Chandrapur

                 Chandrapur city is located on south central region of India in Maharashtra state. Population oo this city has approximately 3.75 lakhs. This city located 150 km from Nagpur, which is two and a half hours' journey by rail on Delhi-Madras route via Nagpur. Nearest airport of this city is  at Sonegaon (140 km) from the city.  Ramala Talav Garden is newly developed place for all ages, especially for kids. Sri Mahakali Temple, Jain Temple at Bhadrawati, and Somnath are famous worship places of this city This city Having Super Thermal Power Station, the largest one in India, Chandrapur city is enriched with different minerals. Coal, Timbers, Tendu Leaves and other forest produces are main resources of this region. Summers are very hot and winters are chilly.

1. Touristplaces

1.tadoba

Tadoba is old historical place in chandrapur district  tadoba is located 45km away from chandrapur. Tadoba is National Park and Andhari Tiger Project (45 km away) are the places of interests around Chandrapur city. Ramala Talav Garden is newly developed place for all ages, especially for kids. Sri Mahakali Temple, Jain Temple at Bhadrawati, and Somnath are famous worship places of this city.

2. Ancient Caves 

There are nine ancient caves dating back to the eighth century in Chandrapur. It is believed that the caves were first carved out somewhere during the 8th century. Buddhist monks later used these caves. A large number of Buddhist sculptures can be seen engraved in these caves.

3.  Bhadravati

Old name of bhadravati was  Bhandak.bhadravati is a  is a historical village, situated 130 km north of Nagpur on Nagpur- Chandrapur road in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. So many temples are located within area of  Bhadravati city. ancient Jain temple is popular renamed as  Jain Mandir which belongs to Shwetamber sect of Jain religion. A new temple, much bigger than the existing one, was constructed behind the old temple. Other added attractions at Bhadravati are Ganesh temple located atop Ganesh tekadi at Gavrala; ancient Bhadrashesh temple popularly known as Nag Mandir bhadravati city is surrounded by many Industries and coal mines. Asia's largest Ordinance Factory Chanda (OFC), EMTA coalmines near Baranj are important among them. One can also found mines at Majri area, Chargaon, New Kunada, Telvasa and Dhorwasa. Bhadravati is also well known for many schools and colleges. The famous institutions found in Bhadravati area are Ordinance Factory High School (OFHS); K.V.O.F. in defence colony; Shri Sai College of Engineering and Technology; N.S. College of Science; Lokmanya Tilak school; Vivekanand College; Z.P. high school; Fairyland school etc.

2. chandrapurSuperThermalPowerStation 

Chandrapur super thermal power station abbrivated as a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants ofMAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of Western Coalfields Limited.^[1] The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.^[2]

With the total capacity of 2340MW, the plant is largest power plant in the state of Maharashtra. It accounts to up to 25% of total Maharashtra needs. The plant gets water supply from Erai Dam when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water from Chargaon Dam.^[3]

^{3. Engineering colleges}

Government College of Engineering Chandrapur

Government College of Engineering Chandrapur was established in 1996 This is the only Government Institute under R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur and Gondwana University Gadchiroli. First and Second year is affiliated to Gondwana University Gadchiroli whereas Third and Final year is affiliated to R.T.M. Nagpur University. This Government institute is completely funded by Government of Maharashtra. This college is under Director of Technical Education, M.S., Mumbai and is administered through its Regional office at Nagpur. Now a days, due to globalization there is stiff competition at the national & International level as well phenomenal growth in the technology. For this, competent technocrats & engineers are in great demand and to serve this requirement, Government College of Engineering,Chandrapur is taking efforts to produce high quality technocrats.

 4.Mahakali mandir chandrapur

Mahakali Mandir in Chandrapur is an icon for people visiting the place. The temple is symbolic to the locals here. Devotes visit Mahakali Mandir every day but Tuesdays are special days to visit the temple to offers prayers. This  temple houses a small Ganesha and Hanuman temple inside it. There are two entrances for the temple. The rear entrance has Ganesh and Hanuman temple. Both the entrances have small shops for pooja supplies like coconut, flowers and cloth. There is also Shani temple next to the rear entrance.
There are two idols in the Mahakali Mandir. One standing is the main idol decorated with red, yellow and orange color cloths. The main idol also associated with Shiv Ling. The second is in a reclining position which is actually below the ground level and to reach there, devotes need to walk in kind of a tunnel. Every year there is a fair during the month of April, during that period all devotees from different parts of state visit the temple.

5. anadwan

Anad wan located at 5 kilometres from Warora in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India, this is known as an ashram, and a community rehabilitation centre for leprosy patients and the disabled from downtrodden sections of society. Anadwan was founded in 1948^[1] by noted social activist, Baba Amte. Baba Amte developed Anandwan to be a self-contained ashram Residents are self-sufficient in terms of basic subsistence through agriculture. Baba Amte also shaped Anandwan as an environmentally aware community to have practices in place for energy utilization, waste recycling and minimizing usage of natural resources that might otherwise lead to their depletion.^[3]

6. Industries in chandrapur

1.     Bilt Graphics Paper Products Ltd Thapar House, Ballarpur Taluk, Chandrapur, Maharashtra Pincode : 442901 Location : Chandrapur State : Maharashtra Project : Manufacturing Of Pulp

2.     The Paper Products LtdRegent Chambers, 13th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400021Project Location : Udhamsingh NagarState : UttaranchalProject:Manufacturing Of Flexible Plasatics And Paper Packaging ...

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                                                                                                            Data taken on dated

                                                                                                            13/03/2014