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Bhamragad
Bhamragad is a Village and a taluka and a district sub-division in Gadchiroli district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It is located on the right banks of a confluence of three rivers: The Indravati River, a tributary of Godavari River, Godavari river, the Pearl Kota, and the Pamul Gautami. It is also located on the border of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states of India. Geography Bhamragad is located at . It has an average elevation of 231 metres (761 feet). It is part of Aheri, Gadchiroli, etapalli Sub-division of Gadchiroli district along with Etapalli taluka. It is located in the dense forests which are also called as Dandkaranya. Most of the population is Madia Gond. These people maintain their traditional lifestyle. Madia Gond children are attending schools. Many now are doctors, paramedics, teachers, police personnel and employees of the government forest department. Demographics As per Indian government census of year 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadchiroli District
Gadchiroli district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [ɡəɖt͡ʃiɾoliː]) is an administrative Districts of Maharashtra, district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Gadchiroli is the administrative headquarters of the district. Officer Members of Parliament *Namdeo Kirsan (Indian National Congress, INC) Guardian Minister List of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector Extent and history Maharashtra tapers in the east, where this district forms the south-east corner. The district is bordered by Gondia district to the north, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Kanker district, Kanker, Narayanpur district, Narayanpur and Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh to the east, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana to the south, and Mancherial district, Mancherial and Komaram Bheem district, Komaram Bheem districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madia Gond
Madia Gonds or Madia or Maria are one of the endogamous Gond tribes living in Chandrapur District and Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State, and Bastar division of Chhattisgarh State India. They have been granted the status of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups by the Government of India under its affirmative action or reservation programme. The Madia Gonds are strongly affected by Naxal activities. The Madia Gond use the self designation Madia, and call the area where they live Madia Desh. They speak the Madia dialect of Gondi. The shifting agriculture of madia is known as jhoom. A study mentions living megalithic practices amongst the Madia Gonds. One of the findings of The Bench Mark Survey done in 1997–1998: 91.08 per cent of Madia Gond families lived Below Poverty Line. Tradition and culture Madias today are doctors, teachers, government employees and naxalites. Performance of school going Madia children is on par with other children of Maharashtra state, a M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudkelli
Kudkeli is a village in Bhamragad Taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. Geography Kudkeli is a village located in Dandakaranya Dandakaranya (), also rendered Dandaka (, IAST: ), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic ''Ramayana''. It covers about of land, which includes the Abujhmar Hills in the west and borders the East .... It is surrounded by the Bhandiya river. Everyone in the village has their own farm, and rice is commonly grown. Ethnicity The village is known as the village of the Madiya tribes and the Veladi (Atram) are the main clan of this village. The language of native people is Madiya, but in around 18th century Telugu people moved in to the jungle for the purpose of business. Education This is the village which produces most educated people in the jungle. Apart from that Kudkeli has produced a great Marathi author name M.D. Ramteke who has written books like "Amhi Madiya" and "Stupanchi Mandire" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aheri, Gadchiroli
Aheri is a town and a tehsil and a district sub-division in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the bank of Pranhita River, a tributary of Godavari River. This town is situated at the border of the Indian states of Maharashtra and Telangana. Aheri is known for its unity among the people. It represents religious, cultural and linguistic diversity. Aheri is among two Scheduled Area listed under Gadhiroli district by Government Of India. Viththal Rukhmai Mandir is the famous temple here, located right at the heart of the town. Recently its urban status has been advanced to "Nagar Panchayat" from Gram Panchayat earlier on account of its rapid growth and development. The Bridge Project on River Pranhita is in progress which creates physical links between Aheri in Maharashtra and Gudem in Telangana which promotes the historical cultural relations between the regions. This project is also expected to boost the economic growth of the town. Aheri is lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lok Biradari Prakalp
