Gondia

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Map of Bhandara district

Gondia (गोंदिया) is a city and district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area.

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Location

Gondia is very close to the state of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and is considered the gateway to Maharashtra from central and eastern India. The urbanization has crossed municipal limits merging into nearby villages like Kudwa, Katangi, Fulcher, Nagra, Karanja, Murri, Pindkepar, and Khamari. It is Connected with National Highway 753.

History

The region is named after the Gond people, an Adivasi group in central India. It was at one point ruled by the Mughal Empire. During British rule in India, the Great Famine of 1876–78 provided an opportunity for the construction of a 150-kilometre-long metre-gauge rail link called the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway, connecting Nagpur with Rajnandgaon. Gondia railway station was created when this line began operation in December 1888. Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) was formed in 1887 to upgrade and extend this line, and in 1902 BNR was contracted to provide a railway line from Gondia to Jabalpur with branches from Nainpur to Mandla as well as Nainpur to Seoni and Chhindwara. With these links and the commerce they brought, Gondia grew and prospered.[1]

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References

  1. "The Roaring Journey" (PDF). secr.indianrailways.gov.in.