Nagpur
Nagpur is one of the very important cities of central India and is known as the 'Orange city'. It is the third largest city of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. Moreover, it has distinction of being the second capital of the Mahrashatra state. For the entire Vidharab region, Nagpur is the center for political and commercial issue. Nagpur city is the headquarters of Nagpur district and for the Nagpur division too. Population of Nagpur city is around 2,420,000, which makes it a 14th largest urban conglomeration in India and 143 in the world. The History of city states that Gonds established this beautiful and charming city, but later it was consolidated under the Martha Empire.
Well, Nagpur is situated in the eastern part of Maharashtra. This city is located on the Deccan plateau of the Indian Peninsula. The climate of this city is tropical wet and dry. In the season of monsoon, it receives an annual rainfall of 1,205 mm. The main language spoken in Nagpur is Marathi and Hindi. Nagpur city has a number of natural as well as man made lakes like Futual Lake, Gorewada Lake, Telangkhedi Lake, Sonegan Lake, Ambazari Lake, and Gandhisagar Lake. Almost 90% of the city population is engaged in non-agricultural activities.
In central India, Nagpur is an important educational center. This city has both the types of schools such as Municipal schools run by NMC and Public schools run by Private bodies. Students come here from all over the country; Nagpur University is the main university that offers plethora of graduate and postgraduate degree. This city has some of the reputed medical as well as engineering colleges which includes Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Raman Science centre and Laxminarayan Institute of Technology.
In Vidrabh region of Maharahshtra, Nagpur is one of the very important trading centers. However, with the rise of economic progress in the cities like Mumbai and Pune, the economy of this city has witnessed some decline in the past days but gradually it is developing too. The regional branch of the Reserve Bank of India is also situated at Nagpur. In addition, this city is the major industrial hub of the Nagpur region. Butibori industrial area in the Nagpur city is one of the largest industrial areas in the Asia. The largest unit of the Nagpur estate is Indo Rama Synthetics, which manufactures synthetic polymer yarns. The Hingna Industrial estate is located here, in the western part of the city. Mahindra and Mahindra, NECO Ltd, Bajaj Auto Group, and Candico are some of the important unites, which are being located in Nagpur city.
Nagpur is very well accessible by almost all the means of transport such as railways, airways, and Roadways. Nagpur railway station is one of the important Railways junctions of the region, which almost connect every important city of the country. Nagpur city is also well connected with two national highways such as NH-7(Kanyakumari - Varanasi) and NH-6 (Hajira-Kolkata). In addition, it has two Asian highways, which includes AH43 Agra to Matara in Srilanka and AH-6 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule. Nagpur aircraft is the busiest air traffic control in India.
Nagpur city is among all the fastest growing urban area of India. The Real estate market is also on the boom in this city. The city has been witnessing a tremendous development in the industrial as well as the economical front. Now, the city is abundant in all kinds of properties such as residential, commercial, and industrial investment. The Government has also developed a new project called SEZ (Special economic Zone) for the expansion of the commercial estate. An MIHAN project (Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur) is among the ambitious projects of Nagpur city.
One must visit the City of Oranges (Nagpur), since it is the geographical center of India.