Created on : December 2011 CASE STUDY CASE STUDY 5 Rehabilitation of Durgapur Chemical Factory At Durgapur, once called Rurh of India, was established Durgapur Chemical Limited, one of the largest chemical factories in India in sixties. The concrete shell structure for the caustic chlorine plant was a unique structure of its type at that time. In the sixties one could seldom find such a gigantic shell structure with such; intricate design and aesthetic beauty. But due to various reasons and due to absence of systematic & scientific maintenance, the reinforcements were totally corroded. The structural stability was in question and ultimately the plant remained non-operative. However, as a rehabilitation programme, the Government of West Bengal decided to run the plant and sanctioned

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