Madhukunda

Madhukunda
মধুকুন্ডা
village
Madhukunda

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°37′37″N 86°52′10″E / 23.6269°N 86.8695°E / 23.6269; 86.8695Coordinates: 23°37′37″N 86°52′10″E / 23.6269°N 86.8695°E / 23.6269; 86.8695
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 723 121
Website purulia.gov.in/egov/egov_initiative.html

Madhukunda is a census village under Bailtora village panchayat of Santuri intermediate panchayat in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It is located on the south bank of Damodar River. It is served by the post office at Sunuri.

Bridge

The small village has come into prominence with the laying of foundation stone for a road bridge across the Damodar River, connecting Madhukunda with Burnpur-Asansol, adjacent to the existing railway bridge. The foundation stone was laid by Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Steel, on 18 March 2008. The construction of the bridge, estimated to cost about Rs. 50 crore, is being funded by the Steel Authority of India Limited under its corporate social responsibility programme. The proposed all-weather road bridge will be 720-metre long.[2]

The bridge will connect not only portions of Purulia district with the Asansol-Burnpur mining-industrial zone but also Saltora and other areas of Bankura district, which are adjacent to the Madhukunda area and are already connected by road.

Economy

Madhukunda is the first railway station in Purulia district on the Asansol-Adra section of South Eastern Railway. There is a cement plant, Damodhar Cement Works, owned by ACC Ltd. at Madhukunda.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Census Villages mapped for Village Panchayat: Balitora, Santuri, Purulia, West Bengal". Reports of National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. ↑ "SAIL funds bridge over Damodar". The Hindu Business Line, 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  3. ↑ "ACC Limited, formerly Associated Cement Companies Ltd.". ACC Limited. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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