Bhandara district
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Bhandara (भंडारा) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3890 km² and has a population of 1,136,146 of which 15.47% are urban (as of 2001). [1]
The district is famous for its rice production. Tumsar, a tahsil town, is a famous rice market. Bhandara town is also known as 'Brass City' owing to the presence of a large brass products industry.
The district is also famous for the Ordnance Factory Bhandara Estate which is popularly known as Jawaharnagar colony.The beautiful colony has 2 schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya Bhandra and Ordnance Factory State School.This is the only Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Bhandara district.There is one Navodaya Vidyalaya (brain child of Late Primeminister Rajiv Gandhi) in Tumsar city.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Bhandara has produced very good students who were outstanding both in academics and sports.Akash sadhu was one such student who was very good in all games and he represented his school in various games meet.He won a major Squash tournament in 2007 in the Johannesberg city, South Africa.He was one of the first five to complete the first indoor Triathlon of South Africa organised by Virgin group.
One of the toppers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Adesh Sonone cleared the civil services exams and became an IAS officer. Major Dhiraj Udapure in the Indian Army is also an alumni of this school.
Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group Company, has a production facility at Gadegaon near Bhandara. Sunflag Iron Steel company and Shivmangal Ispat Pvt. Ltd. are other major industrial undertakins in the district.
The most famous politician of this district is Praful patel, who is currently Aviation minister in the UPA government.
Korambi, about 8 km from Bhandara town, is a popular tourist attraction, especially in winter. The devi temple on the hill and the Vainganga river flowing on one side of it is another scenic location at Korambi.
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