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The city of Chandrapur has ancient temples of the goddess Mahakali and of Ankleshwar , a form of the god Shiva . Chandrapur is also known as Chanda. It has various power generation units. The region is very rich in mineral wealth. Many cement factories are located in this region. Shri Narsimha Rao the prime minister of India was stationed at Chandrapur during the days when Nizam ruled Hyderabad. Shri Rao got admission in Nagpur on recommendations of on of the prominent advocates of the region Shri Balwantrao Deshmukh. Shri Balwantrao Deshmukh was a follower of Late Shri Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was due to his efforts that Shri. Tilak visited Chandrapur and laid the foundation stone of a school "Tilak Vidyalaya". Shri Shantaram Potdukhe one of the minister of state having charge of finance portfolio in Narsimha Rao government is from Chandrapur. He was the deputy of the current Prime minister Shri Manmohan Singh. Shri Mohan Bhagwat senior functionary of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is also from Chandrapur. |
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