Chittaranjan is a railway town on the border of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Chittaranjan is well known for Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), which manufactures mainline electric broad gauge locomotives. This factory commenced production in 1950; and up to 1972, it was involved in the production of broad gauge and meter gauge steam locomotives. Production of electric locomotives commenced in 1963. Chittaranjan is the largest maker of electric locomotives. The present staff strength of CLW is around 13,000 people making it the biggest unit of the Indian Railways. It is an ISO 14001 certified township has neatly arranged row-houses, broad and clean roads, lots of greenery and lakes. The township houses over 9300 quarters of various types and sizes for the employees of CLW. Chittaranjan is also famous for its greenery and excellent atmosphere. The government takes special initiatives to make the environment cleaner and hygienic.

Chittaranjan has been given a Golden Peacock award by Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Railway Minister for the ISO-14001 certified green city, which is generally called "Swarg" (meaning: "Heaven").

The city houses four lakes. Many species of migratory birds visit this city during the winter. A total of more than 200 species of birds can be seen here. Making it a wonderful place for Bird watchers.

This planned suburb is featured with its sophisticated sanitary system and clean streets. Electricity rarely fails. Known for its good environment, Chittaranjan can be listed in one of the cleanest industrial colonies in the whole world.

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