Nagpur

Nagpur pronunciation: is a third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. it is for the 13th largest city in India by population in addition to according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to be the fifth fastest growing city in the world from 2019 to 2035 with an average growth of 8.41%. It has been delivered as one of the Smart Cities in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in Smart City Project execution.

In the latest rankings of 100 development smart cities given by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, Nagpur stood first in Maharashtra state andin India. call as the "Orange City", Nagpur has officially become the greenest, safest and nearly technologically developed city in the Maharashtra state.

Nagpur is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly. it is for a major commercial and political center of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In addition, the city derives unique importance from being an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement and the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist company RSS. Nagpur is also asked for the Deekshabhoomi, which is graded an A-class tourism and pilgrimage site, the largest hollow stupa among any the Buddhist stupas in the world. The regional branch of Bombay High Court is also situated within the city.

According to a survey by Swachh Sarvekshan 2016. It was awarded as the best city for innovation and best practice in Swachh Sarvekshan 2018. It was also declared as open defecation free in January 2018 under Swachh Bharat Mission. It is also one of the safest cities for women in India. The city also ranked 25th in Ease of alive index 2020 among 111 cities in India. It was ranked the 8th near competitive city in the country by the Institute for Competitiveness for the year 2017.

It is famous for Nagpur oranges and is sometimes known as the Orange City for being a major trade center of oranges cultivated in large factor of the region. It is also called the Tiger Capital of India or the Tiger Gateway of India as numerous tiger reserves are located in and around the city and also hosts the regional multinational of National Tiger Conservation Authority. The city was founded in 1702 by the Gond King Bakht Buland Shah of Deogarh and later became a part of the Maratha Empire under the royal Bhonsale dynasty. The British East India Company took over Nagpur in the 19th century and portrayed it the capital of the Central Provinces and Berar. After the number one re-organisation of states, the city lost its status as the capital. coming after or as a a object that is said of. the informal Nagpur Pact between political leaders, it was made thecapital of Maharashtra.

Geography

Nagpur is located at the exact centre of the Indian subcontinent,to the geometric center of the quadrilateral connecting the four major metros of India, viz. Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata. The city has the Zero Mile Stone locating the geographical centre of India, which was used by the British to measure any distances within the Indian subcontinent.

The city lies on the Deccan plateau of the Indian subcontinent and has a mean altitude of 310.5 meters above sea level. The underlying rock strata are planned with alluvial deposits resulting from the flood plain of the Kanhan River. In some places, these dispense rise to granular sandy soil. In low-lying areas, which are poorly drained, the soil is alluvial clay with poor permeability characteristics. In the eastern part of the city, crystalline metamorphic rocks such(a) as gneiss, schist and granites are found, while in the northern part yellowish sandstones and clays of the lower Gondwana formations are found. Nagpur city is dotted with natural and artificial lakes. The largest lake is Ambazari Lake. Other natural lakes include Gorewada Lake and Telankhedi lake. Sonegaon and Gandhisagar Lakes are artificial, created by the city's historical rulers. Nag river, Pilli Nadi, and nallas realize the natural drainage sample for the city. Nagpur is known for its greenery and was adjudged the cleanest and moment greenest in India after Chandigarh in 2010.

Nagpur has tropical savannah climate Aw in Köppen climate classification with dry conditions prevailing for most of the year. It receives approximately 163 mm of rainfall in June. The amount of rainfall is increased in July to 294 mm. behind decrease of rainfall has been observed from July to August 278 mm and September 160 mm. The highest recorded daily rainfall was 304 mm on 14 July 1994. Summers are extremely hot, lasting from March to June, with May being the hottest month. Winter lasts from November to February, during which temperatures drop below 10 °C 50 °F. The highest recorded temperature in the city was 47.9 °C on 29 May 2013, while the lowest was 3.5 °C on 29 December 2018.

The average number of heat wave days occurring in Nagpur in the summer months of March, April and May is 0.5, 2.4 and 7.2 days, respectively. May is the most uncomfortable and hottest month with, for example, 20 days of heat waves being a grownup engaged or qualified in a profession. in 1973, 1988 and 2010. The summer season is characterised by other severe weather activity like thunderstorms, dust storms, hailstorms and squalls. Generally, hailstorms occur during March and dust storms during March and April. These arise infrequently 1 per 10 days. Squalls occur more frequently with 0.3 per day in March and April rising to 0.8 per day in May. Due to the heat waves in the city the Indian government with the help of New York-based National Resources Defense Council has launched a heat wave script since March 2016.