places in the Factory premises and in the Colony. On 5th at 11 AM the Chief Engineer Mr. P. Sen Roy administered the Safety Pledge to the employees inside the Plant premises. “Beside we had arranged a Safety Quiz Competition on 6th of March and a good number of employees took part most enthusiastically. We had also arranged a live programme where the CISF Fire Wing DTPS Unit demonstrated the employees the technique of using the fire extinguishers and the breathing apparatus in case of extreme emergency. Besides the safety week in March every year we organize various programmes throughout the year to promote awareness and initiative on safety issues among the people.  Industrial activities have increased enormously during the last five decades and industrial safety is a matter of serious concern. Even a small slip-up can cause a major accident. Proper precautions and periodic training can avoid these accidents to a great extent.”- says Amal Kumar  Mukhopadhyay,  Chief Safety Officer of DTPS.

Retirement is not the end of life.....

Retirement is not the end of life but the beginning of a new chapter - formation of ABOSAR IN Durgapur
Retirement heralds the beginning of a whole new chapter in the life. Times have changed and people now look forward to make their retirement years fun living and the best years of their life. Retirement is now considered to be an opportunity - to do something you always wanted to do in life but never had time to do. In this noble mission  ‘Abosar’ was formed in the year 2007 with twenty retired Executives, Professors, Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers and other officials who once hold responsible positions in their service life. ‘Abosar’ – an NGO in this city have dedicated themselves for the cause of humanity in general and for the distress people and pupil in particular to aware every section of the society even to their members about their obligations for the welfare cause or society and humanity to enjoy the life with proper spirit and zeal. Formerly words like boredom, depression and loneliness were affiliated to retirement. The very thought of retirement evoked anxiety in people as the new phase of life was full of uncertainty. The transition from a lot of work to no work and the feeling of being useless damped their spirits earlier.
Dr. S. R. Bhowmick, President of Abosar says, “Since the inception of this society, we are trying to render our assistance on education for the poor and meritorious students and different sections as well as to render help to the aged people. We organize various seminars and programme to make the people in general aware and conscious the necessity of donating Blood, Eye and Body. At the same time we try to highlight the rights and obligations of the patients, medical ethics and many such things so that they never be deceived by other service providers.  ”
“One of the major changes that happen as we reach retirement age is that the structure of our social life is likely to change. The work environment, where we would met with people every day is now gone. To many it seems that it is replaced by what can seem like long days where we will meet hardly a soul, except perhaps for the next door neighbour or the local shopkeeper, who are often too busy to spend the time interacting with us in the way that our former work colleagues would. Often those former work colleagues will have moved on. We are no longer party to the work gossip or the changes being made in the workplace and therefore the friendship we once had with them tends to drift” says Ashok Chakraborty, the Chief Adviser of this Society.