Water Supply

The main rivers of Siliguri and the adjoining areas have the snowmelt water of the Himalayas as their source. Owing to this, there is good availability of water throughout the year; moreover, underground water is available within a maximum depth of 10-15 feet in the plains, therefore, there is no problem of drinking water in the city. The main rivers of the region are the Teesta, Mahananda, Balasun and Mechi River.

Power
Siliguri maintains a good supply of hydro-electric power. Technically, it has one 132/33/11 KV power station, one 132/133 KV substation, six 33/11KV substation and one 66/11KV substation.

Further, two 132/133 KV and one 220/132/33 KV substation will be added to meet the growing demands of power due to gradual industrialization of the region.

Transport
Siliguri, being the link that connects North East India and the Dooars region with the rest of India, has a well connected network of road, rail and air. Siliguri has a number of state and national highways linking it to the other parts of India, namely, the National Highway 31, National Highway 31-A, National Highway 55, State Highway 12 and State Highway 12A.

It also has a well connected network of broad gauge, meter gauge and the narrow gauge railway. The North Eastern Frontier Railways has two important railway junctions; one in New Jalpaiguri and the other in the Siliguri Junction near the Central Bus Terminal.

Siliguri also has direct air links with the other parts of the country like New Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati. It is duly awaiting its up gradation to international status.

Post & Telecommunication
Modern Telecommunication and Postal Services is highly developed in Siliguri. Siliguri’s Head Post Office and other sub-post offices located in strategic location throughout the city, is fully equipped to handle the different aspects of modern postal and electronic communication.

On the other hand, Telecommunication facilities in Siliguri are of the best standards in league with the major cities in India. Only a few year ago, BSNL was the only service provider in Siliguri, but as the demand for better services grew, telecommunication companies have made a beeline to offer services to a large subscriber base in Siliguri and the surrounding areas. Apart from BSNL, which is the only government enterprise offering telecommunication services in Siliguri, there are five other private companies operating in Siliguri: Reliance, Tata Indicom, Airtel, Hutch and Aircel.

Land & Housing
Siliguri is growing at a fast pace in terms of population and economic growth. To meet the growing needs of housing and industrial development adequate land and infrastructure has to be made available. To this end, large areas of land has been made available by the state government for industrial development in the Dabgram Industrial Growth Centre, Phulbari, and the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority is identify land plots in different location for housing and industrial development.

Proposals for acquiring land are underway in Dabgram, Kawakhali, Thiknikhata, Pelku and Rupsing. Recently private industries have been flourishing in the Phulbari area located alongside the State Highway 12A and around the Eastern Bypass road.

The state government is also constructing a satellite township named Uttorayan in the Chandmani Tea Estate area where housing facilities will be available for residents in the outskirts of the city. Apart from the state government’s initiatives, private construction companies are coming up with huge residential apartments and mini towns to provide modern housing facilities to the public.