Facts About Maharashtra

India's third-largest and second-most populous state, Maharashtra is an expansive canvas showcasing many of India's iconic attractions

 Capital – Mumbai

·         Chief Minister - Devendra Fadnavis

·         Governor - C. Vidyasagar Rao

·         Maharashtra Day: 1st May

·         Folk dance of Maharashtra: Lavani

·         Bombay High Court is the High Court of the state of Maharashtra

·         The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani
·         Total Number of districts: 36

·         The Arabian Sea makes up Maharashtra's west coast. Maharashtra consists of two major relief divisions. The plateau is a part of the Deccan tableland and the Konkan coastal strip abutting on the Arabian Sea.
 

The list of important Rivers and Dams of Maharashtra:

S.No	Rivers	Important Dams	Remark
1	Godavari River	The Jayakwadi Dam (Aurangabad)	The Godavari River is the second longest river in India
2	Tapti River	Bisalpur Dam near (Deoli in Tonk district)
3	Bhima River	Ujjani Dam (Solapur)	its large water reservoir known as the Bhadalwadi Lake is one of the largest wetlands in India
4	Narmada River		also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent
5	Koyna River	Koyna Dam (Koyna Nagar, Satara district)	It is the largest dams in Maharashtra
6	Painganga River	Isapur Dam (Yavatmal, Nanded region)	It is one of the largest water reservoir in Maharashtra with the total height of 57 m.
7	Pench river	The Totladoh Dam (Nagpur)	It is a gravity dam

The list of important Lakes of Maharashtra in India:

S.No	Lakes	City	Remark
1	Lonar Lake	Lonar in Buldhana district	It was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch and it is the only known hyper velocity impact crater in basaltic rock anywhere on earth.
2	Venna lake	Mahabaleshwar
3	Rankala Lake	Kolhapur District	It is the oldest of all lakes in Maharashtra
4	Upvan Lake	Thane	is famous for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival.
5	Ambazari lake	Nagpur	It is the largest lake in the city. Nag River of Nagpur originates from this lake.
6	Vihar Lake	Vihar village	on the Mithi River within the precincts of the Borivali National Park, also called the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in North Mumbai.

Major Airports in Maharashtra: 

S.No	Name of Airports	City
1	Aurangabad Airport	Aurangabad
2	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Mumbai
3	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	Nagpur

Important Thermal, Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Power Plants:

S.No.	Name of Power Plant	Type	Location	Remark
1	Bhira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant India	Hydroelectric	Bhira
2	Koyna Hydro Power Plant	Hydroelectric		It is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India
3	Ghatghar Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Ahmednagar district
4	Bhivpuri Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Mumbai
5	Khopoli Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Raigad district
6	Bhira Tail Race Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Patnus
7	Tillari Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Dodamarg Taluka
8	Vaitarna Hydroelectric Power Plant	Hydroelectric	Vaitarna
9	Bhandardara Hydroelectric Power System	Hydroelectric	Bhandardara
10	Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Chandrapur district
11	Tiroda Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Tirora in Gondia district	a coal-based thermal power plant
12	RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project	Thermal	Amravati district	a coal-based thermal power plant
13	Bhusawal Thermal Power Plant	Thermal	Bhusawal city of Jalgaon district
14	Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station	Thermal	Nagpur district
15	Parli Thermal Power Plant	Thermal	Parli Vaijnath in Beed district
16	Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.)	Nuclear	Tarapur	Tarapur is the largest nuclear power station in India

Important National Parks, Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary:

S.No	Name	Location
1	Chandoli National Park	Sangli District
2	Gugamal National Park	Amravati District
3	Nawegaon National Park	Gondia district
4	Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park	Mumbai city
5	Tadoba National Park	Chandrapur district

The list of important Stadiums in Maharashtra:

S. No.	Stadium	City
1	DY Patil Stadium (Football stadium)	Navi Mumbai
2	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (cricket stadium)	Nagpur
3	Wankhede Stadium (cricket stadium)	Mumbai
4	Cooperage Football Stadium (Football stadium)	Mumbai
5	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (cricket stadium)	Pune
6	Mahindra Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium)	Navi Mumbai
7	Fr. Agnel Stadium (Football stadium)	Mumbai
8	PCMC Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium)	Pimpri-Chinchwad
9	B.P.T. Ground (Football stadium)	Mumbai

Nicknames/Special titles of cities:

S. No	City	Special names
1	Nagpur	Orange City
2	Pune	Oxford of the East Queen of Deccan
3	Nashik	Wine capital of India Grape city of India California of India
4	Mumbai	City of Seven Islands Financial Capital of India City of Dreams City of Slums and Skyscrapers Gateway of India Hollywood of India Maximum City
5	Solapur	Textile City of India Manchester of India
6	Kolhapur	City of Wrestlers

The list of important Festivals of Maharashtra:

S.No.	Festivals
1	Gudhi Padwa
2	Pola
3	Ganesh Chaturthi
4	The Banganga Festival
5	The Ellora Festival

The list of important Monument, Palace and Forts:

S.No.	Monuments
1	Gateway of India	Mumbai City
2	Shri Mahalakshmi Temple	Kolhapur
3	Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir	Prabhadevi, Mumbai
4	Trimbakeshwar	Nashik
5	Bhimashankar	Pune
6	Mahalaxmi Temple	Mumbai
7	The Karla Caves	Lonavala
8	Elephanta caves	Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri in Mumbai
9	Shaniwarwada	Pune
10	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya	Museum in Mumbai
11	Raigad Fort	Raigad district
12	Panhala fort	Kolhapur
13	The Rajabai Clock Tower	South Mumbai

Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:

Sl.No.	Name	Constituency	Ministry
1.	Ramdas Athawale	Rajya Sabha MP	Social Justice & Empowerment (MoS)
2.	Piyush Goyal	Rajya Sabha MP	Power (MoS, Independent Charge) Coal ((MoS, Independent Charge) New and Renewable Energy ((MoS, Independent Charge) Mines (MoS, Independent Charge)
3.	Anant Geete	Raigad	Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
4.	Hansraj Gangaram Ahir	Chandrapur	Home Affairs(MoS)
5.	Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Nagpur	Road Transport and Highways Shipping

Important Tribes of Maharashtra:

·         Bhil
·         Gond-Madia
·         Katkari
·         Koli
·         Oraon
·         Warli

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