Gondia

Gondia was part of the kingdom of Maha Kosala, ruled by the Haihaya Rajput kings of Chhattisgarh in the seventh century and retains some recollection of Hindu kings who ruled from Nagardhanl. 12th century saw the rule of Ponwars who were subsequently ousted by Gond chiefs who asserted their independence of the Ratanpur dynasty. This was followed by Raghoji Bhonsle of Vidarbha who established himself as the king of Chanda, Deogarh and Chhattisgarh in 1743. In 1755, Janoji was declared as the sovereign of the territory, after the death of his father Raghoji Bhonsle. The two brothers Mudhoji and Rupaji of Raghoji Bhonsle of Hingani-Beradi were contemporaries of Shahaji, the father of Chhatrapati Shivaji and one of the ancestors of the Bhonsles of Nagpur who rehabilitated the village of Beradi was probably the contemporary of Maloji, the grandfather of Chhatrapati Shivaji. After the death of Sambhaji, during the Mughal-Maratha conflict, Parasoji rendered invaluable help to Rajaram who had succeeded to the throne of Chhatrapati. The territories of Gondawana, Devagad, Chanda and Berar from which he had exacted tribute were given to his charge under a grant made in 1699 A.D. In 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb when Shahu was released by Muhammad Azam, Parasoji Bhonsle was the first of the Maratha nobles to join him in west Khandesh. The 17th century saw the invasion of the Peshwas who were instrumental in making the district a part of Berar. The Peshwas were succeeded by the Nizams during the 1850s; the Nizam ceded Berar to the British East India Company. In 1903, the Nizam leased Berar to the British Government of India. It was transferred to the Central Provinces. In 1956, with the re-organization of states, Bhandara was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay Province and in 1960 with the formation of Maharashtra; it became a district of the state. Gondia district was carved out by division ofBhandara district after the 1991 Census.

Gondia municipality

The Nagar parishad of Gondia was established on 1 April 1920. Earlier there were only ten ward members, but now it has increased to forty members. Seth Ramprasad Agarwal was the first president of Gondia, while the first CO was G V Kanhe. At that time, the population of Gondia was only 20,000, but now it has increased to above 150,000. The area of Gondia is 18 sq km. In 1949, the area of the city was increased according to CP & Berar, but after that there has been no increase in the area of the city despite the increase in the population. Gondia has seen 20 Presidents, and 13 times the work of Nagarparishad was under administration. The longest serving President of Gondia Municipal Council is Shri. Manoharbhai Patel and after him Shri Ramnath Asekar was president for 11 years. Known as the District of Lakes and the City of Rice, resplendent with natural beauty, Gondia district occupies only 1.76% of the total area in the northeast corner of Maharashtra State.

Its main river, Wainganga, flows from the northern boundary of the district. Wainganga’s main tributary is Baagh, which flows from the northeast parts of the district. Wainganga’s other tributaries Bavanthadi, Pangoli, Chulband and Gadhavi also flow through the district.

The district’s largest dam, Itiyadoh, with a capacity of 318 cu m is on the river Gadhavi in Arjuni-Morgaon taluka. Apart from this there are many large dams such as Shirpur, Pujaritola, Kalisarad as well as smaller dams at Mangarh, Sangrampur, Bodalkasa in the district.

Railway station

The Nagpur Chattisgarh Railway started construction of the 240 km (149 mi) Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol.The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891. The Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic in The Gondia-Nainpur line of the Satpura narrow gauge lines was opened on 13 April 1903. Work for conversion to broad gauge of the 240 km (149 mi) narrow gauge Gondia-Chanda Fort line started in December 1992. The first phase covering Gondia-Wadsa section was inaugurated on 25 September1994. The second phase covering the Wadsa-Nagbhir section was opened on 20 February 1997. The fourth phase covering Nagbhir-Chanda Fort section was opened on 13 January 1999 and the Chandafort-Balharshah section was operated from 2 July 1999. The Gondia-Balaghat section narrow gauge section was closed from January 2003 for conversion to broad gauge. It was opened for traffic on 6 September 2005.^[6] The route from Balaghat to Katangi was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge in 2010 and the route from Katangi to Tirodi is now under conversion.The Gondia-Jabalpur gauge conversion project is an approved project.

Electrification

The Paniajob-Gondia and Gondia-Bhandara Road sections were electrifie

Almost half the district has good forest cover. With mountainous terrain, different grades of soil, extreme climatic conditions on one side and many rivers and rich bio-diversity on the other side, Gondia district displays nature’s variety. Navegaon National Park and Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary in the district are famous tourist destinations.

Gondia district is rich in mineral ores of manganese, iron, chromites, kainite, quartzite, caesium and vanadium.

·         Gondia is situated in the extreme eastern side of Maharashtra.

·         It lies between the north latitude of 20.39 and 21.38 and east longitudes of 89.27 to 82.42.

·         Gondia borders the states Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

·         Distance of Gondia to some other cities is as follows:

Air port

This Airstrip was built by the British during World War Two in 1940.^[1] Initially run by the Public Works Department, it was taken over by the state-owned MIDC from August 1998^[2] to December 2005, after which it has been operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The AAI has extended the runway at Gondia airport to 7,500 feet to handle the operations of aircraft like Airbus A-320 and Boeing 737.^[3]

Gondia airport has a single runway (04/22), 2,290 metres long and 45 metres wide with a parallel taxiway of 1,697 metres. The main Apronmeasures 100 M x 150 M. The airport is equipped with modern navigational aids like NDB, DVOR, DME, ILS and Night Landing Facilities. CAE Global Academy Gondia / NFTI commenced operations at Gondia Airport after receiving Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval on February 19, 2009. The Academy is a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and CAE Inc, the Gondia school being one of 11 members of the CAE Global Academy network.^[4]

Tourist places

kamtha

Kamtha is a village, which once served as the administrative headquarters to Kamtha Zamindaris, and is thus regarded as a place of historical significance. The village is also famous for its Shiva temple that was constructed by Sant Lahiri Baba. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is built in linga pattern, which is accompanied by the statue of Nandi. The temple is thronged by devotees during the celebrations of Guru Purnima.

Tibetan Camp

Tibetan Camp is situated at Gothangaon and is one of the popular tourist spots. The camp is the settlement area for the Tibetans and tourists visit this place for exploring Buddhist temple and other sights of Tibetan significance.

Industries in gondia

Adani Power pvt ltd

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Engineering colleges

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S. S. Girls College, Gondia

S. S. Girls College, Gondia is affiliated by Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University. The college is offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fashion Design and professional certificate courses.

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