Revenue Village

A Revenue Village is a small administrative region in India, a village with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets. Each revenue village is headed by a Village Administrative Officer (VAO). History The advent of the concept revenue village dates back to the system of land reform introduced by Raja Todar Mal, minister of revenue in the court of Emperor Akbar. The essence of

Raje Ambrishrao Raje Satyawan Rao Atram

Ambrishrao Satyavanrao (born 15 October 1985) is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Aheri Assembly Constituency, in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the State Minister of Tribal Development, Forests & Gadchiroli Guardian minister for Maharashtra State Government Ambrishrao Satyavanrao Atram Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Aheri In office October 2014 –

Pranhita River

The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tributaries, the river drains a large part of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, as well as the southern slopes of the Satpura Range in southeast Madhya Pradesh. It flows along the

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 Chhattisgad 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

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

Gondia district

Gondia district (also known as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarter is located at Gondia. The district occupies an area of 5,234 km2 (2,021 sq mi) and has a population of 1,322,507 of which 11.95% were urban (as of 2011). The district is part of Nagpur Division. There are 8 Talukas in Gondia District. Gondia Airport is second airport in

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 project. Hemalkasa village Hemalkasa Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of MaharashtraShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 19.41°N 80.55°E Country  India State Maharashtra District Gadchiroli district Languages  • Official Marathi

Etapalli

Etapalli is a village and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Etapalli is known for its rich forest and a range of mountains called Surjagarh, located at the distance of 15 km from etapalli. It can be reached by road. Etapalli Etapali Village Etapalli Location in Maharashtra, India Coordinates: 19.60°N 80.23°E Ettapalli  India State Maharashtra District Gadchiroli Elevation 120 m (390 ft)

Dhanora

Dhanora is a Village and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Dhanora Village Dhanora Location in Maharashtra, India Coordinates: 19°55′N 79°52′E Country  India State Maharashtra District Gadchiroli Elevation 230 m (750 ft) Population  (2011)  • Total 82,698[1] Languages  • Official Marathi Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) Geography Dhanora is located at 19°55′N 79°52′E. It has an average elevation of 230 metres (757 feet). It is part of Gadchiroli Sub-division of Gadchiroli district along

Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019. Having been sworn in at the age of 44, he is the second-youngest Chief Minister in Maharashtra’s history