Lok Biradari Prakalp (LBP) (Marathi; Brotherhood of People project) is a social project of the ''Maharogi Sewa Samiti'', Warora involving a hospital, a school and an animal orphanage. It was started on 23 December 1973, by the social worker Baba Amte for integrated development of Madia Gond. It is in Hemalkasa, Bhamragad taluka in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, India. Dr. Prakash Amte and his wife Dr. Mandakini Amte, who serve as the medical director and medical officer at the project respectively, were awarded the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership. Davakhana Davakhana means clinic in Marathi. In this project, primary health care has been given top priority. Six sub-centres were started in the interior forest area, geographically wide apart from the main hospital; three are still functional. The early years of the project entailed a massive struggle in the difficult conditions of a thick and remote forest. The centre, started in 1973, has recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, the third most populous country subdivision in South Asia and the fourth-most populous in the world. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts. Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra due to its historical significance as a major trading port and its status as India's financial hub, housing key institutions and a diverse economy. Additionally, Mumbai's well-developed infrastructure and cultural diversity make it a suitable administrative center for the state, and the most populous urban are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemalkasa
Hemalkasa is a village in the Bhamragad taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to the Madia Gond community. Hemalkasa is where the famous Magsaysay Award-winner couple Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte manage the Lok Biradari Prakalp Lok Biradari Prakalp (LBP) (Marathi; Brotherhood of People project) is a social project of the ''Maharogi Sewa Samiti'', Warora involving a hospital, a school and an animal orphanage. It was started on 23 December 1973, by the social worker B ... project. References Villages in Gadchiroli district {{Gadchiroli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhattisgarh State
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the northwest, Maharashtra to the southwest, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south. Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital. The Sitabenga caves in Chhattisgarh, one of the earliest examples of theatre architecture in India, are dated to the Mauryan period of 3rd century BCE. The region was split between rivaling dynasties from the sixth to twelfth centuries, and parts of it were briefly under the Chola dynasty in the 11th century. Eventually, most of Chhattisgarh was consolidated under the Kingdom of Haihaiyavansi, whose rule lasted for 700 years until they were brought under Maratha suzerainty in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allapalli
Allapalli is a village located in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. Geography Allapalli is in southern Gadchiroli district, in a central part of Aheri, Gadchiroli, Aheri tahsil. The village is laid out over . The village is situated along National Highway 353C (India), National Highway 353C, at an intersection with a road that traverses the district and connects Aheri and Etapalli. South and east of the village in the taluk are large areas of Reserved forests and protected forests of India, reserved forest. Glory of Allapalli Biodiversity Heritage Site Allapalli is known for its nearby old-growth forests, which were first noted as worthy of preservation by the British in 1867. A six hectare patch of these forests located east of the village, named "Glory of Allapalli," was first designated for conservation in 1953, and in 2014 declared as the first List of Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India, Biodiversity Heritage Site in Maharashtra. More than 130 floral specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSRTC
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated as (MSRTC, or simply ST), is the state-run bus service of Maharashtra, India, which serves routes to towns and cities within Maharashtra as well as to its adjoining states. It also offers a facility for online booking of tickets for all buses. Recently from 21 May 2020, the Corporation started goods transportation, private bus body building, and private vehicle tyre remoulding. In the future, the Corporation plans to start petrol pumps for private vehicles all over the Maharashtra. History The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation was established by the State Government of Maharashtra as per the provision in Section 3 of RTC Act 1950. The MSRTC operates its services by the approved scheme of road transport published vide Notification MVA 3173/30303-XIIA dated 29 November 1973 in the official gazette. The area covered by the scheme is the entire area of the state of Maharashtra. The undertaking is operating sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indravati National Park
Indravati National Park is a national park located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state in India. The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows from east to west and forms the northern boundary of the reserve with the Indian state of Maharashtra. Indravati National Park is among the most famous wildlife parks of Chhattisgarh. It is one of four Project Tiger sites in Chhattisgarh, along with Udanti-sitanadi, and is home to one of the last remaining populations of the endangered wild water buffalo. With a total area of approximately 2799.08 km2, Indravati attained the status of a national park in 1981 and a tiger reserve in 1983, becoming one of the most famous tiger reserves in India. As of 2022, the park is reported to be largely under Naxal control. Topography The topography of the park mainly comprises undulating hilly terrain with altitude ranging between 177 and 599 metres above the sea level. Flora The vegetation of the Indravati National Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Amte
Prakash Baba Amte is a social worker from Maharashtra, India. Amte and his wife, Mandakini Amte, were awarded the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership'Citation from th website of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in 2008 for their work in the form of the Lok Biradari Prakalp amongst the Madia Gonds in the |
